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Policy

Daddy Leave: why Britain needs a father-inclusive parenting leave system
8 August 2022
Government wrong to extend shared parental leave to grandparents
7 October 2015
Parental Responsibility: what it is, why it matters and how to get it
31 January 2013
Experts urge Government to think again on parenting leave reforms
15 November 2012
Parenting leave – how would the FI want it to work?
13 November 2012
Parenting leave reforms a ‘lost opportunity’ to modernise, FI warns
13 November 2012
Joint birth registration on its way: a victory for children, dads and the FI
20 June 2012
FI Briefing: Maternity Leave, Parental Choice and Child Welfare
12 June 2012
Blog: Punching above our weight to keep fathers in the frame
30 March 2012
Blog: Reaching out to women voters…of the 1950s?
15 September 2011
FI briefing: Flexibility is key – our evidence to the Government’s parental leave consultation
3 August 2011
Blog: Why new paternity leave rules are good for UK business
1 April 2011
Blog: Why the DFE mustn’t give up on joint birth registration
8 March 2011
Blog: UN report spotlights global need for more father-inclusive public policy
21 February 2011
FI Briefing: Our Response to the Family Justice Review
30 September 2010
Fatherhood and Conservative family policy: a report from our summit
3 February 2010

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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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