THE FATHERING PROJECT

In this issue…Trivia Night Encore, In-School Coordinator Forum, supporting families during lockdown, dads and kids activity ideas, adding events to your Dads Group Portal, and your school spotlight…

TRIVIA NIGHT ENCORE!

Wednesday 22 September - 7pm AEST

Due to popular demand, we will be hosting a second Trivia Night for families who missed out on our Father’s Day Trivia event. Our Trivia Night was a huge success, with 100 families involved! As you can see from the photos, everyone had a great time!

Please let your dad's group members and fathering community know about our Trivia Night and encourage them to register via the

link below:

https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYuc-GqqToiEtREupC3-UxDDXk8nvsV24he

Please note: This is a repeat of our Father’s Day Trivia Night and is for those who were unable to attend the first one.

We will be hosting more events in Term 4, so keep an eye out for updates!

Supporting dads and father figures during covid lockdowns

Looking after your own mental health and wellbeing while supporting your family during Covid lockdowns, presents many challenges for dads and father figures across the country. Finding useful information is often difficult and time consuming, so we have collated some of our favourite podcasts, webinars, articles, and videos for you to share with the dads and father figures in your community.

Podcasts

·         Podcast with Gus Worland on mental wellbeing and resilience

·         Petero Civoniceva – mental health

Webinars

·         Dr Justine Gatt - Why resilience is important & training your brain

·         Dr Mandie Shean – how to do well when life is challenging 

Articles

·         How to be an example of resilience for your kids

·         Tips to stay well and live a positive life

Videos

·         Six ways you can help raise resilient kids

·         Tips to help dads mental wellbeing during isolation

·         Tips for mental health and wellness 

Save the Date: In-School Coordinator Forum

Due to Covid lockdowns continuing to impact schools in NSW and Victoria and the ACT, we have postponed our Term 3 In-School Coordinator Forum. Our next session will be held in Term 4 on Wednesday 20 October.

If you are a staff member coordinating The Fathering Project at your school, our In-School Coordinator (ISC) Forum is a great opportunity for you to find out more about the resources and support available to your school, and hear from other schools in our program.

A registration link for the In-School Coordinator Forum

will be emailed to school contacts in Term 4.

Dads, father figures and kids cook up a storm at the Nana Glen Public School Zoom Pizza Night

Covid lockdowns haven’t stopped the dads at Nana Glen Public School from organising some fantastic dads and kids events!

Last week dads, father figures and kids were joined by a local chef via Zoom for an online pizza making evening.

This week, the Nana Glen dads group have planned an online Dance Party with a local DJ providing the tunes. Prizes will be awarded to the best dressed family and best dance moves!

Well done to the Nana Glen dads

Magnet Fishing at Macleay Island

Dads, father figures, and kids put their fishing skills to the test for the Macleay Island State School Magnet Fishing Competition. Dads and father figures teamed up with their kids to catch as many fish as they could from the ‘lake’. Prizes were awarded to the team who caught the first fish and most fish. 5 lucky door prizes were also up for grabs. The local bait and tackle shop donated fishing rods and tackle as prizes.

Congratulations to Macleay Island for orgnaising such a fantastic event!

At home activity ideas

With school holidays just around the corner, encourage dads and father figures in your community to make positive memories by spending quality time with their kids.

We’ve got at home dads and kids activity ideas on our website here.

Get your dads group together and organise an online event. We have online group activity ideas with posters and instructional guides availablehere.

And even more great ideas on our activity worksheet attached. Please share this worksheet with yourDads Group members!