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DADS and MOMS of Michigan eNewsletter We wish you a wonderful holiday season and new year. We thank you for all of your support this last year. We had a wonderful year, expanding programs and our outreach. We completed planning to expand the DADS and MOMS University. Among many activities, we conducted the awards banquet, public awareness programs, bicycle marathon, Equal Parents Week, Dream Cruise publicity, legislative forums, numerous election campaign activities, and switched to a live answering service to provide direct support to more than 2,000 people. We are looking for more Moms, Stepparents, Grandparents, and Dads this next year to help be a mentor and grow the programs. Volunteer and make a commitment today. Dads and Moms of Michigan will strengthen its focus on education and expand education programs around the state. For information and to help, call 248-559-DADS (3237). Sign up for our eNewsletter at www.dadsofmichigan.org
Dads and Moms University Presents Dads and Moms of Michigan University (DMU) is planning a series of programs for 2007. We are launching parent education programs the 2nd Tuesday of each month . We are expanding resources for Dads, Moms, Stepparents, and Grandparents, and in the Moms of Michigan and Parenting forums to provide more resources for both Parents. DADS AND MOMS OF MICHIGAN FAMILY FORUM Guest Speaker: Oakland County Judge Martha Anderson For information, call 248-559 DADS (3237) DADS and MOMS OF MICHIGAN: http://www.dadsofmichigan.org
Education Seminars - (2nd Tuesday of each month from 7:00 - 9:00 pm) Immanuel Lutheran Church and School Tuesday, January 9, 2007: Family Court Basics: This program provides a basic overview of family court procedures, processes and tools.
Tuesday, February 13, 2007: Parenting Plans and Visitation: This program provides an understanding of the Custody and Visitation Guidelines and the effect on a parenting time arrangement.
MOMS Voice –Step Moms Being a mom is tough enough, and to step in as mom #2 is even harder. Gain insight and share with others the hardships and triumphs of being a step-mother.
Step Parenting As A Stepcouple: An Interview with Susan Wisdom The statistics are bleak for couples that remarry with children, standing at over 60 percent, but in spite of this, there is hope offered through some down-to-earth advice from Susan Wisdom, author of Stepcoupling (Three Rivers Press, March 2002). Wisdom, a therapist specialized in counseling divorcing adults and stepfamilies and a member of a successful stepcouple for the past 28 years, offers advice to couples taking the courageous leap into the world of stepfamilies.
How to Win Shared Custody If you are an active, engaged, committed, dedicated, loving parent facing a divorce, family law attorney Nicholas Palermo's The Ten Essential Elements to Winning Joint Shared Physical and Legal Custody can help you protect your relationship with your children. DOM note: Because the best parent is both parents.
DADS Merchandise Consider ordering some DADS merchandise for your favorite DAD this holiday season. Soon we will be adding MOMS merchandise. Sorry Moms, Stepparents and Grandparents, you are as important.
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I authorize DADS and MOMS of Michigan and The Village Secretary to keep my signature on file and to charge my Visa, MasterCard or American Express account for recurring monthly charges for a period of (example 1 year) __________ beginning (date) ___________ in the amount of $________. I will give Dads and Moms of Michigan through The Village Secretary 30 days written notice to cancel the use of my credit card for this purpose. Customer Name: __________________________________________________ Cardholder Name: _________________________________________________ Cardholder Billing Address: __________________________________________ City/State/Zip: ____________________________________________________ Credit Card Number Expiration Date: __________________________________ Cardholder Signature Date: __________________________________________ Fax to: 248-559-5427 Dads and Moms of Michigan (www.dadsofmichigan.org) includes Dads of Michigan, Moms of Michigan, and Dads of Michigan PAC. These are volunteer responsible parenthood education organizations for fathers and mothers. They instruct on the importance of involved biological parents to the successful development of their children. Dads of Michigan PAC is an independent volunteer political advocacy group dedicated to legislation keeping both biological parents actively engaged in the lives of their children despite divorce and custody, in most instances. They believe men and women should be viewed equally under the law and their credo is: "fathers are responsible parents too...because the best parent is both parents." Dads of Michigan, the Michigan affiliate of the American Coalition for Fathers and Children, is also the developer of the Dads and Moms University of responsible education for teenage, divorced, and unmarried parents. This educational program employs several features to either directly or indirectly benefit nearly 2 million men, women, and grandparents and just under one-half million children each year in Michigan. For more information, please contact us at (248) 559-DADS (3237) or email info@dadsofmichigan.org. Cut here
Dads Adventure: With your baby on the way, you want to be ready to do your best as a new father. Dads Adventure is here to help you, as we have many thousands of other new dads. The reason for our success as the nation’s largest new father’s network is simple - we learn what works from each other, and we pass the information on to the next new dad. We also discovered that making fatherhood an adventure with our children is one of the best things we can do as new dads. http://www.newdads.com/
Grand Dads "My advice to other grandfathers is just to take time. It's not meddling to let your grandkids and kids know you are there and that they are really important to you. Sometimes that means making an extra effort to help. For example, if we want to keep the children for a few days we arrange with a neighbor family to baby-sit if we have a schedule conflict." "One of the hardest things about being a dad and a grand-dad is suffering with your children when there are challenges in their lives. Today's young families have difficult situations with careers and the workplace. I want our children and grandchildren to know that patience and good people skills will help them do the best they can. Eventually even the hard things will change and work out for the best." http://www.extension.iastate.edu/dads/
Parent Leaders James B. Stenson Any time people engage in an important, responsible undertaking for others' welfare - whether a business, a job, government affairs, or a family - there's a need for clear, competent leadership. The more serious the challenge, the greater the need for someone to direct everyone's efforts in an inspiring, encouraging way toward the ultimate goal. The real goal for the family is to raise the children toward responsible adulthood. All the dynamics of family life lead to this: what kind of men and women the children will grow to be. No challenge is more important than this, and so great parents emerge in family life as real leaders. How do they do this? How do fathers and mothers lead their children effectively? To form a picture of parental leadership, over the next few months we will look at the characteristics of leaders and see how parents, especially you fathers, fit the profile of leadership in family life.
Dads and Moms of Michigan (www.dadsofmichigan.org) includes Dads of Michigan, Moms of Michigan, and Dads of Michigan PAC. These are volunteer responsible parenthood education organizations for fathers and mothers. They instruct on the importance of involved biological parents to the successful development of their children. Dads of Michigan PAC is an independent volunteer political advocacy group dedicated to legislation keeping both biological parents actively engaged in the lives of their children despite divorce and custody, in most instances. They believe men and women should be viewed equally under the law and their credo is: "fathers are responsible parents too...because the best parent is both parents." Dads of Michigan, the Michigan affiliate of the American Coalition for Fathers and Children, is also the developer of the Dads and Moms University of responsible education for teenage, divorced, and unmarried parents. This educational program employs several features to either directly or indirectly benefit nearly 2 million men, women, and grandparents and just under one-half million children each year in Michigan. For more information, please contact us at (248) 559-DADS (3237) or email info@dadsofmichigan.org. DADS and MOMS of Michigan Code of Ethics and Business Conduct.
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