Coronation Street star Charlie Condou, TV presenter Tim Lovejoy, children's author Peter Bently and playwright/poet Nick Makoha are the stars of four new 'Celebrity Story Time' videos made by the Fatherhood Institute to promote the importance of dads reading to their children.
The clips, in which each celebrity reads a children's story to camera, are designed to encourage dads - and their children's schools, nurseries and early years settings - to get involved in this year's Fathers' Story Week, and our Fathers Reading Every Day supported reading programme. Read the full story »
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A research team based at the Institute of Psychiatry, King’s College London, led by Prof. Louise Howard, is conducting a five-year project on the ‘Effectiveness and Cost-effectiveness of Perinatal Mental Health Services’ (ESMI).
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Jeremy Davies writes: Tanya Gold wrote this thoughtful piece about a vulnerable mother selling The Big Issue on the streets of London.
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Martin Andrews, dads support worker at Grandpont Children’s Centre in Oxfordshire, writes:
I organise regular fortnightly Saturday morning stay and play sessions with male carers.
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Very little is known about the experiences and involvement of British fathers of children with autism. Carol Potter, a senior researcher at Leeds Metropolitan University is running the UK’s first National Survey of Fathers of Children with Autism (children aged 19 or under) to find out more about their vital parenting role.
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Working with fathers is still something of a Cinderella area in social care. People are increasingly aware of the need to involve fathers in family support and child protection, but progress is pretty slow.
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In January the Scottish Parliament’s Equal Opportunities Committee launched an enquiry into the current provision of services and support groups for fathers; societal attitudes towards lone / unmarried fathers; and parental rights and responsibilities for fathers.
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Jeremy Davies writes:
The famous Irish playwright, novelist, essayist and social reformer George Bernard Shaw once said that “We learn from history that we learn nothing from history.”
In Supporting Active Fatherhood in Britain, historian of fatherhood Dr Laura King warns that nowhere is this more the case than in the making of family policy.
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A new website Mencandoit is now available to promote involved fatherhood in Eastern Europe. Its role is to:
disseminate information on working with men in former soviet republics in Eastern Europe and Central Asia
develop cooperation and partnerships between individuals and organisations in post-Soviet countries
provide information to the media and to private and public sectors.
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- After nine decades, woman finally finds family, sees father's face - kfor.com July 18, 2014
- Squicquero: Engagement tradition has important role - The Coloradoan July 15, 2014
- Just Jane: I want my boyfriend back so he can be a dad to our unborn baby - Daily Star July 13, 2014
- Veteran with service dog says service was denied service at restaurant - St. Cloud Times July 12, 2014