This is a blog post I wrote for Dad Matters (UK) about my experiences of attending baby classes.

Top lesson: arrive early to make adult connections with other parents

#involvedfatherhood

‘So… How old is your little one?’ Dad reflections on entering the world of baby classes. – Dad Matters
https://dadmatters.org.uk/so-how-old-is-your-little-one-dad-reflections-on-entering-the-world-of-baby-classes/

This is such an important talk on the proven cognitive benefits of #involvedfatherhood by @PVrticka

Since being on parental leave with my baby daughter, I've noticed increased patience & closeness with my #threenager son.

#Parents, I recommend you watch this. A great opportunity to reflect on your family life & how you can grow in harmony together.

Caring Dads: The Making of Involved and Confident Fathers | Pascal Vrticka | TEDxUniversityofEssex
https://youtu.be/WyQ2z3vt-KQ

This podcast on #InvolvedFatherhood (https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy84MTA3MjI1MC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw?ep=14) by @markgatto sounds very interesting, timely and relevant. I will certainly have a listen as soon as I can.

We recently published two studies on the association between #dads' #caregiving #beliefs and dads' #brain structure as well as #father-#child brain-to-brain #synchrony. In short, #FatherInvolvement is key!

More information here: https://pvrticka.com/dads/ and in my recent #TEDx talk: https://pvrticka.com/tedx-2022/.

If you want to hear about my experiences of #involvedfatherhood on shared parental leave in this podcast series with the Fatherhood Institute.

Themes include #caregiving, #mentalhealth, #work and #masculinities

https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy84MTA3MjI1MC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw?ep=14