https://www.upworthy.com/this-daddy-daughter-hair-braiding-class-is-heart-explodingly-adorable-hw
Phillipe is a single dad with a daughter named Emma. Emma has long hair and wants to wear her hair in braids but Dad has never done this to his own hair and no-one ever showed him how to do it, so what do you think he did?
Dad taught himself how to braid hair for his daughter. He got so good at it that he started running classes for other dads who didn't know how to braid hair. He then started a facebook group called Daddy Daughter Hair Factory and built a website where people can learn how to braid properly.
You can watch Dad and Emma in the short film in the link above.
Dad says doing his daughters hair is a very small percentage of raising a daughter, less than 1%. He says the real reason he is doing it is to teach her how a man should be in her life.
"A dad playing tea party, or a dad playing dress up, it's uncommon. But it shouldn't be. We need to have fun and be creative and not worry about what the world thinks about."
Emma says the groups are "pretty cool".
-Who does the hair in your house?
- why do you think this story made the news?
- Phillipe teaches people to do the three strand braid and the braided elastic cover-up. Do you know what these are? Does anyone know how to do them? (if so, who taught you?)
- The film shows Daddy-daughter classes in states all over the US. What does this show about dads all over the world?
- should mums be allowed in these classes? How would that change the group? Would it be a good thing?
- Let's think about the name Daddy-Daughter. What do you think about this group; is it inclusive? Who is being left out?
- Can sons have long hair and braids too?
- do all mums know how to do braids?
- Why do you think the classes are specifically aimed at dads and daughters? What do you think about that?
- If this was a general braids class for any kids, who do you think would show up? Would dads go? Why not?
- so is it the right thig to call it dads and daughters, even though you are excluding sons, and also excluding mums who might not know how to braid? (might mums ger support elsewhere? is it easier for a mum to ask for help to braid than a dad?)
- Phillipe wants to teach Emma "how a man should be in her life" what does he mean by this? How should a man be?
- "A dad playing tea party, or a dad playing dress up, it's uncommon. But it shouldn't be. We need to have fun and be creative and not worry about what the world thinks about." what does this mean? Why is it uncommon? Do you agree? s it uncommon?
- What are gender stereotypes?
- what can we learn from Phillipe and from these dads?
- what message would you give to them about boys and being a bit more inclusive?
- why is this about No Outsiders?
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