Guest Posted December 2, 2007 Posted December 2, 2007 Just wondered if anyone has any ideas on how to encourage the dads to help out in the setting??
Andreamay Posted December 2, 2007 Posted December 2, 2007 yes hire michelle pfiefer on your staff!! it is tricky but ours have usually got involved through their wives voluntering them!!
Guest Posted December 2, 2007 Posted December 2, 2007 we have been doing interviews this week for a playworker one of our out of school dads suggested a tall long legged brunette. perhaps you should take his advice. sue
Guest Posted December 2, 2007 Posted December 2, 2007 Could you look through their occupations and approach them directly? Last year we had a lovely chef who I asked if he would come in and cook with the children and he did! Also a very sporty dad who said he would come and play football, an ex diver who bought in his suit and helmet, breathing tank etc Asking them directly and saying what you would like them to do certainly helped us. jx
Guest Posted December 2, 2007 Posted December 2, 2007 we have two regular Dad helpers!!!!! and no sorry I'm not a tall leggy brunette......more like a short stumpy blonde!!!
hali Posted December 2, 2007 Posted December 2, 2007 umm tall leggy blondes may help - none in my setting - so no dads lol
HappyMaz Posted December 2, 2007 Posted December 2, 2007 Could you look through their occupations and approach them directly? Last year we had a lovely chef who I asked if he would come in and cook with the children and he did! Also a very sporty dad who said he would come and play football, an ex diver who bought in his suit and helmet, breathing tank etc Asking them directly and saying what you would like them to do certainly helped us. jx The personal, direct approach always works well - and if they are invited in to do something specific then so much the better. We held a "Dads in Pre-school Week" to celebrate Father's day - lots of dads coming in to do whatever their children wanted them to! Maz
dublinbay Posted December 3, 2007 Posted December 3, 2007 Would agree with the direct approach too. We asked a 'hairdresser' dad to come and show us his 'stuff'. He was chuffed that we were interested - the children loved it and a member of staff got her hair professionally blow-dried for free!!! Our only leggy blonde left us last Easter!!
Guest Posted December 3, 2007 Posted December 3, 2007 We do a special invite to all dads and men in their lives around father's day some years we get a better take up than others, but it helps that they get a special invite
Guest Posted December 4, 2007 Posted December 4, 2007 (edited) we had a me and my dad day in nursery, the children enjoyed it and more dads came that ever, we also tried a story time with dads which was also good saki Edited December 4, 2007 by Guest
dublinbay Posted December 4, 2007 Posted December 4, 2007 Hello and welcome to you Saki. I hope you enjoy the forum and don't mind becoming addicted to it!!!
Guest Posted December 5, 2007 Posted December 5, 2007 The personal, direct approach always works well - and if they are invited in to do something specific then so much the better. We held a "Dads in Pre-school Week" to celebrate Father's day - lots of dads coming in to do whatever their children wanted them to! Maz Would this be open to Grandads, big brothers or uncles?? We try to be careful with Father's Day because it can be a sensitive subject if Dad is not around.
HappyMaz Posted December 5, 2007 Posted December 5, 2007 Would this be open to Grandads, big brothers or uncles?? We try to be careful with Father's Day because it can be a sensitive subject if Dad is not around. Didn't realy think this needed saying Mrsb - we welcome everyone in, whatever their connection to the child is. I still smile when I think of the proud little boy whose dad came to Mother's Day lunch because his mum was abroad on business! Dad quite enjoyed it too These issues do need to be handled sensitively though don't they - it is so easy to either put your foot in it or offend someone by not thinking about how you can best include everyone and take into account their personal circumstances. Maz
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