Sonship the Ritual Passage to Manhood
Workshop Curriculum
The program objective: to bring sanity, honor, integrity, ethics, responsibility, and accountability between fathers and sons; ages 10 - 80. Sons must develop the skills of being an independent thinker as well as a human being of good character.
Character Development
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Character, what is it?
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Ethics, integrity, honor, responsibility & accountability
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The value of learning how to say "NO"!
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Attitude/Body Language
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Biology what is it really? Puberty and Sex
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Where do we go after sex?
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Love vs. Lust
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Sex, what it is not?
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Lies about Sex and the dishonesty taught by parents.
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The importance of Sex vs Love
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Sexual Hygiene
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Sexually transmitted diseases
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Facts of same-sex relationship
Grooming
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Male Hygiene
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How to select clothing for any occasion.
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Grooming, clothing and what it says about you!
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Behavior/ Manners
Being a Son - Becoming a Man
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Becoming a man vs being a male
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Being your Father's Son vs being your Mother's are they the same?
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Fatherhood vs being a “Baby Daddy”
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Father of Character, Values, Choices
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What kind of son am I if I don’t know, care for or hate my father.
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What kind of a father will I be?
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Community, safety and protection of women, children and the law
Personal development
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Manners, politeness, courtesy, dignity and social graces for men
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Communication, what is it really?
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Communication vs Talking
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Communicating with Males vs Females
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Communicating with Females
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Quality to look for in a mate/girlfriend
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Qualities in a wife?
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Male brain vs Female brain
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Marriage vs. ‘kicking’ it’
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Decisions Making and the effect
Academic Skill Development
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Understanding the value of learning
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Learning How To Learn
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Tutoring
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A process for being a scholar
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School; what is it?
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Grades
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Training vs Education
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College vs University
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More as needed