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Category: Fatherhood

Domestic abuse against men. Can you help with this research?

What do we know about the impact of domestic abuse on men? Is it taken seriously and do male victims get the support they require? How do the police respond to reports of domestic abuse against a man? This is the subject of a new academic study being led by psychology and sociology expert Anita

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Inkly #InDadsShoes charity competition

With Father’s Day fast approaching, many of us are probably thinking about what card to get Dad. But did you know, it’s now possible to buy a handwritten, personalised card, all through your mobile phone, using a clever app called Inkly? Better still, you can take part in Inkly’s fantastic #InDadsShoes competition for a chance

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Should we do more to consider the mental health of new fathers?

Can you get the connection between all of the following; Supergrass, Radiohead, Ride, Lewis Carroll. J.R.R. Tolkein, Bill Clinton, Chelsea Clinton, Margaret Thatcher, Ed Milliband, Iris Murdoch, Camilla Long? All either hail from Oxford or were educated there. You can add to that list a superb but little known reggae band called Makating plus my

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Living life on the Daddy Track

There was a very interesting feature in Saturday’s Telegraph about a relatively new concept called the Daddy Track. It hails from the United States and in very basic terms, the Daddy Track is the career path taken by men who leave the workforce to care for their children. You probably won’t be surprised to hear

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Dads don’t babysit; it’s called parenting

I’ve just taken delivery of this t-shirt. It’s something of a cult item amongst us stay at home dads that’s been produced and sold by the US-Based National At Home Dad Network (NAHDN). As you can perhaps tell, the NAHDN wants to get the message across that dads don’t babysit. Unfortunately it is something I

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