The venue may now be virtual but this week's Dad 2.0 fatherhood conference appears primed to delivery its usual mix of content about the dad side of modern parenting at home and how it fits in the world of business and marketing. The Sept. 30-Oct. 3, 2020, conference -- billed as an event for marketers, social media influencers, writing parents and regular dads to discuss modern fatherhood -- was originally slated to take place in Los Angeles. The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic forced organizers to announce this summer that it would shift to an online format and be christened Dad 2.0 … [Read more...]
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Clean Up the World This Weekend for a Better Future for Your Kids
As parents, we spend a lot of time worrying about our children's future and the future of the world they will live in -- the world we will leave them. That's why City Dads Group is encouraging all parents and their children to get involved with Clean Up the World Weekend, Sept. 18-20, 2020, a global effort to preserve the environment and Earth for the next generation and beyond. The annual Clean Up the World event is a not-for-profit, non-government apolitical movement, started in Sydney, Australia, in 1993, with a goal of uniting communities with a common focus to protect the environment. … [Read more...]
Back-to-School Tips to Make it More Fun, Less Stressful for All
Back-to-school tips: we need them now more than ever, right? COVID-19 concerns. Distance learning struggles. Hybrid-learning model hiccups. Screen time worries. Balancing working from home with a child schooling from home. It all adds up to more pressure on you and your family. To help with some of these issues you may be encountering, City Dads Group has been working with longtime partner Dove Men+Care to create a series of “how to” videos to deal with various parenting issues. The videos are all part of the grooming products company’s 2020 “Dads Care” campaign. Here's some … [Read more...]
Fatherhood Conferences to Go Virtual in 2020 Because of Pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic claimed two more victims recently -- two major annual fatherhood conferences. However, both will be resurrected in an online "virtual" format. Organizers of HomeDadCon, a gathering of at-home fathers, and Dad 2.o, a more marketing/branding oriented event, called off in-person events scheduled for this October. However, each group has decided to pivot to digital versions of their fatherhood conferences where participants can watch and listen to presentations and socialize via video conferencing. (DISCLOSURE: City Dads Group has been a long-time sponsor and partner … [Read more...]
Movember Conversations Aims to Help You Talk to Others in Need
A leading global men's health advocacy organization has launched an interactive online tool to give people the confidence to have difficult discussions with friends, family members and colleagues who may be struggling with a critical life issue. Movember Conversations offers practical guidance on talking to those hurting because of job loss, social isolation and family pressure. Using multiple choice questions, the program guides the user through typical scenarios, teaching conversational prompts and responses that help to open a conversation and keep it flowing meaningfully. It uses … [Read more...]
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