I’d like to talk about Dad’s Equality, equality seems to be the topic of the year so why not include dads?
I have been thinking about all the things that greats mums do and all the things great dads do and I am racking my brain to find anything that good mums do better?
Of course there is – Child birth and breast feeding, you can have that! But part from those two things I cant think of anything else?
Dad’s are a 50/50 equal part of their child’s life so lets go through the list of tasks that Dads can do equally as well as mums…
Dads can absolutely
- Wake the kids up and get them out of bed for breakfast
- Prepare & Cook dinner
- Wipe down the kitchen benches
- Make beds
- Clean the kitchen
- Put a load of washing on
- Make breakfast for everyone
- Pack dishwasher or wash up
- Get child/children to brush teeth
- Hang out a load of washing
- Help the children to get ready for bed
- Read bedtime stories
- Make the lunch boxes
- Help child/children with hair
- Vacuum & sweep the floors
- Pay the household bills on time
- Help child/children get dressed
- Check for any school paperwork
- Attend parent teacher interviews
- Remind family of the day’s appointments
- Get the children to have a bath
- Take child/children to school in the morning
- Put shoes and clothes away
- Take the kids to the doctors or dentist
- Read with our children
- Put out school uniform and shoes
- Tidy up the toys from that day
- Wash dishes and put them away
- Address any homework that needs doing that evening
- Pick child/children up from school at the end of their day
- Feed the pets
- Pack child/children’s school bags
- Pack bag for work
- Write in the children’s homework books
- Put on the slow cooker/defrost something for tea
- Remind the children about good behaviour for the day
- Prepare an after school snack
- Ferry child/children to appropriate clubs
- Unpack the dishwasher
- Split up any arguments
- Rinse out water bottles
- Test children on homework
- Know who their friends are?
- Talk about what was great about their day
- Talk about what was challenging
- We spend time in knowing our child
- We can love and nurture, care and provide equally as well as any good mother.
What are some of the things you do as a great dad?
Something to think about and hold your head up high, …have a great day!
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