Refugee Dads and Kids Weekend

Strengthening father-child relationships

The Refugee Dads and Kids (RDK) Weekend is a free weekend away, helping refugee fathers strengthen their relationship with their child and build skills for better parenting.

This group program provides a variety of outdoor and indoor activities, information workshops, and opportunities to connect with other refugee dads and kids.

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Building understanding, respect, and better relationships

Children have the best outcomes when they have great relationships with their dads, but past trauma can affect the confidence of many refugee fathers.

Parenting for refugee fathers can also be challenging when their children’s new Australian way of life leaves less time for traditional culture and identity. 

The Refugee Dads and Kids Weekend is an opportunity for dads to spend time to explore these issues and improve their relationship with their child.

By participating in the weekend away, refugee dads and kids explore:

• parenting in the country of origin compared to parenting in Australia
• respect for traditional cultures
• understanding each other strengths
• ways to strengthen the father-child relationship
• working as a team to meet new challenges
• building a better understanding of family law issues in Australia, including child protection and family violence, etc
• understanding the impact of trauma on children's brain development
• parenting strategies to support and develop children's resilience at different developmental stages

Led by experienced relationship educators

Refugee Dads and Kids Weekends are led by friendly, qualified relationship educators.

The Refugee Dads and Kids Weekend program has been developed by our relationship educators to include a balance of relationship-building activities, and take-home knowledge/strategies to support dads and kids to continue strengthening their relationship after the Weekend has finished.

RDK Weekends are also supported by translators, for participants who have limited or no English.

How do I access this program?

Refugee dads and kids involved in our Geelong Settle Well program are invited to attend our upcoming weekend away from 13-15 May 2022.

To learn more, please contact Nestor from our Geelong office:

E: Nestor.Estampa@ccam.org.au

Fees

There is no charge to access this program. All meals, accommodation and transport are provided.

The Refugee Dads and Kids program is funded by AccessEAP.

More information

Read more about the Refugee Dads and Kids Weekend:

• 2013 RDK Weekend video (previously known as the “African Dads and Kids Camp”)
• A new life, from Sudan to Australia

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