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Say no to "widowed parenting" and start with a parent-child woodworking class

2024-08-23

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In many families, fathers are busy with work or lack companionship skills.Became a "shadow dad", while the mother bears the burden of childcare alone.

This"Widowed parenting" not only makes mothers physically and mentally exhausted, and the children lose the precious father's love during their growth.

TIFP New Charity Force Season 4 is dedicated toSpread love and kindness, and ignite the fire of hope, share the concepts and models of excellent public welfare projects.

In the fifth issue, we invite Guo Xiaoli, Chairman of Luoyang Sunshine Social Work Service Center and Founder of Stupid Daddy Workshop , share the story of Stupid Dad Workshop and fatherly education.

Guo Xiaoli's husband Zhang Xujian was originally a financial executive. Due to years of business trips and busy schedules, heMissing out on the growth of children

Guo Xiaoli's speech

By chance, Zhang Xujian met his daughterCreated a music box togetherThis not only quickly improved the relationship between father and daughter, but also made him realize that through hands-on activities such as woodworking,Enhance the emotional communication between fathers and children and improve the quality of companionship

Guo Xiaoli and Zhang Xujian took a photo together

As an expert in the field of social work, Guo XiaoliFeel the negative impact of lack of fatherly education on family and societyAt the same time, she has seen that in many families, due to the lack of father roles, mothers bear too much parenting pressure, and children also lack love and guidance from their fathers.

So, Guo Xiaoli and his wife jointlyLaunched the "Stupid Dad Community Father Education Support Program", and decided toCarpentryAs a medium, create a space for fatherly education.Strengthen the connection between fathers and children and improve the quality of family education

Group photo of the Benbaba Workshop team

"Stupid Daddy Workshop" came into being.It means "Be willing to work hard to achieve fatherly education"

Benbaba Workshop is committed to providing systematic fatherly education courses and parent-child woodworking activities.Provide families with knowledge and professional guidance on fathers' involvement in their children's growth

Benbaba Workshop Tool Wall

In the Benbaba Workshop, dads and children can experience the original woodworking process together, from designing, conceiving, drawing, to cutting, gluing, grinding and polishing.Fathers and children need to work closely together to overcome difficulties, complete the work.

Interaction between father and son during the course

This hands-on approach not only enhances the parent-child relationship, but also allows children to learn persistence and cooperation in the process.Dad and children can experience the fun of woodworking while enjoying high-quality parent-child time.LightThe activity not only taught fathers how to accompany their children, but also allowed the children to feel the warmth and power of fatherly love.

Stupid Daddy Workshop is not only a place for parent-child activities, but also an incubator for fatherly love education.

Benbaba Workshop has set up a variety of course contents to meet the needs of different stages of fatherly education.

Fatherly Love Education Course:Benbaba Workshop combines social work knowledge to create a set of professional father love education courses. These courses not only teach woodworking skills, but more importantly, through parent-child interaction,Guide fathers to think about how to spend quality time with their children and learn skills to participate in family education

Zhang Xujian guide

Father Love Educator Training Program:In order to enhance fathers’ ability to participate in family education, Benbaba Workshop has also launched a “Father Love Educator Training Program” and online courses. These courses are aimed atHelping fathers find ways to be there for their children, learn how to be a better father and caregiver.

Group photo of fathers participating in the event

Community Fatherly Space Solution:Benbaba Workshop also provides fatherly education support to families in the community through online and offline methods. It promotes the importance of fatherly education by holding lectures, workshops and other activities.Encourage more fathers to participate in their children's growth

At the same time, they also activelyEstablishing fatherly love spaces across the country, cooperate with women's federations, schools and other institutions at all levels to provide convenient fatherly education services to more families and jointly promote the development of fatherly education.

Since its establishment in 2016, Benbaba Workshop hasIt has taken root in many cities across the country and helped tens of thousands of families improve their parent-child relationships.Many originally estranged father-son relationships have been repaired and improved here. Dads have found the fun and methods of accompanying their children, and have learned how to better accompany their children. The children are also thriving under the nourishment of fatherly love.

Child smiling face

Benbaba Workshop has proved with practical actionsThe Importance and Feasibility of Fatherly Love Education, and has gained wide recognition and support from all sectors of society.

Guo Xiaoli's speech

Father’s love should not be synonymous with absence, but should be the strongest support for children’s growth.Through its innovative fatherly education model, Benbaba Workshop gives fathers more opportunities to participate in their children’s growth and jointly build a harmonious and happy family.

Fatherly education is closely related to promoting gender equality and women and children's work. We hope that all sectors of society can work together toSupporting men to be better fathers and caregivers,Encourage men to participate more in family education and make fatherly love more accessible, thereby promoting gender equality and the good development of family relationships.