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CORNWALL
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Match/SaturDADs meet on various Saturdays throughout the month. It is an opportunity for Dads / Male carers
and male role models to have quality time in a secure, relaxing fun environment.
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Events for fathers, male carers and their children together can be a stepping stone for fathers / male carers into a wider range of children's centre activities, including whole family experiences.
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We believe every father / child matters.
It is an opportunity for dads / male carers / male role model to have quality time in a secure, relaxed and fun environment.
We offer access to training, further education, support, advise, information and signposting.
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how to be a father
Spend as much time as you can with your children
Treat their mum with love and respect
know that men can be sensitive, and let your children see this
Housework is for dads too
Be a good example of what a life partner should be...for your sons and daughters
Be there physically and emotionally
Like daddy mushroom, enjoy being a fun guy!
Laugh and the kids laugh with you
Be prepared to be an embarrassment sometimes
Lead by example
Expect your children to do as you do, rather than as you say
Be firm when appropriate
Try to genuinely look at difficult situations through your child's eyes and perceptions
The best presents you can give your child are your love and interest
Do things with your children that they enjoy: have them join you in things you enjoy
Appreciate the importance of silence and beauty
Be gently honest
Have the wisdom of solomon and the diplomatic skills of Jimmy Carter
Being able to mend punctures is very important
Fathers Wit. Humorous quotations by, and about him indoors
A father is first a curiosity, then an amusement-park ride, then a referee, and finally, a BANK. (Esquire Magazine)
Any man can be a father, it takes someone special to be a dad. (Anon)
My dream would be to build a 2000 foot high statue of Homer Simpson with a revolving head and a restaurant inside it. A monument to fatherhood. (Matt Groenig, creator of The Simpsons)
My father had children because they were a by-product of sex. (Carrie Fisher)
My dad told me, 'dont go looking for trouble, but if you find it, make sure you win.' (John Wayne)
Adolesence is that period in a kids's life when parents become more difficult. (Ryan O'Neil)
©Match/Saturdads 2006-2009. All photos, information, logo's and writings belong to Match/SaturDADS
and are not to be copied or used without permission
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