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Dad's only
group 5e
A new group met for the first time in Coa,
January, the first of its kind in
Swindon, and more members are
needed.
The group is being organised to
allow fathers to get together to talk Personal Introductions in
about and learn how to be better the Swindon area for
dad's. It is meeting twice a month single, separated,
with a creche to look after children.
divorced or widowed
One of the organisers James Cro-
zier, from Tattershall, Toothill, said people who want to
that the group will concentrate on make a new start
issues that affect fathers. 'We want
to meet fathers who have older © Swindon 487761
children as well as new dads. We or 0285-641058
will be organising speakers, videos Floors are for crawling on. James Crozier, with his son James, wants more fathers
to see the world from a different point of view
and discussions on bringing up ba-
bies and child development, paren- arrangement with one parent work- reveal their insecurities," he said.
tal leave from the workplace and ingdays and theotherin theevening. "Our aim is to break those barriers
stereotyping in the media. However, whereas mothers aroused and to share experiences of bringing
'We're also going to take a trip to talking about their children, there up children. Fathers for the first
into town to look at shopping from are few opportunities for men to time can learn a lot from those who
a father's point of view." express the views and to learn from have older children, those with one
He said that mothers and fathers others. child will learn from those with
in many households both worked "Men have feelings also, but of ten more.
and shared childcare, often in a shift they cover them up because it might "It's important for fathers to look
at themselves and ask whether they
could be better at the job."
Good contacts from questionnaire The Dad's group will be meeting
from 7.30p.m. to 9p.m. on the 2nd
A questionnaire distributed in the bers. A Western Night, a Medieval and 4th Tuesday of the month in the
November edition of the Link by banquet, a French theme evening Community Suite at theLinkCentre.
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