Training and consultancy: The Fatherhood Institute

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.

Creating father-inclusive health and social services: one-day course
The government’s Healthy Child programme says: “The contribution that fathers make to their children’s development, health and wellbeing is important, but services do not do enough to recognise or support them.

Workplace courses and resources
Men have changed – they want to be fully involved, hands-on dads, not just chained to a life of breadwinning.

News

Father’s Day: listen to us on BBC Radio 4 Archive Hour
In this show, comedian Mark Thomas examines how the image of dad has been made and re-made over the decades – supported by the Fatherhood Institute’s joint CEO and head of research, Adrienne Burgess and others.

Check out our free resources for Fathers’ Story Week
Fathers’ Story Week is upon us – creating an opportunity for schools and early years centres to take part in an annual celebration of fatherhood, from 11-18 June 2017.

Are dads too lazy around the house?
A comic strip by a French cartoonist, showing how mothers bear the ‘mental load’ of running the household, went viral last week.