Aviva have scrapped paternity leave! They realised it was an outdated and unfair system. So they changed it! Anthony Fitzpatrick, Head of colleague Experience and Employment Policy at Aviva tells us about the change to the entitlement. And Rob Simpson, a dad who works at Aviva, shares his story of taking all the time he needed to adjust to being…
Dad Chats Live – Talking about consent and children, This week we jumped into the topic of consent. This is something that we believe every parent should be talking to their children about. We know that some parents don’t find this topic easy to discuss, and we wanted to break through the discomfort and give some great advice on how…
The truth about fertility treatment for women is that you never think it will happen to you. At 19 I met the man I was going to marry, and ultimately go on a journey that would mean we would become parents – hopefully. Jeremy had always insisted we waited until after we got married to start a family. So, the…
Our lives were ticking along nicely, and we were super lucky with all we had achieved together. But nothing could of prepared us for the journey to come and fertility treatment for men. My wife and I had been living the dream through our 20’s! With travelling, growing our careers, buying our first home and having the dream wedding. The…
Dad Chats Live – 23 July 202 – Food and Nutrition. OK folks, we know that feeding our kids isn’t always easy. Sometimes, they just don’t want to eat the good stuff we cook for them. Or, they decide that the toast is too toasty, the milk is too milky, tomatoes are too tomatoey… you get where we are going…
Dad Chats Live - Days Out With Dad! With special guest Susie from @wikiplacesforkids_official
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This week on Dad Chats Live we have a special guest! Talking to us about the best days out with dad for summer 2021. Susie from Wiki Places For Kids joined us to chat about the best places to take the kids this summer. And we delve into why these are Susie’s top choices. Another brilliant guest, we loved having…
After another weird year many of of us are raring to go out this summer! I’m Susie, from Wiki Places For Kids, and I have put the work into finding the best days out with dad for you! I tried to keep it to less than 10, but it wasn’t happening! There are too many amazing places to go! So…
Dad chats live: This week we are talking about tantrums! All our kids have them at some point – and they can be really tricky to deal with. So we delved into the topic and got some brilliant advice from our community! Hearing how different people manage tantrums was really helpful – and knowing we aren’t alone in dealing with…
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…
What do dads really want for Fathers Day 2021
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It’s that time of year when families rack their brains wondering what to get the dads in their lives. Sales of socks, beer, aftershave and wallets increase as we try to guess what the ideal gift might be. Now guess is the key word here becuase often dads are asked and the answers aren’t always straight forward. We’re getting better…
