Not just 'breadwinners' – young fathers seek more time with children, says study
Fathers want to play a more active role in family life, but need more support from employers and...
Fathers
News, tips and guidance on working with fathers, covering everything from paternity leave to ways to encourage Dads to join in at nursery
Charity launches free parenting app with personalised daily content for fathers
Dads can now receive bespoke, daily information on all aspects of fatherhood, thanks to a new app...
New perinatal mental health resources launched
Resources to support the mental health of new fathers; parents who had a baby during the pandemic,...
Dads want more flexible working options to be ‘better dads’ - study
Fathers are calling for more flexible, home-based working options post-pandemic, in order to...
More support needed for fathers in perinatal period
A leading campaigner for father’s mental health has launched a report of his findings of the past...
'Rough and tumble' play with fathers helps children to learn how to control their feelings
Children whose fathers make time to play with them from a very young age may find it easier to...
Fathers’ involvement in childcare hits record high in lockdown
More time spent working from home and shorter hours has resulted in the highest increase in...
Father challenges employer over 'unequal' parental rights
A father has launched a crowdfunding page to fund a legal challenge against his employer who he...
Save the Children increases paternity leave to three months
Save the Children has boosted its paternity leave.
The importance of Dad
How a programme in Blackpool is engaging fathers in order to improve child outcomes and support dads...
Start-up aims to encourage more men into childcare and support new fathers
A new workspace crèche collaboration is hoping to tackle gender inequality for working parents in...
MPs call for reform of workplace policies to support fathers
The Women and Equalities Committee is urging the Government to bring in 12 weeks' paid paternity...
Young fathers unfairly regarded as ‘hard to reach’
New research challenges the idea that young fathers are ‘hard to reach’ and claims the problem is...
Young fathers put childcare above job promotion
The UK is running the risk of creating a ’fatherhood penalty’, as fathers consider side-lining their...
Positive Relationships: Working with parents - Young Dads' Council
Nurseries supporting young fathers should look to the Young Dads' Council
Fathers will be able to share parental leave up to a year
Plans to make it easier for mothers and fathers to share paid parental leave during the first year...
Fathers working less while mothers are increasing their hours
Fathers who live with their partner and children work longer hours than other men in full-time...
More than one million children growing up without a father
Some British children are growing up in 'men deserts', because they are growing up without a father...
'Invisible' young fathers need the same support as teen mothers, says new report
A group of leading family charities have called for more support for teen fathers to enable them to...
Play centre that bans fathers under investigation
A Birmingham soft play centre is being investigated by the Equality and Human Rights Commission...
Fathers urged to talk to their babies
Babies whose fathers engage positively with them at three months old have fewer behavioural problems...
Depressed dads pass on negativity to their babies
Fathers with postnatal depression are more likely to pass problems onto their children as they tend...
Daddy Daycare TV show gets fathers working in the nursery
A new documentary TV series that follows nine fathers as they swap their day jobs for work in a...
Norgrove review: Divorced fathers will not have legal right to equal access
Fathers and grandparents could be denied the right to see a child after divorce, under...
More than a million men are full-time dads, says survey
Dads are the main childcare provider in one in seven UK households, according to new research.
Positive Relationships: Parents - Fathers' days
The idea of a dads' group can be more appealing to early years practitioners than to the fathers...
New resource helps Dads talk to babies
The National Literacy Trust is urging new dads to incorporate talking, listening and communicating...
Positive Relationships: Fathers in Prison - Behind bars
Prison is proving an ideal place for fathers to get more involved in family life, says Annette...
To the Point - Caring key to equality
I found myself pleasantly surprised to read that Children and Families minister Tim Loughton had...
More fathers responsible for childcare for babies and young children
One in five fathers of a child under five years old is a sole childcarer for part of the working...
Positive Relationships: Baby blues
Spare a thought for fathers, who can also experience post-natal depression that may affect family...
Positive Relationships: Fathers - Starting right
When you're trying to get fathers more involved with their children in your setting, offer them some...
'Father engagement' should be inspected by Ofsted, says pressure group
'Father engagement' should be included in Ofsted's inspection framework for early years services and...
Fathers are 'kept out of family involvement'
One in four families is missing out on a father's involvement at home, according to new research.
Opinion: To the point - Let's support fathers
Many headlines have been crafted over a report claiming that the number of fathers quitting work to...
Rise in number of fathers who give up work for childcare
The number of stay at home dads in the UK has increased by ten fold over the last decade, a survey...
Fathers' rights campaign launched
A month-long campaign called Dads at Work, by the Department of Business, Innovation and Skills and...
'Think Fathers' campaign
Fathers are being given the chance to step out of the shed on the 'Think Fathers' campaign, where a...
Fathers' absence 'could lead children to drink and drugs'
A quarter of children in Wales have no contact with their father - a factor which makes them more...
A Unique Child Inclusion: Calling all men
When one children's centre wanted children's fathers and male relatives to come along and join in...
Positive Relationships: Expectant fathers - Man to man
Peer support is proving to be the ideal approach to getting fathers involved with their infant...
Opinion: In my view - Bring the dads on board
Figures from the Office of National Statistics show that one in ten children and young people suffer...
Unique Child Fathers: Practice in pictures - Dad's the word
The important role men play in children's lives is increasingly recognised. Anne O'Connor explains...
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