The Rotary Club of St. Martin Sunrise supports Active Parenting for Fathers Program
Philipsburg, September 5, 2013: Rotary Club of St. Martin Sunrise welcomed to their weekly breakfast meeting Mr. Rodney Davis, who is the youth social worker at the Sundial School; Mr. Davis gave a presentation of the program which is currently being offered at the school under the name of “Active Parenting of Teens”.
The objective of the Rotary Club is to join forces with Mr. Davis and offer a similar program focusing mainly on fathers under the theme “Active Parenting for Fathers”, the primary objective of this program, is to train fathers how to act as a parent; what their role as a father is and what their role as part of the family is. The relevance of this training tool is that it has been shown that there is no youth problem that cannot be solved with good parenting skills. The Impact on children and youth has been staggering and it forces us to be cognizant of what is happening today and understand the cultural differences between generations at this time, between now and the past. The goal of the tool is to reach higher standards in parenting; to increase their learning ability by building character and respect for themselves and for their families. With the acquired skills they would know how to get their kids to survive in life to become movers and shakers
As Rotarians we can support the training by letting our voices be heard by using the media to broadcast best practices and to profile role models. As society it is also important to redefine the definition; it is outdated and need to be adjusted to better reflect the current world we are living in. The program will be delivered free of charge with fathers opting to purchase the parenting guide book if they desire and will require 15 hours, spread over 6 to 12 weeks, with social and competitive fellowship activities specially designed for men.
Although the role of the father is being highlighted in this training, the role of family as a unit is pivotal on different levels of education.
The Rotary Club of St. Martin Sunrise meets at Air Lekkerbek Restaurant every Tuesday mornings at 7:00am for fellowship and breakfast. For more information on the club visit us at sxmsunrise.org or email: sunriserotary.sxm@hotmail.com, we are also on Facebook: Rotary Club of Saint Martin Sunrise and Twitter: @RotarySunSXM