This powerful presentation for men and women sets forth a clear new vision of modern fatherhood. Drawing on stories from his new book, The Modern Dads Dilemma, video clips from his films, the latest research, and his extensive professional experience as an educator, counselor and trainer, John delivers practical parenting tools as well as key insights into meeting the challenges of modern family life, including:
- The 4 Practices of a Modern Dad’: Creating your legacy, Showing up physically, Connecting emotionally and Modeling Healthy Relationships
- The latest research about how dads impact boys’ and girls’ lives academically, cognitively, and emotionally
- Take-away activities and skills to help dads handle conflict & keep the lines of communication open with their partners/spouses & children
- What women/mothers can do to support, encourage and challenge their children’s dad to be and do his best
- How men/dads can make a difference in the lives of children growing up without a dad or dad-figure
- Central issues facing modern families, such as how to parent “on the same page” with a partner, divorce, coping with media influence and balancing work/family
CONFERENCE KEYNOTE - John typically offers to do a follow-up workshop - schedule permitting - to the keynote address.
PARENT NIGHT - Depending on scheduling, John is usually available to do a short ‘primer’ version of this presentation on the morning of the parent night. Given the complexity of family schedules, this serves to give parents two options to see John speak.
JUST FOR DADS - Often done as a dinner or breakfast event, this format makes for a great “kickoff” to announce a new dad’s group or committee or to signal the school’s or parent organization’s commitment to engaging dads. Or, this can be done in conjunction with an already existing event. Many schools who are addressing this topic for the first time end up making this an annual event.
JUST FOR MOMS - What do changes in modern dads’ lives mean for mothers, children, and family life? Typically done on the morning of a Dad’s Dinner, boosts the evening attendance for a dad’s-only event and meets the needs of families who can’t do the evening. this talk is for all mothers, whether their child’s father is involved in their life or not.