Recruiting 60 Participants for 'Seoul City Appadan' with Children

For Fathers with Elementary School Children... Opportunities to Enhance Relationships with Children through Education, Experiences, and Support Groups

[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Cheol-young] The Seoul Metropolitan Government is recruiting 60 new participants for the ‘Seoul City Dad Group’ in collaboration with the Seoul branch of the Korea Population, Health and Welfare Association.

According to Seoul City on the 23rd, a satisfaction survey of the 2nd cohort of the ‘Seoul City Dad Group’ last year showed positive changes such as increased understanding of their children (92.6%), increased interest in child-rearing (91%), and increased time spent talking and engaging in activities with family (90%).

This year, the main activities of the Seoul City Dad Group include △‘Smiling Dad Classroom,’ an education program to enhance father-child communication and interaction through play △‘Smiling Dad Counseling,’ group mentoring to help apply child play interaction in practice and strengthen fathers’ capabilities △‘Smiling Dad Experience,’ experiential activities for fathers and children together △‘Smiling Dad Meetings,’ a self-help group support program, consisting of various online and offline activities.

Participating fathers will be provided opportunities to improve their relationships with their elementary school-aged children through parenting attitude tests (PAT), temperament and character inventory tests (TCI), small group mentoring and individual counseling, experiential activities with their children, and self-help meetings. This year, 100 fathers will participate.

Detailed information can be found on the official Seoul City Dad Group community, and applications can be submitted through an online form. For other inquiries, contact the Korea Population, Health and Welfare Association.

Lim Ji-hoon, Seoul City Family Officer, said, “Many fathers around us want to get along well with their children but find the relationship difficult. We ask for active participation in the Seoul City Dad Group, where peer fathers share the difficulties and joys of parenting and can build bonds with their children.”

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