This years Dads Expo will be held at Martin University on June 16th from 9am to 1pm. Same great format as last year – terrific workshops, fun play area for kids run by the YMCA, lunch, and engaging keynote speakers! Mark the date on your calendar now!
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2012 Indiana Dads Expo Workshops!
| Interactive Workshops - workshops for Dads and Kids! | Latino Workshops - workshops in Spanish | General Workshops - workshops for all dads |
| Showing Affection To Your Kids: This work is patterned after the successful All Pro Dad program. The dads and kids interact with each other and utilize a discussion card that deals with the importance of showing affection to our kids. It is led by Nathan Suddarth a father of 4 and the Hazel Dell Elementary All Pro Dad Captain. |
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| Books On Board - Helping Your Kids to Read! This workshop focusses on giving parents practical ways to engage with their children around the five components of literacy: phonemic awareness, phonics, vocabulary development, fluency, and comprehension. This is done with the kids, but parents get a great deal out of attending this by themselves as well. It is led by the staff of the Indiana Partnerships Center, a not for profit organization that works with schools and parents throughout the state. |
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| Teaching Kids Leadership Skills: this fun, interactive workshop focusses on teaching kids leadership skills utilizing Boy Scout techniques. It is taught by Rick French, a Physics teacher in Franklin Township was a cub scout and explorer scout when growing up. His son Ricky French will be co-presenting, he is currently the Senior Patrol Leader of his troop and is a junior at Warren Central High School. He is a Life Scout, Fire Crafter, and a member of the Order of the Arrow. |
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