How Dads Can Raise Resilient Kids

Did you know that 1.2 million children and youth in Canada struggle with mental wellness but only 20% receive effective treatment? *

A 2019 Movember study also found that:

• 70% of new dads experienced more stress in the first 12 months of becoming a father
• The majority of dads feel more pressure today to be good dads

How Dads Can Raise Resilient Kids, featuring the School of Nursing's John Oliffe as one of the event's panelists, will discuss methods to help us manage the stress and pressure we feel as dads. With these facts and the current landscape we’re facing, you might be wondering what we, as dads, can do to help raise healthy kids. 

 You might also wonder:

• If the normal outlets are gone, what can you do?
• How does positive mental health strategies help me and my kids?
• How important is it to get mental health support?
• If you work with families, how can you support dads through this time? 

This free, virtual and interactive conversation will give you answers. We'll go over healthy strategies to improve our mental wellness and support our kids in developing their own mental wellness.  

Our children look up to us and model our behaviour. By looking within ourselves, showing vulnerability and starting the discussion on mental wellness, we can set the example our children need. 

* Mental Health Commission of Canada