Posts Tagged ‘fatherhood’
Using Texting as a Tool to Help Increase Parent Engagement
If you ever attended a training by any of the Consultants at The Gravely Group, we speak on parent participation being the key to a successful early learning program. So here is some great information that supports our theory that you have to reach out to parents with diverse methods of contact and learning. This…
Read MoreNational Fatherhood Initiative a Good Resource for Head Start Agencies
The National Fatherhood Initiative was founded in 1994 as a national, non-profit organization with the primary purpose of “reversing our nation’s destructive trend towards father absence.” Since then, the NFI has grown to become the “#1 provider of fatherhood resources and the #1 trainer of fatherhood practitioners in the nation.” (Source: http://www.fatherhood.org) In America today,…
Read MoreAttention Dads: You’re Needed at Your Head Start Program!
Ask any Head Start parent around and most will agree that being involved in their child’s Head Start Program is important and can make a difference in their child’s academic and social success. Research shows that children of involved fathers are more likely to enjoy school, have better academic success and more positive peer relationships,…
Read MoreMen in Headstart: From Fathers to Teachers
Last week I did a training called “Fathers Matter” for a group of Head Start administrators and parents. The training went well, and all were appreciative of my knowledge and expertise if I do say so myself. However, there was one thing that was noticeably lacking from the training that day… men. There was not…
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