Center on Fathering
Offered Tuesdays or Thursdays
May 6 2025
May 6 2025
This 15-week class will encourage father-child relationships, cultivate bonding, attachment, communication and build family resiliency.
For class detail information: El Paso County Department of Human Services
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Week 1 |
Introduction: Expectations of class; a fathering foundation. |
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Week 2 |
The Importance of Fathers: Why you matter to your children and what it means to be an involved dad. |
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Week 3 |
Communication: Key concepts of communication and building skills. |
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Week 4 |
Dealing with Anger and Conflict: How anger affects us, anger awareness, key concepts about conflict, and conflict resolution concepts. |
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Week 5 |
Genograms: The family roadmap. |
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Week 6 |
Child Development: The impact dads have at the child's early age; child development and brain research. |
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Week 7 |
Bonding, Attachment, and Other Special Issues: How dads bond with their children. |
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Week 8 |
Fathers and Play: An interactive opportunity for dads and their children. |
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Week 9 |
Mid-term Review: Review video from Fathers and Play Week and a review of materials covered to date. |
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Week10 |
Discipline (Part I - The Need For Discipline): The importance of discipline. |
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Week 11 |
Discipline (Part II - An Effective Combination): The power of positive discipline and other effective discipline techniques. |
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Week 12 |
Building Relationships: Appreciating personal differences. |
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Week 13 |
Father/Child Relationships: The special things dads give and receive from a relationship with their children. |
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Week 14 |
Self Esteem/Stress Reduction Techniques: The role of fathers and a child’s healthy self-esteem. |
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Week 15 |
Conclusion: Uncovered subjects and unanswered questions. |
For class detail information: El Paso County Department of Human Services
Cost
FREE!
