Lockdown Dads

James Millar and Ian Dinwiddy are recording a weekly ‘show’ exploring the impact of lockdown, self isolation and social distancing on working dads. We’ll share tips, thoughts and stories with special guests, discuss our hopes for the future and the opportunities that all this represents, especially for dads who want to be more active and involved fathers but who until now have struggled with the expectations of what it means to be a man in the workplace.:https://www.inspiringdads.co.uk/lockdown-dads

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Lockdown Dads

Rachel Vecht - Parent Educator

June 28, 2020 • James Millar & Ian Dinwiddy • Season 1 • Episode 9

James and Ian are joined by Parent Educator Rachel Vecht, Founder of Educating Matters.

We discuss the benefits of teenagers at home without FOMO replaced instead with a sense of connection to family but also screen time and body clocks (!)

Rachel talks about the importance of self reliance, emotional intelligence and how anxiety is contagious. We also discuss important life skills for kids around multi pack beer buying (James) in the supermarket and the "chicken challenge" (Ian)

Rachel shines a light on the type of support that she has been supplying to business:

* Practicalities of balancing work and "home school"
* Mental Well Being
* Motivation and Mindset
and now
*Transition to school
* Staycation topics

Plus her views on how, in her experience, corporate business will treat flexible and remote working in the future.

James brings to the table research from the Global Institute for Women’s Leadership at King’s College London that says "Women doing more childcare under lockdown but men more likely to feel their jobs are suffering"

Ian gets excited about booking a haircut and we discuss the pros and cons of potential holiday destinations.

Top tips include video call lighting, smelly crisps and rethinking who to spend precious time with post lockdown.

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If you liked this you can register for a free webinar on Friday 10th July, 11am - 12pm

Rachel Vecht is hosting the 'Dads Matter: Changing the Culture of Working Dads' panel discussion.
Join Ian, James, Brian Ballantyne and Dan Reed as we discuss all things dad, and all things lockdown.

Registar here:
https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_qqgaIWgGQ5SsTVRl9UeztQ

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Rachel Vecht
Website: https://www.educatingmatters.co.uk/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rachelvecht-educatingmatters/

Research link:
https://www.kcl.ac.uk/news/women-doing-more-childcare-under-lockdown-but-men-more-likely-to-feel-their-jobs-are-suffering

About Lockdown Dads
James and Ian are recording a weekly ‘show’ exploring the impact of lockdown, self isolation and social distancing on working dads. We’ll share tips, thoughts and stories with special guests, discuss our hopes for the future and the opportunities that all this represents, especially for dads who want to be more active and involved fathers but who until now have struggled with the expectations of what it means to be a man in the workplace.

We hope you enjoy watching and listening!

To get in touch, submit your tips and learn about us click here:

https://www.inspiringdads.co.uk/lockdown-dads