Research, policy and practical work with fathers in families facing challenges relating to mental and physical health, poverty and unemployment, immigration and ethnicity, imprisonment, low education and achievement, and so on.
Attachment security is associated with superior functioning in young children – and young children with secure attachments to both parents do better than children who are securely attached to only one parent.
Writing in Every Child Journal, part of the Teaching Times group, Fatherhood Institute trustee Tim Linehan outlines the benefits (for children, fathers, mothers and wider society) of services’ engagement with fathers….and the potential dangers of their failure to do so.
Young Carers in Focus (YCiF) is an exciting opportunity for young carers to feel empowered and supported to have a say about their lives and facilitate change at a Local and National level.
As part of an ongoing project with the Children’s Society, we are producing top tips on how to ensure fathers and father-figures in young carer families receive the support they need.
Bringing Fathers In: helping global activists embrace ‘dad power’
Almost 10,000 people have already downloaded our Bringing Fathers In #bringingfathersin materials, designed to help professionals from a range of disciplines work in ways that embrace and build on fathers’ vital role in improving children’s outcomes.
FI calls on government to scrap bedroom tax for separated fathers
The Fatherhood Institute is calling on the government to make separated fathers exempt from the bedroom tax and take other steps to ‘draw in’ and support disadvantaged dads – who are more likely to lose contact with their children if they separate from the mother, according to new research.
Stop bashing young dads – and support them to help their children
The Fatherhood Institute calls on government-funded services aimed at supporting parents to identify and support young fathers as well as young mothers, rather than dismiss them as ‘feckless’ and reduce their role to that of cash providers.
Dad Factor INSET training for schools
The Dad Factor is a package of INSET training for schools, family learning and extended school services and the staff who work in these settings including head teachers, teachers, learning assistants, mentors, family learning teams, community education staff, school nurses and counsellors.
FI Training: Dad Factor mini-conferences for schools
Sample template for a Dad Factor mini-conference
A strategic event for up to 50 delegates: including head teachers, teaching staff, learning mentors, extended services and family learning practitioners.
Boys’ Development Project Trainings
Mainstreaming work with fathers (June/July 2010)
These workshops will focus on three interrelated areas:
How to improve outcomes for children through our work with fathers;
How to build in evaluation to ensure we know the effectiveness of our work with fathers;
How to integrate work with fathers into mainstream work with families.