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Fathers/Rens+ Celebrating Daughters/Young People Workshop
This 2.5-hour immersion will give you the tools and understanding to transform your relationship with your daughter/young person.
Just for dads/rens+, this workshop has been attended by fathers/rens+ of daughters/young people of all ages, from children to older teenagers and beyond. Working with the age of the daughter/young person and the interests and concerns of attendees, facilitators shape the workshop to suit the needs and concerns of those present. However, in the main instance, this workshop has been held for dads/rens+ whose daughter/young person is approaching or traversing puberty. Very often this workshop is scheduled for shortly before, or soon after, A Celebration Day at a school or in a community.
Fathers/Rens+ Celebrating Daughters/Young People topics include:
- Understanding and supporting the girls/young person’s changes in puberty and menarche
- What is A Celebration Day, and what is a father’s/ren’s+ role at this time?
- Understanding and mitigating the sexualisation of girls/young people by media, advertising and the online world, including pornography
- Supporting self-esteem, positive body image and healthy relationships
- How to share your values with your daughter/young person, and listen to theirs
- How to share a positive, respectful view of sex, and most importantly, consent
- PMS, menstruation, cramps – helping girls/young people toward menstrual wellbeing
- Great tips for ways to stay connected and relevant to your daughter/young person, and enjoy each other’s company!
A note on language:
This workshop is an international initiative, originally produced in Australia (since 2000) and now delivered around the globe. As a licensed programme to Aotearoa/New Zealand, we opt to deliver workshops with gender-inclusive language recognising the social and cultural rights of all people and the progress in this area as a nation. Ren+ is a term derived from the word Parent and is used in the supportive inclusion of Gender-diverse, Non-binary, Transgender and, Rainbow parents. The international CDG organisation supports this initiative.
The gendered terms of the International Celebration Day for Girls (CDG) Programme at this time remain relevant in certain international contexts where there is a crucial awareness-raising need for social justice of women and girls as per the World Health Organisation initiatives. The international CDG organisation reflects this.
The research utilises the terms girls, daughters and Dads/Fathers and is quoted below as such for accuracy of reference.
BENEFITS FOR GIRLS WITH SUPPORTIVE DADS
- Toddlers securely attached to fathers are better at solving problems.
- Girls whose fathers provide warmth and clear boundaries achieve higher academic success.
- Girls who are close to their fathers exhibit less anxiety and withdrawn behaviours.
BENEFITS FOR YOUNG GIRLS WITH SUPPORTIVE DADS
- Girls with doting fathers are more assertive.
- Daughters who perceive that their fathers care a lot about them, and who feel connected to their fathers, have significantly fewer suicide attempts and fewer instances of body dissatisfaction, depression, low self-esteem, substance abuse, and unhealthy weight.
- Girls with involved fathers are twice as likely to stay in school.
- A daughter’s self-esteem is best predicted by her father’s physical affection.
- Girls with fathers who are involved in their lives have higher quantitative and verbal skills and higher intellectual functioning.
- Fathers help daughters become more competent, more achievement-oriented, and more successful.
- Girls have a lower risk of unplanned teen pregnancy if their father lives at home.
We now know that fathers/rens+ have a great deal of influence over these outcomes and that a little understanding and thoughtful planning can make a significant difference for you and your daughter/young person.
Book to join a workshop below or contact us email: nzangelaroberts@gmail.com if you have a group of Dads/Rens+ who would like to attend a workshop together.