Dad Chats Live – Mindfulness and mental health in our children. This week, after Simone Biles stepped out of Olympics to look after her mental wellbeing. We wanted to discuss this important topic. If you’ve been around Dadvengers before, you will know that we think mental health and wellbeing is just as important as the physical. So we were 100%…
A Fathers Grief - The Impact of Baby Loss
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Baby loss and grief is something that society doesn’t talk about. I understand why – nobody wants to think about losing a child. It is a tragedy that no parent should ever have to experience. But sadly it is a tragedy that impacts thousands of families every year. In 2003 my twin baby daughters died. A father’s grief and the…
Dad chats live: This week we talked about baby loss, grief and it’s affect on our mental health, with special guest Gary Anderson (@gary_secure_mind_solutions ). This is another subject that is so important to talk about, and we couldn’t have done it without our special guest. Gary talked openly about discovering his twin daughters had Twin To Twin Syndrome – a…
Let’s be honest. Anxiety is a nightmare. However it shows up for you, the rising panic, sweaty palms, hyperventilating, the torrent of mental chatter, 3 am pacing. It’s horrid to deal with and it’s utterly debilitating. It undermines our self-confidence, our ability to make decisions and to move forward. What’s more, anxieties grow. We start by panicking about a situation with…
Dad Chats Live – Talking about Coping with Anxiety with Saleema Davies. Saleema is a clinical hypnotherapist and founder of Papalona. A company that creates audio recordings to support children and parents’ mental health easily and effectively. We talk about the impact of anxiety on our lives, and how to cope with it. She shares some brilliant tips like: Use…
Everything You Need to Know About the 'DAD' Book
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There’s a new book on the block. And this one is for the dads. It’s not the run of the mill ‘expectant dad’ book that spells out the basics of pregnancy. Nor is it a patronising ‘dad jokes’ book that portrays dads as nothing more than a bumbling clumsy men trying to figure out what to do next. This book…
Mental health has been high on everyone’s agenda in the last year, particularly dads mental health. The pandemic has had a huge impact on mental health. Whether that has been through isolation, financial impact or the stress and anxiety of the situation. It has been really tough. Men’s mental health is something that we feel strongly about raising awareness of. A lot…
If you’d asked me 13 years ago when my son was born if there was a need for a community to support dads I would have said ‘No I’m good’. But in hindsight the need for fathers to have a support network is immense. The narrative for men has, for far too long, been one that perpetuates a bravado and…
Outdoor Play – the real reasons why it is great for your children, and for you! When you think of the outdoors, you might think of sunny days, rainy days, big cuddles or wet socks. Fighting with your little ones to put on their coat or breathing in that fresh air! But did you know that there are many other…
Dad Chats Live – Tonight we are talking about cultivating empathy in our children and why it’s so important with Shaun McInerney (@s.mcinerney) from @ashoka_uk. Ashoka is a collection of professionals who are working together to help children grow to be change makers – and make the world a better place for children now and in future. Shaun talks to us about how…
