The video below was taken during free-play at The Fatherhood Project’s Dads & Kids Saturday Activity Group at MGH Revere Health Center. Later in the session, during our ‘Dads-Connect’ segment of the group, the children did an activity with staff while the dads gathered around a table to view the video. I briefly introduced the concept …
“I’ve been to a lot of [drug] treatment centers,” said Louis, a 42 year old divorced father of two and recovering addict living at Link House, a residential treatment facility in a quiet neighborhood in Newburyport, MA. “And I’d never heard of one with a father’s group. I was as eager as I was scared …
Haji Shearer, Director of the Fatherhood Initiative at The Children’s Trust, is the 2014 recipient of the Frances J. Bonner, MD Award given out by the MGH Department of Psychiatry Center for Diversity. The award “recognizes individuals who have overcome adversity and made significant contributions to the field of mental health and/or the care of …
The following Dad Story is an inspiring, yet cautionary tale excerpted from my book, The Modern Dad’s Dilemma: How To Stay Connected With You Kids In A Rapidly Changing World (New World Library, 2010) about the inextricable link between our physical, mental and spiritual health. — Waking Up to What Matters Bobby Lee Smith, 53 …
In a fascinating survey of over 16,000 dads nationwide, Three For Me, a National PTA program, asked them how parent groups and schools could reach them better, and what types of activities they wanted to be involved in at school and with their children. When asked why they didn’t join a parent group or get …