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 Solving the Mystery
An informed and confident father is an effective parent.
This class is designed to help those who want to learn about children, their needs, and their development.
It is appropriate for fathers who, as a result of changing family circumstances, are redefining their parental role with their children and for fathers who have become estranged from their children and wish to initiate contact. All written information is provided to both parents.
Parenting Tools
for Dads
This program provides essential parenting information to those who as a result of divorce or separation are coping with change in their families and parental relationships. During the program fathers learn essential parenting skills including basic care, structure and routine, expectations at routine medical visits, and guidelines for handling medical emergencies. We also explore the do’s and don’ts of parenting time and exchanges. We address the latest child development information and the importance of attachment and emotional development. Parents interact with their children learning communication skills, tools for dealing with daily stressors and managing inevitable crisis.
Circle of Parents® provides timely mentoring, coaching, creation of social connections and opportunities for brainstorming.
12 session program format
• 4 weeks parent education
• 4 weeks Parent/Child Interactional Sessions
• 4 sessions Circle of Parents®
For registration, program schedules, or additional information, contact Jane Irvine at info@familiesfirstcolorado.org or call Jane at 303-745-0327
This national shared leadership parent group model focuses on the special circumstances and scenarios that non-residential fathers face. The group provides an opportunity for social connections and the creation of concrete supports to maintain the tools taught in the program. Timely mentoring, creative problem solving and opportunities to practice skills learned are a focal point. Parents who are aware of their challenges and have opportunities to discuss their options are less likely to direct anger and frustration at their children. Attendance at this group for four sessions is mandatory for the completion of the program. However, Circle of ParentsŪ is available for ongoing support for fathers, following the completion of the 12 session program.
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General Parenting Issues
Being a parent is one of the most challenging and rewarding tasks we face. It can be exhilarating and sustaining but without an understanding of why children have certain needs at certain ages, we become confused and frustrated. Learning how to identify our children’s needs is critical to good parenting. Learning how to cooperatively work with the child’s other parent is essential for the children’s health and happiness.
Medical Issues
Medical issues are covered to provide participants with what they need to know when taking their child to the doctor’s office.
• What immunizations do children routinely need and why?
• What should a parent do when the child has an emergency?
• When is a fever something to worry about?
• Other topics covered include feeding, toilet training, discipline and developmental milestones.
Psychological Issues
This presentation covers issues such as:
• Normal psychological development
• The importance of parent-child attachment
• The role of each parent in psychological development
• Ways to recognize psychological distress in a child
• Minimizing the negative impact of divorce for your child
• When to seek professional help
Parent Child Interaction
Sessions provide guidance in how to interact in the parent-child relationship. Tools and skills taught address communication, conflict resolution, as well as managing stress and inevitable crisis. Learning is reinforced with activities to encourage empathic listening, viewing the situation from another’s perspective and enjoying play each other’s company
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