Being a Good Father

Being a good father means more these days than just bringing home the paycheck or providing the discipline. More and more, men are being asked to take on a nurturing role. This is good news as it means that men will be able to bond more completely with their children and children will get to know their father as a whole person.

But it’s not an easy transition from disciplinarian to nurturer, provider of money to emotional support. Despite their love for their children, men often haven’t been trained to be nurturers. And regardless of what they do outside the home, helping to raise children is a far larger responsibility.

The Men’s Resource Center of West Michigan gets that. In fact, we believe fatherhood is one of men’s most important jobs. The services we provide will help you do that job with skill, love, and grace.

• In-Person Counseling and Therapy

  Comprehensive in-person counseling and therapy programs tailored to meet your needs.

• Intensives and Extended Counseling Sessions

  Get to the core issue with intensive counseling so you can move on to a more fulfilling life.

• Nurturing Dads Support Group

  A parenting program providing relationship help for men by teaching them skills to be firm but loving fathers.

• Specialized Clinical Services and Evaluations

  Clinical services and evaluations serving families, individuals, businesses, and the courts.

• Phone Counseling

  Save time, energy, and travel. Phone counseling and Skype sessions can be done from the privacy of your home or office.

• Boys and Sports

  Coaching strategies for teaching boys to reach their athletic potential to pursue team goals and survive in a competitive workplace while also training them to become successful partners, fathers, and citizens.

• Boys and Youth Caught in the Web of Internet Pornography, Sex Addiction, and Sexting

  Technology has created unprecedented access and mediums for sexual acting out among young people. Examine these issues, their impact on male development, prevention strategies, and treatment options.

• How to Prevent Bullying at School

  Learn how to prevent bullying at school through the development of innovative administrative polices, effective student curricula, and assertive intervention and prevention strategies.

• Men Fighting for Custody of their Children in Divorce

  Understanding men's issues in the context of divorce, custody, and parenting-time disputes.

• Nurturing Dads Initiative

  Helping men become better fathers by developing a new understanding of fatherhood. Parenting techniques included.

• Raising Boys to be Men in the New Millennium

  How to better socialize boys to embrace their full humanity and prepare for the diverse challenges of the 21st century.

Contact the Men’s Resource Center for our fee schedule and more information.