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Fatherhood World

• Children of incest 'cult' found living deformed and mute in Australian valley - Daily Mail December 12, 2013
• Kate Winslet Third Baby Third Daddy Controversy - Guardian Express December 11, 2013
• Incarceration has no effect on nonresident fathers' parenting - Medical Xpress December 11, 2013
• Food assistance on rise after SNAP benefit cuts (opinion by Mary A. Jones) - The Birmingham News - al.com December 11, 2013
• 'Female Viagra' Is Still Stuck In Limbo - Huffington Post December 11, 2013
• Yes, Working Parents Can Have It All - U.S. News & World Report December 11, 2013

Training

Book a free father-inclusive practice training package for your team
In partnership with the Tavistock Centre for Couple Relationships and 4Children, we are offering local authorities the chance to access a free training package for early years practitioners and managers, to help them engage with couple/parental relationships and ensure a more father-inclusive approach. 

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. 

Could you promote and deliver our Raising Happy Children courses?
Are you based in or close to Camden, High Peak or Middlesbrough? Are you interested in developing your career by undertaking a new franchise opportunity? 

News

Help us achieve A Great Dad for Every Child: watch our new video
Dads matter hugely to their children. If you have a positive relationship with your dad, you’re likely to do better at school, be happier, have higher self-esteem, and even form better relationships when you’re an adult. 

Pushing fatherhood up the agenda: our 2012-13 Annual Report
For a range of social and economic reasons fathers, like mothers, need to be valued on the ‘home front’. 

FI calls on government to scrap bedroom tax for separated fathers
The Fatherhood Institute is calling on the government to make separated fathers exempt from the bedroom tax and take other steps to ‘draw in’ and support disadvantaged dads – who are more likely to lose contact with their children if they separate from the mother, according to new research.