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…
Dad Chats Live – This week we talked with Elliott Rae from @mff about their new book DAD. A collection of 20 stories of fatherhood from 20 real dads who are living it every day. It’s a much needed book that will hopefully help to change the narrative for modern day fathers. Elliott chatted to us about how the DAD book came…
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…
Dad Chats Live. This week we revisit the George Floyd murder one year on. In the weeks and months after George Floyd’s murder, everyone was talking about racial equality and the Black Lives Matter movement. One year on – we talked about whether anything has actually changed? Has the conversation carried on after the initial media focus? What has changed?…
Sleep training can be a tricky subject for parents. From when to start, to how to start… hopefully this guide will help! Sleep forms such an essential part of mental well-being. Good sleep helps us regulate our emotions, allows for more empathy and critical thinking. Or what is otherwise known as executive functioning. Conversely, poor sleep affects our emotions, our…
Dad Chats Live – Talking about Sleep Training. This week we were joined by a fantastic guest who talked to us about how we, as parents, can best manage helping our little ones to sleep. With some great hints and tips in this chat to help us cope with one of parenting’s toughest times. Jonathan spoke about how to prepare…
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…
