24/7 Dad AM Survey – Facilitator Dent – Mon/Wed

This survey is part of the 24/7 Dad AM curriculum published by the National Fatherhood Initiative. Copyright National Fatherhood Initiative.

You are asked complete this Survey at the beginning of the 12-session series and again at the end of the last Session. Successful completion of 24/7 Dad is based on attendance and participation, not by quiz or survey scores. This survey is used to measure how much the students learned collectively by comparing the pre and post class scores to assess the curriculum and the Facilitator.

Please answer all questions. If you can narrow the choices down to two then guess. Otherwise choose “I’m not sure.” The Survey will remain open until you submit it or after 60 minutes it will auto submit and close.

Welcome to your 247 Dad AM Survey Dent Mon/Wed Class

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The 24/7 Dad has which of the five following charactersitics:

a. Self-awareness, Physical Strength, Mental Strength, Parenting Skills, and Relationship Skills

b. Self-Awareness, Physical Strength, Caring for Self, Fathering Skills, and Relationship skills

c. Self-Awareness, Caring for Self, Parenting Skills, Fathering Skills, and Relationship Skills

d. Caring for Self, Physical Strength, Mental Strength, Relationship Skills, and Money Skills

e. I’m not sure

When the 24/7 Dad uses his fathering skills, he knows:

a. His children’s interests and activities

b. His children should go to college

c. The unique gifts that he and their Mom bring to raising their children

d. His children need a good relationship with their grandparents

e. a and d

f. a and c

Today’s culture does not link body image and what it means to be a man.

a. True. Today’s culture only links body image and what it means to be a woman.

b. False

c. I’m not sure

People learn what it means to be a man mostly through:

a. TV

b. Music

c. All media

d. Family

e. Their Dad

A good way for men to handle their feelings is:

a. Keep them inside

b. Release them through a good work out

c. Ignore them

d. Talk about them with someone

e. All of the above

f. I’m not sure

Grieving is:

a. A way to deal with loss

b. The same thing as loss

c. Takes time, sometimes years

d. More important for women

e. a and c

f. I’m not sure

Which of the following is not a healthy way to handle stress?

a. Change jobs

b. Keep it inside

c. Hit a pillow or throw an object

d. Find a hobby

e. Get enough sleep

f. a and b

g. b and c

Most men don’t like to visit the doctor because:

a. They’re taught to ignore pain and to suck it up

b. They can’t pay for it

c. They don’t think the problem is serious enough

d. They don’t trust doctors

e. I’m not sure

Which of the following is not a communication style?

a. Fight or Flight

b. Defensive or Closed

c. Good Listener

d. Open for Change

e. a and b

f. I’m not sure

10.

Two good ways to talk with my children are:

a. Tell them to focus on the goal and listen to their Mom

b. Tell them to focus on what they learn and listen to their Mom

c. Don’t give them a bad label and tell them to listen to their teachers

d. Honor what they want and don’t give them a bad label

e. I’m not sure

11.

Married men, on average, live fuller, happier lives than unmarried men.

a. True

b. False

c. It depends on the kind of person their wife is

d. I’m not sure

12.

A Dad without custody and little or no access to his children can’t create a plan to increase his involvement in their lives.

a. True

b. False

c. It depends

d. I’m not sure

13.

What is the most important thing to keep in mind when you try to work out differences with your children’s mother in raising your children?

a. Stick to my morals, beliefs, and values about what’s right for my children

b. Go with what their Mom says, especially when she has custody

c. Go with what I want this time and what she wants the next time

d. What’s best for the children

e. I’m not sure

14.

A Dad mostly provides for his family in which of the following ways?

a. With his money/job

b. With his heart

c. With his mind

d. With his spirit

e. All of the above

f. I’m not sure

1 out of 2

15.

Can a Dad have all of the traits of the Ideal Father?

a. No. Even if he tries hard enough, he can only have some of the traits.

b. Yes. If he tries hard enough, he can have all of the traits.

c. Maybe. If he tries hard enough, he might be able to have all of the traits.

d. I’m not sure

16.

Which of the following statements best describes the purpose of Family Rules?

a. To put rules down in writing for everyone to follow

b. To help children succeed in discipline

c. To focus on rewards as a way to get children to behave

d. To focus on punishment as a way to get children to behave

e. All of the above

f. I’m not sure

17.

Which statement is true?

a. Morals are the beliefs we have of what’s right and wrong

b. Values are what people believe have worth

c. Discipline means to teach or guide

d. Focus on the “action” and not the “actor” when I discipline my children

e. All of the above

f. I’m not sure

18.

What is the best definition of self-worth?

a. The thoughts we have about ourselves

b. The overall value we have for ourselves

c. The feelings we have about ourselves

d. How other people value us

e. None of the above

f. I’m not sure.

19.

Nature has more to do with how children turn out than how their parents raise them.

a. True. While parents affect how their children turn out, nature has more to do with it.

a. False. Parents have more to do with how their children turn out than does nature.

c. False. Nature and parents have an equal effect on how children turn out.

d. I’m not sure.

20.

A Dad without custody and little or no access to his children can’t create a plan to increase his involvement in their lives.

a. True

b. False

c. It depends

d. I’m not sure

21.

Which of the following statements is true about how well children do in school.

a. Children with involved Dads do better whether or not their Dads live with them

b. Only children with involved Dads who live with them do better

c. Only children with involved Dads who don’t live with them do better

d. The Mom’s involvement matters more than the Dad’s

22.

Which of the following is not true about problems between parents in raising their children?

a. Parenting approach causes more problems than parenting style

b. A parent’s beliefs, morals, and values lead to their parenting approach

c. Parents can work out their differences in how to raise their children

d. Parenting style causes more problems than parenting approach

e. I’m not sure

2 out of 2