Millennial Fatherhood The New Millennial Fatherhood
About this Learning Module As you go through this learning module about dads you will: Understand the importance of healthy relationships with parent & their children Be able to identify characteristics and traits of a dad Identify leadership traits. Explain why children need nurturing Evaluate the effects of parenting roles and responsibilities on strengthening the well-being of individuals and families Create an infographic for dads
What’s the Big Idea? Why do I care? Almost everyone will play the role of a parent at some time in their lives. This could be an older sibling who looks after their little brothers or sisters. It could be an aunt or uncle playing the role of a parent. Or even a friend or neighbor who demonstrate parenting traits. As you go through the module, think about the characteristics and traits you can benefit from by imbedding them into your actions.
You are going to need to write some things down. Use your journal, paper, or digital classroom to respond to prompts and activities.
Cheerleader Daddy Click on the link and watch this dad. As you watch, think about the characteristics or traits that make a dad great.
Fatherly Once you open the link Click on the tabs at the top of the page for Ages and Categories. For this activity, imagine that you are going to be a father. Are you expecting, do you have a three year old and don’t know how to be a father to them? Are you trying to understand more about serving healthy food to your child? Find a couple of articles to read and take notes about what you learned to help you be a better father.
Top Ten Qualitites As you read the article about relationships consider the qualities in parenting that are the most important to you. Put the 10 qualities listed in the article in order of importance to you.
Traits of a Leader As you read this extensive list of traits leaders have, think about your idea of a dad. Which of these traits do you think a dad would possess? List as many as you believe are important. You are going to write these down.
My Father is a Liar As you watch the video, think about the sacrifices a dad might make. What are expressions of love or caring that you see?
The Fatherhood Project Being a dad is serious business. If you don’t take a class to learn, then there is a lot of trial and error. As you read and watch videos on this website, identify the ways that The Fatherhood Project is meeting the goals of the “mission to improve the health and well-being of children by empowering fathers to be active, informed and emotionally engaged with their children and families.”
What is Love? As you watch this video, think about children who have only one parent in their lives. Sometimes life presents challenges that makes us feel lots of emotions. Anger and sadness are two of them. Have you faced these emotions? Some children have grandparents, siblings or other relative raising them. They might even be in foster care. We all still want to be loved and need to be nurtured as we grow.
Create! Now you have read about traits and characteristics of dads and leaders. You have watched some videos that demonstrate the expressions of love from dads. Create an infographic using www.canva.com or some other digital or traditional media tools. The poster should help others understand why nurturing dads are important for children. Use the feedback rubric on the following page to guide your poster.
Dad & Leadership Infographic Feedback Rubric Standard 15 Knowledge Information is accurate and relevant. Includes at least 8 leadership traits of a nurturing dad. Creativity Creative, original and sophisticated ideas. Attractiveness Visual message is clear and creative. Highly effective layout and design Grammar No misspellings, grammar, spacing, capitalization and font errors. Citations Product cites all sources: images, quotations, text, video, etc. using a citation generator, unless work is original. Advanced Areas of Exceeding Standards I see 3 Standards of Performance Concerns Areas of Need I suggest Revised √