Comments for Minnesota Fathers & Families Network Blog http://www.mnfathers.org/blog Official Blog for MFFN Thu, 09 Sep 2010 13:04:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 Comment on Shared parenting - A silver bullet? by Scot http://www.mnfathers.org/blog/?p=147&cpage=1#comment-323 Scot Tue, 27 Jul 2010 22:29:28 +0000 http://www.mnfathers.org/blog/?p=147#comment-323 You completely miss the point; the goal is to correct an equal rights injustice in which the courts have consistantly presumed the mother is the better parent and thus award parenting time in favor of the mother. In today's society...this cannot stand. Nothing will be solved until we start seeing equal number of decisions where parenting time is awarded in favor of the father. You completely miss the point; the goal is to correct an equal rights injustice in which the courts have consistantly presumed the mother is the better parent and thus award parenting time in favor of the mother.

In today’s society…this cannot stand.

Nothing will be solved until we start seeing equal number of decisions where parenting time is awarded in favor of the father.

]]> Comment on Shared parenting - A silver bullet? by Brad http://www.mnfathers.org/blog/?p=147&cpage=1#comment-264 Brad Sat, 26 Jun 2010 23:07:41 +0000 http://www.mnfathers.org/blog/?p=147#comment-264 Keep of the good work, MN Fathers! Keep of the good work, MN Fathers!

]]> Comment on A Good Opportunity To “Get Along” by James C. Rodriguez, MSW, CEO/President http://www.mnfathers.org/blog/?p=140&cpage=1#comment-245 James C. Rodriguez, MSW, CEO/President Mon, 14 Jun 2010 22:01:22 +0000 http://www.mnfathers.org/blog/?p=140#comment-245 The Fathers and Families Coalition of America supports the development of safe and stable families. The best environment for these children is parents who have a healthy relationship and are actively engaged in the life of their child. The Fathers and Families Coalition of America recognizes that for the past three and a half years the Office of Family Assistance has devoted $150 million annually to build strong families/responsible fathers. We can identify the best practices and we recognize the need to expand on the services provided to fathers, families and expansion on external evaluation of funded programs. Earlier funded programs in the 1990’s (Parent’s Fair Share, Fathers at Work Initiative, Partners for Fragile Families, and Responsible Fatherhood Program) provided initial blueprint of services for fathers. However, as demonstration project afford lessons on how to improve modalities and methodologies were acquired. In 2005, those lessons gained, provided enhanced services for families and inclusion of relationship skill building with Healthy Marriage and Responsible Fatherhood grantees. In 2010, we have two outstanding proposals to promote the well-being of children through TANF Fatherhood, Marriage and Family Innovation Fund and U.S. Congresswoman Julia Carson’s introduction of the Responsible Fatherhood and Healthy Families Act: H.R. 2979. Optimal public policy could build on child outcomes and reinforces fathers’ work attachment, family attachment and the knowledge, beliefs, and behaviors necessary for these to be attained and sustained. So, this is a great opportunity and we all need to be aware that Tursday, June 17, 2010 the U.S. House Ways and Means Sub-Committee Family and iNcome Security will meet to discuss fatherhood programs. We must galvanize to support relationship skills building and fatherhood funding. The Fathers and Families Coalition of America supports the development of safe and stable families. The best environment for these children is parents who have a healthy relationship and are actively engaged in the life of their child. The Fathers and Families Coalition of America recognizes that for the past three and a half years the Office of Family Assistance has devoted $150 million annually to build strong families/responsible fathers. We can identify the best practices and we recognize the need to expand on the services provided to fathers, families and expansion on external evaluation of funded programs. Earlier funded programs in the 1990’s (Parent’s Fair Share, Fathers at Work Initiative, Partners for Fragile Families, and Responsible Fatherhood Program) provided initial blueprint of services for fathers. However, as demonstration project afford lessons on how to improve modalities and methodologies were acquired. In 2005, those lessons gained, provided enhanced services for families and inclusion of relationship skill building with Healthy Marriage and Responsible Fatherhood grantees.
In 2010, we have two outstanding proposals to promote the well-being of children through TANF Fatherhood, Marriage and Family Innovation Fund and U.S. Congresswoman Julia Carson’s introduction of the Responsible Fatherhood and Healthy Families Act: H.R. 2979. Optimal public policy could build on child outcomes and reinforces fathers’ work attachment, family attachment and the knowledge, beliefs, and behaviors necessary for these to be attained and sustained.

