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Mainstreaming father support in Family Hubs
11 November 2022
Protected: Engaging Dads – a Fatherhood Institute & Royal College of Midwives toolkit
15 September 2022
Do you have what it takes to join our pool of associate trainers?
21 July 2022
Happy Father’s Day to all the first-year dads
13 June 2022
Working effectively with fathers to reduce parental conflict
23 March 2022
Sources of help for fathers during the Covid-19 crisis
15 December 2021
Training brochure
26 October 2021
The Myth of Invisible Men: fathers who kill or injure their babies
15 September 2021
Fathers and breastfeeding – what’s it got to do with them?
3 August 2021
Free online groups for new and expectant dads during Covid-19
23 October 2020
Black Dads Matter: a Fatherhood Institute statement and discussion
15 June 2020
Supporting breastfeeding during Covid-19
15 April 2020
NHS mental health checks for dads: a ‘landmark’ recognition of impact
5 December 2018
Blog: Men don’t feel welcome in early childhood. Here’s how to change that
27 June 2018
How can we attract more men into the Early Years workforce?
13 September 2017
Men In The Early Years (#MITEY)
12 May 2017
Bringing Fathers In: free resources for advocates, practitioners and researchers
26 May 2016
Young carer services need to get better at engaging with dads
19 November 2015
Free initial legal advice for dads
18 June 2015
Give the gift of story time with dad this Father’s Day
18 June 2015
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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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