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Keynote: It’s the best time in history to be a dad
Dads today have the chance to define themselves so much more broadly than their father’s generation. But only if they are willing to lean into the gig, rather than resisting all the change. Make no mistake, this comes with multiple challenges - we’ll suggest how to overcome them and why it ’s worth it for everyone.
Facilitated Discussions and Staff Sessions
The Father Hood offers moderated dad/parent chat sessions for corporate partners, where experiences, frustrations and ideas are shared.
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How The Father Hood Can Help Your Workplace
The Father Hood exists to represent, inform and educate dads everywhere. In the process it aims to help employers better understand the rapidly changing needs and expectations of dads in their organisation.
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The Fastest Road To 50/50
Until it’s unremarkable for a men to be equally involved in domestic life, it will remain remarkable for women to have equity in the workforce. This presentation gets to the heart of what stands in our way to achieving equity in the workplace - and it starts at home. Making fatherhood an equal parenting role is essential for real progress.
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TFH Presentation: Fatherhood 2.0
Ten shots of inspiration from the frontline. These pieces of wisdom have changed the way that we operate as a parents and they might do the same for you too. Are you making the most of the opportunity in front of you, to be more actively involved with your kids? It’s not always easy, but the potential benefits are huge for you and your family.
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What’s The Deal with Parental Leave?
Family Time In The Early Years- What's The Deal with Parental Leave? - The Father Hood Podcast Episode 5
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“Thrive in the Chaos”: SAS Survival Tactics For Dads
From sleep deprivation to anger management - the ex high-performance coach of the SAS shares his top survival tactics for dads to perform on the frontline of fatherhood
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Study: Dads Who Take Parental Leave May Delay Having More Kids
Dads who take parental leave are more likely to postpone having additional children, a study in Spain has found.
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Bespoke Content To Drive Organisational Cultural Change
Culture doesn’t change overnight. We regularly encounter companies that have overhauled their parental leave / flexibility policies in a laudable way, only to find that men don’t take advantage of the changes
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Paid Parental Leave Equality: More Fulfilling Position Descriptions For All
I attended a Parental Leave Equality Roundtable discussion on behalf The Father Hood, led by Emma Walsh from Parents At Work. We heard about the huge disparity in availability and take-up of paid parental leave between women and men and how workplaces such as Medibank and Spotify are successfully getting on the front foot to address this.
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This Is The Cure For Dad Guilt – Interview With Dr Vijay Roach
The concept of “dad guilt” might be relatively new, but the stats reveal it’s kicking in hard. Research shows that fathers increasingly worry about balancing their family duties with the grind of their working lives.
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Modern Dads Are Expanding What It Means To Be A Man & The Benefits Are Insane
“I do a lot of counselling work with men,” explains Aladdin Jones, a psychotherapist and community facilitator. “I recently spoke with a guy whose dad was a farmer who used to work flat-out seven days a week. ‘Oh yeah, I remember my dad played with me once,’ he said to me. ‘It was with a tractor at Christmas.’ It wasn’t that his dad didn’t mean well, but he just wasn't available.
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Do It Like Obama: 5 Ways To Stop Your Job From Killing Your Dad Life
When Barack Obama became President of the United States, he made a decision. Every night, he would return to the White House to sit down at 6.30pm for dinner with his wife and daughters.
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What’s The Deal with Parental Leave?
Family Time In The Early Years- What's The Deal with Parental Leave? - The Father Hood Podcast Episode 5
kidsThe Worst Advice I Ever Got About Fatherhood
dadlifeHow Do You Balance Creativity and Fatherhood? The Dadwell Podcast Shows The Way
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dadlife“The Good, The Bad & The Ugly”: Study Reveals Effects of COVID on Working Dads
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dadlifeAsk TFH: I’ve Got To Go Back To Work And My Wife Is Struggling To Cope With The Baby. What Should I Do?
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