Third International Congress on Interpersonal Acceptance and Rejection: The Fatherhood Institute

Third International Congress on Interpersonal Acceptance and Rejection

Published: 24 December 2009

Father Love and the International Father Acceptance-Rejection Project (IFARP): 3rd International Congress on Interpersonal Acceptance and Rejection

28-31 July 2010, University of Padua, Italy

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Tags: African-Caribbean fathers, Disability, Domestic violence, Drugs and alcohol, Early years, For employers, Imprisoned fathers, International, Maternity, Muslim fathers, Parenting education, Schools, Separated families, Vulnerable families, Young fathers

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Event information

28-31 July 2010

Where

University of Padua, Italy

Workplace seminars for dads and mums
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.

Schools – boost your results by becoming a FRED provider
‘When I see my children at the weekend they say, “We don’t want to go to McDonald’s – can we read stories instead?”.’ You probably already know how important dads can be to their children’s learning – and if you don’t, you can find out here.

Creating father-inclusive health and social services: one-day course
The government’s Healthy Child programme says: “The contribution that fathers make to their children’s development, health and wellbeing is important, but services do not do enough to recognise or support them.

News

New data shows men’s childcare is up 58% during lockdown
Press release: Embargoed 00.01 Tuesday 16 June 2020 Contact: Jeremy Davies Tel: 0161 818 9442; Whatsapp: 07803 711692; Email j.davies@fatherhoodinstitute.org.If not available please contact: Jack O’Sullivan 07779 655585 The COVID-19 lockdown has led to a dramatic 58 per cent increase in unpaid childcare undertaken by men, according to data gathered by the Government’s Office for National Statistics[1].

Why should we care about locked down dads?
Adrienne Burgess writes… Reflecting on the process of industrialisation in Britain from the mid-nineteenth century, the historical demographer Peter Laslett wrote: “The most important of all the effects on the family group of the process of modernisation has undoubtedly been the physical removal from the household of the father and other earners for all of every working day .

Sources of help during the Covid-19 crisis
Families in the UK, and around the world, are experiencing unprecedented challenges, ranging from enforced proximity to enforced separation, not to mention coping with financial stress and the difficulties of keeping small children entertained.