Communicating Well and Resolving Conflict

Plus — Good Dads representatives journey statewide to spread our vision

NEWSLETTER Conference Fever! March 7, 2024 GROWING GOOD DADS Manage Conflict with your Partner Lessons Learned from "Becoming Parents" We've gathered some of the best, evidence-based strategies for getting along with your partner—especially during your child’s infancy—from the dad-friendly book Becoming Parents. Discover how to have productive, meaningful conversations that don't blow up into arguments. It’s no secret that raising a child is a stressful experience. Parents have a lot on their plates: Work, chores, maintaining relationships and the chaos of daily life all require a great deal of time. Establishing healthy communication can greatly mitigate the stress child-rearing adds. Continue Reading PODCAST E524 The Value of Home Visits for New Parents With Nurse Bre Tyger This week on the podcast, we welcome to the studio Bre Tyger, a public health nurse and Community Alignment Specialist with Family Connects, an international program new to the area. Join us as Bre discusses how she helps new parents, nurturing observant youngsters, the Women, Infants and Children (WIC) nutritionist program, and encouraging new, first-time dads to be involved in the lives of their infants. "As a public health nurse with the health department, we get to see people where they are. We go into their homes. We can have real conversations with them ... and meet them where they're at. I think, sometimes in a hospital environment it's kind of hard to see what's going on ... or what you really need. " Listen Now CLASS COMPLETION! HOORAY to our newest group of dads to complete the Good Dads 2.0 course! This is the very first group of dads to go through the class in Mt. Vernon, MO, at Whosoever House. Excellent work and DAD-ication! We are so proud of you all! CONFERENCE FEVER! The Good Dads team has attended three conferences in three days—that's got to be a record for us! We are humbled to have the opportunity to spread the word about the New Pathways program, the Strong Schools program, and the benefits of father involvement for moms and babies. March 4 | Missouri Coalition of Recovery Support Providers | Community & Collaboration Conference | Jefferson City March 4 | Missouri Association of Elementary School Principals | Leaders of Hope Conference | Osage Beach March 6 | Fostering Health Equity in Missouri | Annual Maternal and Infant Health Convening | St. Louis Chesterfield VOLUNTEERS WANTED! Become a Captain for the Good Dads Strong Schools Program Lead a New Pathways for Good Dads Course Help us Spread the Good Dads Vision Find all our Volunteer Opportunities DAD JOKES Doctor: So sorry to keep you waiting! Me: No problem, I'm patient. What do you call a snake that's exactly 3.14 feet long? A πthon. POLL In last week's newsletter, we asked you to weigh in on parenting youngsters under 6 months VS 6 months –1 year old. Here's how our subscribers responded! It gets easier after about 6 months (15%) It's about the same (31%) Parenting gets harder as the baby grows (54%) The results are in: The majority of you think we're not out of the woods yet! More than half of our respondents say there are still greater parenting challenges to come. We'll keep covering child development milestones and fatherhood tips all year in the Growing Good Dads blog. TRIVIA Communicating well takes practice, especially when it comes to co-parenting. (PSST! If you read this week's blog, this week's quiz question will be easy!) Which of these is NOT an example of a communication filter? Misunderstanding someone's expectations or beliefs Speaking only for yourself Being very hungry or tired Trying to guess what someone will say We'll reveal the correct answer in next week's newsletter! — Special Thanks to Our Business Partners — Special thanks to Good Dads supporters Dr. and Mrs. Benjy & Lori Lampert – G O O D D A D S . C O M – 205 W. Walnut, Suite 10 Springfield, MO 65806 417.501.8867 • info@gooddads.com Did someone forward this? If you'd like to join the thousands of awesome people who read this newsletter, you can subscribe here. Homepage Partners About Us Directions

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