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Welcome to 'Dadstagram': how are UK fathers represented on social media?
Guest blog written by Dr Jai Mackenzie, Birmingham Newman University My research explores how gender and family roles are shaped and...
Jul 18, 20244 min read


The UK needs to recognise the costs and benefits of ‘own household fathers’
Our social security and child maintenance systems should acknowledge that many fathers not living with their child full-time, incur costs...
Feb 19, 20243 min read

The kids are alright: Adolescents and their fathers in the UK
When we first thought of applying to the Nuffield Foundation for funding to explore relationships between fathers and their adolescents...
Nov 20, 20234 min read


Let’s celebrate involved fatherhood this International Women’s Day
The Fatherhood Institute’s vision is of a society that gives all children a strong and positive relationship with their father and any...
Mar 7, 20235 min read


Working effectively with fathers to reduce parental conflict
The quality of the relationship between parents – and specifically how they communicate and relate to each other – has a significant...
Mar 22, 20226 min read


How to talk about 'mums and dads' without excluding 'non-traditional' families
One of the points we stress in our work is the importance of actively using the ‘F’ word (Father) in any letters, posters, papers,...
Nov 26, 20144 min read


Bringing Fathers In: the background
Our 2012 review, Fatherhood: Parenting Programmes and Policy – A Critical Review of Best Practice (available via the resources section of...
Nov 15, 20142 min read
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