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External (non-FI) research

Fathers’ contribution to the management of their children’s chronic disease
26 July 2011
Literature Review: men in ante-natal screening
13 April 2010
Gender and Parenting Culture: Intensive Fatherhood? report
11 January 2010
Fathers of children with a learning disability (Foundation for People with Learning Difficulties)
24 August 2009
Australian Fatherhood Research Network
25 March 2009
Families in Britain: An Evidence Paper
22 December 2008
SCIE (Social Care Institute for Excellence) Knowledge Review on Disabled Parents
13 August 2008
Growing together – or drifting apart? Children with disabilities and their parents’ relationship
13 July 2008
Research: What disabled children and their mums and dads want from support services
21 January 2008
Disabled Fathers: Identifying a Research Agenda
4 October 2007
Let’s not forget about fathers: a report from the Foundation for People with Learning Disabilities ‘
29 September 2007
Fatherhood Institute Research Summary: Fathers and Disabled Children
21 September 2007

Why we need fairer policies for mums and dads: Guardian video



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Training

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. 

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. 



News

New data shows men’s childcare is up 58% during lockdown
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. 



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