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Free course for Inishowen dads
28.10.09
“I HAD figured out how not to do the bad things
but no one told me there were good things I
could be doing". These are the words of an
Inishowen dad as told to the organiser of a free
new course for fathers and sons in the
peninsula.
'Fathers and Sons - Staying Connected' will run
on Tuesdays from November 3 until December 1 in
Crana College, Buncrana. The course is also open
to grandfathers, stepfathers and male guardians.
Course facilitator David Simpson explained:
"Going to a parents' course is not about not
being able to cope. Boys lives have changed, the
world has changed and the problems and the
challenges they face are different. So as
fathers, stepfathers and grandfathers we need to
be up to date about what they need and how to
help them cope.” |
The new course will
look at boys’ lives today, the challenges for them
and how fathers can help them deal with the
challenges successfully.
One father who attended a similar course previously
said: "I wouldn’t normally go to this kind of thing
but now that I am here I can see the benefit of it.
I find myself thinking about it during the week."
Mr Simpson said fathers had a very important role in
boys’ lives.
"Boys need their fathers, stepfathers, |
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grandfathers or a good
role model in their lives. A father’s contribution
can help a boy do well at school and stay out of
trouble. This course is for any man in a parenting
role with boys," added Moville-based Mr Simpson.
The course will be run from 7.30pm – 9.30pm and
there is no admission charge. It is free. Men are
invited to come to the first evening with no
obligation to attend future evenings. For more
information about the course please ring Rory
O’Neill at Crana College. on 93 61488 or 086
6097594. |
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