NATIONAL SURVEY FINDS TODAY’S ‘NEW DAD’ CARING, COMMITTED AND CONFLICTED ABOUT FINDING WORK-LIFE FIT

Boston College Center for Work & Family Released Expansive Study for Father’s Day 2011

CHESTNUT HILL, MA (June 15, 2011) – Today’s dads want to share equally in the duties of raising their children, but most acknowledge that they are not yet doing that, according to a new survey of nearly 1,000 fathers by the Boston College Center for Work & Family.
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How can fathers bond in quality ways with their babies?  How can they support the health of Mom and Baby?

Yana KatzapNackman, President, Head First Doula Services, Inc, and Board Member with The International Doula Association, explains …

There are three things that men cannot do.  The first is to get pregnant. The second is to give birth and the third is to breastfeed.  Biology and physiology has a lot to do with it! Although there are some men who would have wanted to feed their babies in order to bond with them, fortunately there are other ways they can bond with their babies without feeling left out.
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Dads can be part of  a Big League Team, a family, with a Big League Dream.

In response to the dramatic trend towards fatherlessness in America, the National Center for Fathering and Fathers.com provides practical, research-based training and resources that equip men in virtually every fathering situation to be involved fathers.

Dads can balance their field, Work – Home – Life, by having a “Playbook” with a Championship Fathering Commitment. (click to listen to Carey Casey, CEO, for the National Center for Fathering and Fathers.com)

Research at the National Center for Fathering identified three key fundamentals of Championship Fathering:  Loving, Coaching, and Modeling 

3 Key Plays:   Loving Coaching Modeling

Loving - Time, talk, and touch to nurture our children as well as honor and respect their mother. Watch this video for a moving example of a father’s love.

Coaching – Shaping a child includes being highly involved and being aware of the child’s needs and interests. This video reveals how a coach (and a father) can motivate and empower.

Modeling – We need consistency as we live out the values we want to transmit to our children. Watch this video about the power—and the responsibility—of being a role model.

To truly make a difference in our culture, fathers also need to Encourage Other Kids and Enlist Other Dads  (Read More…)

Special film nite with BABY! International Film Festival andDONA International 17th Annual Conference
BABY! International Film Festival film night at the 17th Annual DONA International Conference will be at the Hyatt Regency Boston, One Avenue de Lafayette, Boston, Ma. on Saturday July 23rd in the Ballroom, at 7pm.
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