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Practice

Bringing Fathers In: free resources for advocates, practitioners and researchers
26 May 2016
Bringing Fathers In: helping global activists embrace ‘dad power’
15 December 2014
Bringing Fathers In: the background
16 November 2014
MenCare: a global father-engagement campaign
23 April 2013
Collecting fathers’ contact details: what the law says
2 July 2010
Supporting fathers to support depressed new mothers – what does Australia offer?
30 March 2010
Nottingham City Council Fathers Strategy
26 February 2010
Case study: Parenting programme for Turkish fathers
12 January 2010
Tell us your views: join the Big Fatherhood Debate!
22 June 2009
Working with Men in Health and Social Care
13 March 2009
Case study: Muslim dads in Canada
13 September 2008
Fatherhood Institute Toolkit for Father-Inclusive Practice
16 July 2007
The Fatherhood Quality Mark: a new badge of excellence for working with fathers
2 July 2007
Ten top tips for father-inclusive practice
4 June 2007
Fatherhood centre in Singapore
16 February 2007
Australia’s Men and Family Relationships Programme
26 October 2005
Get Your Message Across
29 August 2005
Caring Dads Parent Education Programme for Fathers
30 May 2005
Reaching Australian fathers through telephone support
25 April 2005
How to Build New Dads
1 April 2003

A quick guide to FI training

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Training

Training brochure
Watch our quick guide to FI training clip (1 min) Many ‘official’ guidelines and policy documents call on family services to engage more, and more effectively, with fathers. 

Fathers and breastfeeding – what’s it got to do with them?
It is World Breastfeeding Week, and to celebrate we are offering a special 20% discount on our Fathers and Breastfeeding – What’s it got to do with them? 

Free online groups for new and expectant dads during Covid-19
Dads have a critical impact on babies, but during the Covid-19 pandemic, fathers face significant extra challenges. Many dads are being excluded from NHS appointments, scans or early labour, and access to health visitors or other family support is limited.  That’s why we’re teaming up with Best Beginnings to run small online groups for dads, under a Barnardo’s programme funded by the Department for Education. 



News

Half of UK parents not happy with paternity packages offered by employers
A new ‘Paternity League’ Table released today (4 October 2022) by childcare service Koru Kids, shines a spotlight on the most and least generous paternity leave packages that the UK companies on Glassdoor’s ‘Top 50 Best Places To Work 2022’* offer. 

Unhappy Father’s Day: the dad-shaped hole in UK postnatal services
NHS maternity, health visiting and other family services are failing babies by ignoring their fathers during the first postnatal year, according to our latest evidence review, Bringing Baby Home, published for Father’s Day 2022. 

Sources of help for fathers 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. 



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