The Fatherhood Institute is forming a partnership with Women in Sport, Fulham Football Club and the EFL Trust, to help low income families in London get active with their children.
The 'dads and daughters' programme will replicate a programme which was designed by the University of Newcastle, Australia. It will be funded by the National Lottery via Sport England.
The programme aims to encourage fathers/father-figures to value and expand their role in supporting their daughters to develop physical confidence and competence, and involve girls aged 5-11 in shaping how their families get active together.
The Fatherhood Institute will adapt the Australian programme for a UK context, and will lead on the training of facilitators. Fulham Football club will deliver weekly 90-minute group sessions combining practical and educational activities. Read the full story »
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The Government’s proposed First 1000 Days strategy should include, as a priority, the provision of detailed guidance to ensure that pre-conception, maternity and post-natal services reach out to, engage with and support expectant and new fathers.
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Messages from Research – updated August 2010
1. The father’s role in mothers’ depression
The evidence that impaired postnatal maternal mental health has adverse effects on the infant socially, emotionally, behaviourally and cognitively is extensive (e.g.
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The Fatherhood Institute (www.fatherhoodinstitute.org) is the world’s leading independent ‘think tank’ on fatherhood. We support both mothers and fathers as earners and carers.
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This article was originally published by Apolitical, and can be found here.
Christian, a preschool teacher in Tromsø, Norway, has worked in early childhood education for a decade.
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Jeremy Davies writes (this blog first appeared on Huffington Post UK):
OK, we get it. Maternity services: the clue’s in the name.
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This blog was published by CLOSER (Cohort & Longitudinal Studies Enhancement Resources), which is located at the UCL Institute of Education and brings together eight leading studies, the British Library and the UK Data Service.
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The Fatherhood Institute (UK charity number 1075104) is a small charity that has been working behind the scenes to raise the profile of ‘involved fatherhood’ since 1999.
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Jeremy Davies writes:
Parenting leave experts always knew that Shared Parental Leave (SPL) would disappoint. The international evidence is clear: if governments are serious about encouraging large numbers of fathers to take substantial periods of leave during the baby’s first year (as they should be if they are serious about tackling the gender pay gap and improving children’s outcomes), they need to do two things.