Fathers & Children United
Fathers are making a come back and this newsletter is a resource for all fathers.
The front feature contains dad’s and their children’s comments about a regular evening they attend at a local primary school. There are some ‘cheap and cheerful’ suggestions of activities included as well as some tips about listening to children.
“If we listen to them when they are five, six, or seven, they may listen to us when they’re fifteen, sixteen or seventeen.”
Other articles touch on reconciliation between fathers and their children and the importance of creating good memories. There are some details of useful resources about being the best dad you can be, as well as local and national contacts relevant to fathers.
The time fathers spend with their children has quadrupled in the last two decades and a rising number of fathers are the primary carer while their partner works, or are the sole parents after divorce. A quarter of single-parents families are headed by dads. These days many younger fathers are infinitely more hands on, enjoy their children and want to know them fully.
When fathers make time to be with their children it can have a huge impact on their child’s self-esteem.
No-one was ever heard to say on their death bed, “I wish I had spent more time at the office”.
