Why should dad’s play more? Put simply, play is great for us all! Playing with your child is connecting with your child, and is one of Dadvengers 10 tips on being a good dad. Making a connection builds a sense of belonging, of feeling loved, being safe and understood. It’s important for dads to play more than older generations, and…
Subjects: This week were joined by special guest Susie Robbins who is a play advocate from @resolvetoplay. She talked about why it’s important to play with your kids from a young age. We know that in previous generations men stereotypically were not as involved in the early years experiences including play. However we now know that it enhances a child’s development…
This week we talk all about the aspirations we have for our kids. Other than wanting our children to be happy and healthy, what do we want for them? Do we want them to be a star athlete? A world renowned doctor? An artist? Musician? We all have hopes and dreams for our children – we want to know what…
Subjects: On this Dad Chats session we discussed the most important things we should be teaching our kids. As we do with all our chats we broke the topics into 3 areas. One thing your parents told you that actually came true. Our parents always claimed to be giving us such sound advice, but half the time we didn’t listen….
We can all struggle encouraging healthy eating in our little ones. Some more than others! So we delved into healthy eating in this brilliant Friday night Dad Chats. Whether your kids are great eaters or not, this is a brilliant chat to learn more about the ways we all encourage our kids to eat healthily. Whether its hiding veg in…
Dad Chats Live: 13 November 2020 – Keeping our kids entertained. Keeping our kids entertained can be difficult! There are so many hours in the day, and with the amount of time we’ve been forced to spend at home in the last year, sometimes we struggled with running out of ideas! So this week we asked our team how they…
Being able to identify what we feel, for most adults, can cause uncomfortable thoughts, raised anxiety and, at times, panic. Let alone having the notion of being able to articulate and express, within a discussion, how someone or something is making you feel, good or bad. This can be the same situation for many of our children – some children…
Subjects: Talking about:- Difficulties of parenting when you have a disability or health condition, Parenting plans and favourite dad songs.
What is croup? Croup is a viral respiratory infection that tends to affect a low percentage of children under five. It is caused by a swelling in the windpipe and airway, giving them a short barking cough that can last around 48 hours. In severe cases it can be difficult for the child to breathe. To a first-time parent with…
This week we talk about the difficult questions our kids ask, Picky Eaters and The Best books and games we’ve bought our kid