So, this is a great opportunity and we all need to be aware that Tursday, June 17, 2010 the U.S. House Ways and Means Sub-Committee Family and iNcome Security will meet to discuss fatherhood programs. We must galvanize to support relationship skills building and fatherhood funding.

]]> Comment on Daddy Phone by Crosby Jensen http://www.mnfathers.org/blog/?p=132&cpage=1#comment-234 Crosby Jensen Thu, 10 Jun 2010 06:27:31 +0000 http://www.mnfathers.org/blog/?p=132#comment-234 <i>The video and the words in the song (which are understandable when sung) moved me in new ways and I’ve been working with parents who live apart for more than 10 years. The video and song convey the love between a father and child (son) and the pain that many parents and children experience when they live apart. It is about connecting and being there for each other. Overall I think the video is positive and could be a good tool to use when working with parents who live with parenting time and other family circumstances that affect their lives.</i> +1 The video and the words in the song (which are understandable when sung) moved me in new ways and I’ve been working with parents who live apart for more than 10 years. The video and song convey the love between a father and child (son) and the pain that many parents and children experience when they live apart. It is about connecting and being there for each other. Overall I think the video is positive and could be a good tool to use when working with parents who live with parenting time and other family circumstances that affect their lives.
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]]> Comment on A Spiritual Perspective on Family Courts by Michael Bischoff http://www.mnfathers.org/blog/?p=116&cpage=1#comment-169 Michael Bischoff Wed, 12 May 2010 20:50:23 +0000 http://www.mnfathers.org/blog/?p=116#comment-169 Thanks for posting this summary and link, MFFN friends. I've been meaning to read the article, but I'd forgotten about it until I saw your post. Thanks for posting this summary and link, MFFN friends. I’ve been meaning to read the article, but I’d forgotten about it until I saw your post.

]]> Comment on Daddy Phone by Molly Crawford http://www.mnfathers.org/blog/?p=132&cpage=1#comment-168 Molly Crawford Wed, 12 May 2010 20:47:53 +0000 http://www.mnfathers.org/blog/?p=132#comment-168 The video and the words in the song (which are understandable when sung) moved me in new ways and I've been working with parents who live apart for more than 10 years. The video and song convey the love between a father and child (son) and the pain that many parents and children experience when they live apart. It is about connecting and being there for each other. Overall I think the video is positive and could be a good tool to use when working with parents who live with parenting time and other family circumstances that affect their lives. The video and the words in the song (which are understandable when sung) moved me in new ways and I’ve been working with parents who live apart for more than 10 years. The video and song convey the love between a father and child (son) and the pain that many parents and children experience when they live apart. It is about connecting and being there for each other. Overall I think the video is positive and could be a good tool to use when working with parents who live with parenting time and other family circumstances that affect their lives.

]]> Comment on The social norm of good fathering by Pat Morley http://www.mnfathers.org/blog/?p=55&cpage=1#comment-16 Pat Morley Fri, 19 Jun 2009 13:43:29 +0000 http://www.mnfathers.org/blog/?p=55#comment-16 I agree. Too often the "default" position of perception is that fathers are a (sometimes superfluous) addendum to mothers with regards to the well-being of children. While it has improved significantly in the past two decades, we still have a deeply ingrained belief that father absence, while not necessarily desirable, is socially "logical"; that is, it makes sense, it follows because, after all, this is just the way men "are". Thanks for pointing out that, in fact, that is not how men are most of the time - they are around, are involved, do make sacrifices for their children every day. I agree. Too often the “default” position of perception is that fathers are a (sometimes superfluous) addendum to mothers with regards to the well-being of children. While it has improved significantly in the past two decades, we still have a deeply ingrained belief that father absence, while not necessarily desirable, is socially “logical”; that is, it makes sense, it follows because, after all, this is just the way men “are”. Thanks for pointing out that, in fact, that is not how men are most of the time - they are around, are involved, do make sacrifices for their children every day.

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