The quality of the relationship between parents – and specifically how they communicate and relate to each other – has a significant influence on effective parenting, and on children’s long-term mental health and future life chances. But fathers are much less likely than mothers to receive targeted support, or to be actively recruited or addressed by family-focused support and interventions. In this article, we consider the vital role of father-inclusive interventions (including Family Foundations), and high quality, systematic father-engagement, in maximising the impact of work with couples to reduce parental conflict. Read the full story »
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The Fatherhood Institute (UK charity number 1075104) is a small charity that has been working behind the scenes to raise the profile of ‘involved fatherhood’ since 1999.
FI research »
We often hear the phrase ‘families come in all shapes and
sizes’ these days. But in research, policy and practice there’s still a
tendency to define fathers in a simplistic and binary way: you’re either ‘resident’
or ‘non-resident’.
Practice, Training »
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Many ‘official’ guidelines and policy documents call on family services to engage more, and more effectively, with fathers.
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Becoming Dad is our new guide for expectant and new fathers, launched in November 2021 by the Fatherhood Institute and Mental Health Foundation.
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The Perinatal Dad is a report by the Fatherhood Institute’s Head of Training, Jeszemma Howl, drawing on research she undertook – thanks to a Winston Churchill Memorial Trust Fellowship – with the aim of exploring and examining the very best offer to families, that engages the father in the perinatal period and supports women to breastfeed for as they want to.
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As we celebrate Father’s Day 2021, what do we know about fathers’ role in supporting their children’s learning and development – and what else would we like to find out?
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Study reveals demand to preserve large lockdown increases in fathers’ caring, schoolwork support and housework.
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On May 25, 2020, George Floyd, a 46-year-old black man was killed by police in Minneapolis, Minnesota, during an arrest for allegedly using a fake $20 note in a shop.