NZ Father & Child Society

In April 1999 the Father&Child Trust Wellington held three separate fora on fatherhood: a youth forum (no proceedings available), a public forum with workshops, and a Social Policy Forum for decisions-makers and members from the legal and social services sectors. Excerpts from several papers presented at the Social Policy Forum, reports and analysis are included in this 10-page special edition of Father&Child.

Excerpt:

"And what a selection of workshops it was. Ranging from playing with children to Big Buddy programmes, about 25 different themes were available - more than ever before at a fathers forum. They were facilitated by community workers from around the country.

Meanwhile over in the Town Hall the kids were busy creating the "Father of the future" out of the materials provided - tubes, carboard and lots of silver foil. The result often looked like an astronaut. "I love my dad" read many of the notes kids had attached to their creation."

Articles:

Pizzas, Rain and the Father of the Future (Impressions from the forum)

Workshops, Workshops, Workshops (A list of workshops and facilitators)

Rolling up the Sleeves (Impressions from the Social Policy Forum)

Ideal of Shared Parenting Unites Kiwis (Results of an OCC survey into New Zealander's attitudes to sharing parenting responsibilities)

Fiscal and Welfare Barriers to Effective Fatherhood (by Keith Rankin, lecturer in political economy).

Developing Support Services for Fathers (by Harald Breiding-Buss, Coordinator Father&Child Trust, Christchurch)

Above and Beyond the Best Interest of the Child (by Mark Henigan, Family Law professor at Otago University).

Fathers, paid work and family change (by Paul Callister, independent social and economic researcher)

Fathers, families and the future - the last word (analysis).

Articles can be ordered for $2.80 (includes P&P) from: Father&Child Trust (Christchurch), PO Box 26040, Christchurch, or email from coordinator@fatherandchild.org.nz.

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