Workshops to help fathers build relationships

A series of three workshops will be run during September to help local fathers gain the skills necessary to build closer relationships with their children.

The Being a Dad program will run from 6:30pm to 9:30pm on Thursday evenings commencing September 8, at the Peninsula Community Centre, Woy Woy.

This program will be run by relationship service Interrelate.

The workshops aim to teach participants how to better connect with their children through recognising the importance of fathering, understanding themselves as a dad, setting goals for spending quality time with their children and improving communication skills.

Participants will work with the relationship professionals at Interrelate to gain a more holistic understanding of the important role a father plays in a child's life.

Coast Community Connections organiser Ms Di Spragg said that the success of the previous workshops had meant that the program could be offered to more fathers wanting to work on their parenting skills.

"The workshop series we ran earlier this year for our Being a Dad program was such a success that we have decided to launch another series, at an evening time, for fathers in the local community.

"The workshops are a valuable source of information for fathers from all walks of life and provide a platform to gain more understanding of their children at different ages, how to connect with them and learning positive ways to relate to their children, amongst other vital topics," Ms Spragg said.

Registration to the workshop is essential and the cost is $20 or $15 for a concession for all three sessions.

Media Release, Aug 12, 2016

Katey Small, Brilliant Logic