The 50 Fantastic Ideas series is packed full of fun, original, skills-based activities for Early Years practitioners to use with children aged 0-5. Each activity features step-by-step guidance, a list of resources, and a detailed explanation of the skills children will learn. Creative, simple, and highly effective, this series is a must-have for every Early Years setting. Children benefit from the sensitive and supportive engagement of both their parents from the earliest of ages, but involving dads can be challenging. This book is designed to provide simple and accessible activities for practitioners looking to engage dads. Both June and Alice work with dads on a daily basis, helping them to understand their contribution to their children's development and longer term educational success. Realising how they can add to what the mums or other carers do in a different but complementary way, and how simple activities can enrich their children's lives, helps strengthen the bond between father and child. Each simple but effective idea in this book has been developed and written with the intention of promoting child and family well being, helping both children and families grow together.

Involving dads in their children's development on a both a short and long term basis is one of the key issues in early years today. 50 Fantastic Ideas for Involving Dads, written by EYFS and family experts June O'Sullivan and Alice Sharp, is filled with advice and activities for strengthening family bonds and enriching the lives and development of children and their parents.

About the Author
June O'Sullivan is the Chief Executive of the London Early Years Foundation (LEYF), which is the UK's largest childcare social enterprise. She has over 30 years hands on experience within the Early Years, Social Services, and Social Enterprise sectors and created the first Social Enterprise Childcare Group in the UK. Alice Sharp is a well-respected international trainer and speaker. She is the owner of Experiential Play, a dynamic and innovative training company who deliver all things Early Years globally.


Book Information
ISBN 9781472949844
Author June O'Sullivan
Format Paperback
Page Count 64
Imprint Featherstone
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Weight(grams) 176g