Are there any court orders or Apprehended Violence Orders?
The generative fathering framework (Fleming 2002) is a model for understanding the non-deficit approach to fathering. Generative fathering has been described as fathering that meets the needs of children by working to create and maintain a developing valuable relationship with them (Hawkins & Dollahite 1997). Generative fathering is caring for someone external to you or supporting the development of the next generation. For more information, see The generative framework and men. Generative chill (Hawkins & Dollahite, 1997) is a useful concept for understanding how fathers disengage from their children. The challenge is how men can rebuild this generative connection. Professionals and close family members may desire to help men deal with the pain of their family separation, but it is the father’s timing alone that will ultimately dictate when he is open to rebuilding connection, engagement or reunion with his child. Generative chill (Hawkins & Dollahite, 1997) is described as the anxiou
