National Fathering movement, The Fathering Project, highlight that, \u201cFathers and father figures play a critical and distinct role in children\u2019s lives and the evidence demonstrating fathers\u2019 potential to positively influence their children\u2019s health, social success and academic achievements is indisputable.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Research conducted by The Fathering Project \u201cshows that targeted and universal interventions aimed at promoting positive parenting behaviours and fathers\u2019 engagement increase fathers\u2019 involvement, significantly improve child outcomes, and prevent harmful and anti\u2013social behaviours.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Here is a summary of the findings, with further detail available from The Fathering Project at https:\/\/thefatheringproject.org\/why-fathers-matter\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Health and development \u2013 Father engagement and involvement has been associated with increased levels of social responsibility and capacity for empathy, social maturity, self\u2013control and self\u2013esteem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Education and school engagement \u2013 Father involvement in school and educational activities is associated with improved cognitive outcomes, few behavioural difficulties and greater school enjoyment in children.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Mental health and addiction \u2013 Involved and engaged fathers provide significant protective and positive impacts on their children\u2019s mental health including prevention of mental illness and more positive attitudes towards help seeking. Green Point Christian College (GPCC) are a partner school with The Fathering Project to help support the fathers and father figures within our school community. At our launch this year Principal Phillip Nash spoke about families being the cornerstone of a flourishing society, and how the vital role of dads can often be undervalued. The Fathering Project gives the College a simple framework to stay connected with our father\u2019s, and provides benefits as they get to know other dads and realise they don\u2019t have to go it alone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Through The Fathering Project GPCC will host events each term that will help to engage fathers in the lives of their children, knowing this will have direct impacts on the wellbeing of our students. The College has formed a dad\u2019s group to provide ongoing weekly resources direct from The Fathering Project, as well as avenues to reach out if they are struggling in any particular area within their family.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The launch event was a BBQ and Paper Planes evening with over 150 dads and kids attending. Time to share a meal together, create the best paper plane, and then get competitive in flying them the greatest distance was a great way to kick off The Fathering Project at GPCC. Our next event will engage a guest speaker to address some of the challenges dad\u2019s have raised with us, and ways that we can walk alongside them in their role that matters incredibly to their family and children, as well as the wider community.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" National Fathering movement, The Fathering Project, highlight that, \u201cFathers and father figures play a critical and distinct role in children\u2019s lives and the evidence demonstrating fathers\u2019 potential to positively influence…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4094,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":"","om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","sync_status":"","episode_type":"audio","audio_file":"","castos_file_data":"","podmotor_file_id":"","cover_image":"","cover_image_id":"","duration":"","filesize":"","filesize_raw":"","date_recorded":"","explicit":"","block":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[113,40],"tags":[],"series":[170],"class_list":["post-4093","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-families","category-parenting","series-on-the-coast-families"],"episode_featured_image":"https:\/\/onthecoastpublications.com.au\/onthecoastfamilies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/03\/IMG_6655.jpg","episode_player_image":"https:\/\/onthecoastpublications.com.au\/onthecoastfamilies\/wp-content\/plugins\/seriously-simple-podcasting\/assets\/images\/no-album-art.png","download_link":"","player_link":"","audio_player":false,"episode_data":{"playerMode":"dark","subscribeUrls":{"apple_podcasts":{"key":"apple_podcasts","url":"","label":"Apple Podcasts","class":"apple_podcasts","icon":"apple-podcasts.png"},"stitcher":{"key":"stitcher","url":"","label":"Stitcher","class":"stitcher","icon":"stitcher.png"},"google_podcasts":{"key":"google_podcasts","url":"","label":"Google Podcasts","class":"google_podcasts","icon":"google-podcasts.png"},"spotify":{"key":"spotify","url":"","label":"Spotify","class":"spotify","icon":"spotify.png"}},"rssFeedUrl":"https:\/\/onthecoastpublications.com.au\/onthecoastfamilies\/feed\/podcast\/on-the-coast-families","embedCode":"
Behaviour and Delinquency \u2013 Children and adolescents who have more involved fathers or father figures are less likely to engage in delinquent and anti\u2013social behaviours such as property, violent or drug related crime, cheating at school or participating in gang fights \u2013 particularly for boys.<\/p>\n\n\n\nUnlocking the Power of Positive Fathering: How GPCC and The Fathering Project Champion Dad’s Impact<\/a><\/blockquote>