Helping early years and library staff to support dads' reading
The Fatherhood Institute has just completed a national roadshow of workshops about dads and early learning, organised by the UK's book gifting charity, Booktrust.
Around 400 early years and library professionals attended the nine events in locations across England, including London, Birmingham, Manchester and Newcastle.
We presented key evidence about dads’ huge impact on children’s early learning and literacy, introduced our pioneering Fathers Reading Every Day programme, and helped participants think about how to engage more effectively with fathers.
If you’d like to commission us to run workshops or present at events, email Jeszemma Garratt.
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High paternal care may protect mums from PND
Latest evidence suggests that 15-plus hours of solo infant care per week by dads, could ‘buffer’ at-risk mothers from developing postnatal depression.
Researchers analysing data from Bristol's ‘Children of the 90s’ study found that this very high level of father-care was associated with positive mental health among new mums, including women identified during their pregnancy as being at risk of depression postnatally.
You can now train to deliver Hit the Ground Crawling - our intervention designed to increase expectant dads’ confidence and participation in infant care (and help expectant and new fathers and mothers recognise and deal with depression and anxiety in each other) - at a 30% discount, until 31 January 2016. Find out more here. |
Dads - how was it for you?
We need dads to contribute to the NHS Maternity Review - to share their thoughts on how well or badly maternity services engaged with them before, during and after their children’s births. Let's get dads' voices heard! Check out the survey here. The deadline is November 15. |
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New pilot for first-time dad & mum programme
The Fatherhood Institute has trained the first cohort of Lambeth Early Action Partnership (LEAP) facilitators to prepare them to deliver a pilot of Family Foundations - our highly evaluated 'team parenting' programme - in two wards in Lambeth, starting in January.
Family Foundations is an evidence based seven-session ante- and postnatal programme for couples expecting their first child together. The course teaches simple, effective tools for couples to work on their relationship, in ways that will benefit their child. Find out more here.
LEAP is a partnership between National Children's Bureau, Lambeth Council and other statutory and voluntary agencies, funded by the Big Lottery Better Start programme. |
New party pledges equal parental leave
The Women's Equality Party will campaign for mums and dads to be individually eligible to six weeks' parental leave paid at 90% of salary. Families would receive a further 10 months' shareable leave at a statutory pay rate. Check out its policy document here. |
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