Preorder our forthcoming book, DAD We are so pleased to announce that our new book, DAD is available to preorder now! It’s been such a journey from the initial idea over 2 years ago, to our crowdfunding campaign in November 2020 to this point now Read More …
Raising a child with special needs When we were waiting for our third child to be born in 2012, I knew what to expect. Our two girls were already 8 and 10; with them both, I’d taken my two weeks’ parental leave topped up with Read More …
Your ‘A’ game For many of us, being a dad in lockdown has sometimes meant feeling like we have to bring our ‘A’ game to every part of our lives. Perhaps, back in March 2020, this seemed like an exciting situation. A chance to embrace Read More …
By Catherine Hine, chief executive FASTN Men and women care equally about how the workplace impacts on fast-changing families, our recent research shows. This finding challenges tired and outdated stereotypes of dads rushing off to pursue careers while casting hardly a glance over their shoulder Read More …
EVENT: Festival of Fatherhood – Monday 21st December This has been a transformational year for fatherhood as we’ve seen massive changes to how we work, the dads’ role in pregnancy/labour and how we raise our children in the aftermath of the murder of George Floyd. Read More …
On Wednesday 2nd December at 8.30 pm (on Zoom), we’ll be holding an event on dads and mental health. It’s a safe space for conversation – no pressure, no expectation, just humans connecting, sharing and having a chat! We would love to see you there, Read More …
EVENT: ‘Dads & Masculinity’ – a safe space for conversation Join us at this informal men’s only discussion to look at how the social construct of masculinity impacts us as men and dads We’ll have a few speakers and a casual, informal conversation. Weds 25th Read More …