Research report Sep 2020
Life during COVID-19: Dads spend more quality time with kids
This report shows how due to the COVID-19 pandemic many dads were available to spend more time with their kids than usual.
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Research report Sep 2020
This report shows how due to the COVID-19 pandemic many dads were available to spend more time with their kids than usual.
Webinar Jul 2020
This webinar discussed how practitioners can engage with fathers who use domestic and family violence.
Short article Feb 2024
This resource developed with Emerging Minds explores the research evidence on how fathers’ engagement can influence their children’s mental health. Specifically, it explores the effects of fathers’ warm and responsive parenting on their children’s mental health. This resource also provides insights into how practitioners and services can support fathers to display more warm and responsive behaviours to promote positive mental health in their children.
Practice guide Feb 2024
This resource developed with Emerging Minds explores the research evidence on how fathers’ involvement can influence their children’s mental health. Specifically, the resource explores the effects of fathers positively engaging with and caring for their children. It also provides insights into how practitioners and services can support fathers to engage positively with their children.
Short article Feb 2024
This short article developed with Emerging Minds outlines how fathers’ approaches to setting limits and managing behaviour can affect child mental health. This article also provides considerations for practitioners to support effective practice with fathers and other caregivers.
Practice guide Feb 2024
This resource developed with Emerging Minds outlines how fathers can influence their child’s mental health through play. It describes various types of child–father play and their association with child mental health. The article also provides considerations for practitioners who work with fathers and other caregivers to support positive child development and mental health through encouraging child–father play.
Webinar Apr 2024
This webinar will discuss how to work collaboratively with families to engage with their ‘village’ and promote infant and toddler mental health.
Short article Jun 2019
This article is adapted from a presentation given at the AIFS 2018 Conference: Fathers at Work symposium.
Policy and practice paper Jun 2017
An exploration of strategies to engage and address issues for family members who are continuing to live with domestic violence.
Research snapshot May 2019
This article shows that while mothers’ work circumstances change considerably after having a child, fathers’ tend to change very little.