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Village Fathers is a fatherhood education program and support
group sponsored by Healthy Families Rappahannock. Its goal is to
help fathers improve their parenting skills by promoting healthy
and positive attitudes towards fatherhood and parenting.
According to a survey conducted by
Pew Research Center, "7 in 10 adults
say it's equally important for new
babies to bond with their mother and
their father." Village Fathers equips dad
to do just that, forge a bond with their
children while learning how to raise them in tandem with the
other parent.
The program offers 12 weekly sessions to help fathers to con-
nect with other dads to develop relationships, understand
fatherhood and their role in the lives of their children, learn
how to parent and co-parent and more. Upon completing the
program, fathers in the Village Fathers program will be seen as
more positive role models and active parents in their
children's lives.
WRITTEN BY CHRIS JONES
Interested in participating in the Village Fathers program?
Learn more at
healthyfamiliesrappahannock.org/village-fathers,
or by calling 540-374-3366 x114.
The 12 Week Program includes the following sessions:
1. Family History
2. What It Means to be a Man
3. Showing and Handling Feelings
4. Men's Health
5. Communication
6. The Father's Role
7. Discipline
8. Children's Growth
9. Getting Involved
10. Working with Mom and Co-Parenting
11. Dads and Work
12. My 24/7 Dad Checklist
As we went to press Helen Wang, age 17, was killed at the Abel Lake
Recrea on Area. Wang was a dedicated swimmer with the S ngrays
at Colonial Forge Highschool. To contribute to the scholarship fund
go to teamunify.com/team/vass/page/tu-money. To contribute to
our upcoming ar cle on Teens and Dangerous Roads, contact
Madelaine Formica at madelaine@fredericksburgparent.net.
