Program Activities

Used effectively, Responsible Fatherhood program activities can motivate fathers and help them overcome barriers they once might have thought were insurmountable. While all the activities detailed here can be used in one-to-one settings, they can also be used in group sessions where fathers can interact and share ideas and experiences.

Active Listening

A 35-minute activity divides participants into pairs. A “speaker” discusses a problem with a “listener” who secretly was instructed to listen poorly. Group members then assess aspects of poor and good listening, and practice using effective…

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Meeting Baby's Basic Needs and Five Keys to Being an Involved Father

Originally developed for fathers in prenatal classes, these handouts are also useful in one-to-one work to help fathers understand the needs of babies and ways they can be an involved father. From the Conscious Fathering Program by the Parent…

The Modern Dad's Quiz: How Well Do You Know Your Children?

This quiz can be completed by fathers on their own or with a fatherhood practitioner. Its goal is to show fathers how much they know about their children and encourage them to learn more if they don’t know all the answers.From…

Fathering Without Fear or Violence

A 45-minute series of three activities explores the difference between nurturing and non-nurturing fathering practices, helps fathers identify the intentions and outcomes of various fathering practices, and encourages men to commit to specific nurturing fathering practices that do not represent fear or violence. From …

Male Nurturance

A two-part, 45-minute activity designed to help fathers define and identify the difference between nurturing and non-nurturing parenting practices. Please see handouts for detailed instructions, activity pages, and group facilitation prompts. From The Nurturing Fathers Program…

What Do You Do?

A 40-minute activity with role-play situations that can help fathers identify constructive and age-appropriate ways to deal with their children’s behavior. Features a handout for fathers called Age Makes a Difference that presents four basic guidelines for fathers to keep in mind as they discipline their children. It…

Manhood Collage

This 70-90 minute activity gives participants an opportunity to reflect on their past and current lives as sons, men, and fathers, and helps them think about their experiences as adolescents moving toward manhood.From The Responsible Fatherhood…

Punishment or Discipline

A 20‒30 minute activity to clarify, define, and foster understanding of the terms discipline and punishment and help fathers understand the meaning of abuse.From The Responsible Fatherhood Curriculum: A Curriculum Developed for the Parents' Fair…

Journey: The Road You've Traveled

This activity can be used in group sessions with fathers and in training sessions with staff to facilitate reflection on previous life experiences and encourage identification of ways these experiences have affected personal attitudes toward parenting, relationships, and marriage. Adapted by Nigel Vann from an activity…

Your Child’s Perspective: The IALAC Story

This short activity demonstrates the impact of parental conflict on children. The activity is designed to increase participants’ motivation to work cooperatively with their child’s mother and other parenting team members. From Pamela Wilson and the National Partnership…

My Father Is Like a _____ and Like Father, Like Son

Two short activities that challenge dads to think about their relationship with their own father and its impact on them as fathers themselves. From Quenching the Father Thirst: Developing a Dad by the National Center for…

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