Training and Professional Development
Mark is available for workshops, training, and consultation on a variety of fathering and parenting topics.
Training workshops include the popular series, The Way of the Nurturing Father. Sessions are from 1½ to 3 hours, and include topics such as:
Positive Discipline/Team Sports
Fathering Sons and Fathering Daughters
Ten Tips for Being a Great Dad
Nurturing Relationships Through Communication
My Father and Me/Roots
Parenting Together/The Art of Teamwork
Teenage Children/A Parent's Survival Kit
Newborns/Being There for Mom and Baby
Mark also presents full day training workshops of topics such as:
Nurturing Fathers: Insights and Strategies for Working with Dads (click to view workshop outline)
Nurturing Fathers: Facilitation Skills Training (click to view workshop outline)
Nurturing Skills: Training for Parenting Educators
There is a new paradigm for fathering in the Millennium. It is a shift from the older model of the distant, unavailable, uninvolved male parent (who emphasized dominance and control) to an involved, emotionally and physically present father (who emphasizes a more shared, cooperative, helpful style). I term this paradigm shift in male power: from "Power-over" toward "Power-To." This holds potential benefits for children, women/mothers, and for these men/fathers.
