My Illness
Our CEO DAVID DRYSDALE shares some shocking personal news – and looks at the road ahead for Fathers Network Scotland and the Year of the Dad.
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The Lost Son
Birth parents never forget the children they have lost to adoption. ROB BROWN tells the moving story of his search for the son he thought he’d never meet.
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Playing for Keeps
Playing with our kids is not only fun, but crucial for strong families. NICK THORPE hears how one pioneering organisation has engaged dads as well as mums in building strong bonds with their children.
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Your Brain on Porn
NICK THORPE examines emerging evidence of the havoc internet pornography can wreak in our brains, our relationships – and our children.
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Mind your language!
Careless words can reinforce prejudice. But guest blogger IAN MAXWELL from Families Need Fathers Scotland found that a timely challenge can reframe the debate.
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Shared Parental Leave
In the coming year a multitude of dads will get the opportunity for unprecedented involvement with their newborn children. NICK THORPE offers a primer on Shared Parental Leave and its exciting implications.
Read moreAppearing in Person
in that little scented dented hollow in the pillow i lay my head where he lies each night
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Calling public sector dads!
Are you a dad working in the Public Sector with a child aged 5 or younger and a working partner?
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Dads Behind Bars
In a rare visit to Greenock prison, NICK THORPE talks to inmates and facilitators on a Mellow Dads pilot project – about their struggles, strategies and parenting breakthroughs.
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Exile in a strange land
COLM BLACK talks honestly about the effect of burnout – and the everyday struggles of being a dad at home.
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