Why not work with Children? Letter in McKenzie Friend Issue 69

Wow, I seem to be getting around! I was just casually reading through Families Need Fathers magazine (which has become a much more rounded publication) and started reading something that sounded very familiar... sure enough it was yours truly!! Here's the article...

Why not work with children?

For several years now I have worked with Children. I have always loved children and they have always loved me! I'm that guy who always has kids hanging off him and jumping all over him at weddings and parties etc!

Maybe you are the same? Maybe, like me, you need a job more part-time than full-time as the struggle to see your own children takes its toll. Maybe like me you have all this love to give but nowhere for it to go?

Why not work with children? The childcare sector are constantly making a noise about there not being enough men involved.

Check your local political magazine for your local Children's Service.

Working at a local After School Club is great, usually from about 3pm to 6pm. Not much money but very, very rewarding.

You may even be able to help change policy, particularly if you have been on the receiving end of domestic violence. It is amazing how the tension lessons and people begin to speak out when you are brave enough to talk about your experiences; suddenly stories flood out and people feel safe to say that all children need to be protected no matter who abuses whom.

The main charities have online searchable databases, NCH, Barnardos, NSPCC etc.. also online magazines like Children Now and Community Care have plenty of jobs advertised either online or in print. A quick google search will find any of these websites for you.


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