Relationships with Dads in ECE.
How can we as female educators find common-ground with Dads that is non-threatening? Karen (ECE teacher).
Dr Alexander Replies:
* A major common-ground between female educators and Dads is the child – talk with Dads about their children, what their child has been doing during the day, ask questio
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