Check out the Super Dads Super Kids game.
It is loaded with fun activities for dads with kids of any age to do together. Register with us to be able to access this cool resource.
The Canadian Father Involvement Initiative can support programs and agencies working with dads. Our focus is on promoting father-friendly practice across the board. Check out the "training" page for more details.
Hey Dad,
Are you looking for some fathering resources and ideas? FII-ON has some booklets that you might be interested in.
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Car Seat Safety
We are starting off the new year thinking about safety. We welcome guest author, Mohammad Bhorat, as he shares some great tips on safely installing a car seat. (read more)
Fathers in Blended Families Take It "One Step at a Time"
Any father might wonder at times about what role he should play in his family. Fathers in blended families probably have even more questions because they have more than one family to influence. Here are some thoughts for step dads . . . (read more)
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Welcome to the section just for organizations, agencies, centres, or companies interested in learning more about father involvement.
- Do you have fathers showing up at your organization, agency, or centre and are not quite sure what to do?
- Do you want to learn more about what can be done at your own organization to better support father involvement and be more father inclusive in your everyday practice?
- Are you interested in learning more about what exists in Canada for fathers, including activities, services, resources, or programs?
- Are you interested in becoming a ‘champion’ for father involvement in your community?
If you answered “YES” to any of the questions above, then FII-ON is the place for you to acquire training and resources that will enhance your work with fathers and families.
The BC Council for Families released Connecting Dads and Kids - a podcast with Brian Russell discussing some secrets to successfully engaging dads. Listen here.
Looking to provide parenting programs for dads?
FII-ON has two programs that can help you do this.
Check these out:
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Another Resource:
The Father Involvement-Public Education Package (FI-PEd) has been compiled by the Father Involvement Initiative-Ontario Network (FII-ON) to help educate and change various audiences attitudes, values and beliefs about father involvement.
The package contains the following components:
- A Teaser: To help gain interest from the reader of the document
- A Canadian Father Overview of the Father Involvement Landscape in Canada
- A Summary of the Father Involvement Research linked to healthy child outcomes
- Father's Contributions to Child Well-being: Dr. Jessica Ball and Ken Moselle
- An Inventory of Policies in Canada relating to father involvement
- A Practitioner's Course of Action: What Grassroots organizations can do to obtain better support for father involvement
This package can be sent to various key community stakeholders to help promote the important role that fathers play in the lives of children.
The FI-PEd package can be sent to other community service providers, to businesses, to various levels of government policy and decision makers, to media outlets, to schools, to hospitals, to Local Health Units, etc.
Please feel free to download a copy for reference and let FII-ON know if you are interested in ordering an entire package. Please note that this tool can be used with a variety of different audiences and in a variety of different communities.