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Welcome to Father and Child Trust

Happier Dads and Families

Upset? Confused? Depressed? Problems with the law?
…or just need more information about being a dad?

We are just a phone call, email, or visit away:
Auckland Christchurch Wellington

Personal or group support for all dads…

Getting ready for baby
Fun after baby is born
Mum or dad not happy?
Family Situation issues
Guardianship or shared care
Loss, grief or big decisions
CYFs, mediation or the Law
Discovering Fatherhood Course
Our Anger Management Course

Learn…

How dads can help during pregnancy
Why it’s vital to bond with your baby
Why touch and play are important
How to co parent and work as a team
How other dads or advocates can help
You are not alone – meet other solo dads
Why it’s great to stay an involved dad
Strategies, with or without the law

Being an involved Dad is Great!
Let us help make it more fun.

Typical Outcomes for our clients…

Better informed expecting Dads
Involved-from-day-one new Dads
Dads support breast feeding and bonding
Understand the benefits of safe and rough play
Couples who survive post-natal issues together
Parents and families cooperating – co-parenting
Good discipline removal of anger from parenting
At Home dads less alone and more happy focused
Teen Dads actually take up their parenting role
Solo Dads confident full charge of their children
CYFs, lawyers incl Dads + whanau in child plans
Dads are empowered: to work with their families
Advocacy in Mediation, WINZ/IRD, CYFs FGC legal
Fathers are supported through separation
Men helped thru depression, grief, loss, delays
Parenting difficulties are resolved
Upset, anxiety or frustration abated
Blended Family Situations assisted
Special needs children’s Dads helped
Peer support as Dads help each other
Family relationships agreements established
Discovering Fatherhood courses are completed
Anger Management Courses are completed
Mauri Ora Circle support groups attended

2016 Father & Child Christmas BBQ

The Fatherhood Institute

Father’s Day: listen to us on BBC Radio 4 Archive Hour June 26, 2017
In this show, comedian Mark Thomas examines how the image of dad has been made and re-made over the decades – supported by the Fatherhood Institute’s joint CEO and head of research, Adrienne Burgess and others.
Check out our free resources for Fathers’ Story Week June 11, 2017
Fathers’ Story Week is upon us – creating an opportunity for schools and early years centres to take part in an annual celebration of fatherhood, from 11-18 June 2017.
Are dads too lazy around the house? June 3, 2017
A comic strip by a French cartoonist, showing how mothers bear the ‘mental load’ of running the household, went viral last week.
Men In The Early Years (#MITEY) May 12, 2017
Men In The Early Years #MITEY is a campaign the Fatherhood Institute is developing, to help increase the diversity and gender balance of the early years workforce.
Could EU plans hold key to UK parenting leave reform post-Brexit? May 3, 2017
Jeremy Davies writes: Parenting leave experts always knew that Shared Parental Leave (SPL) would disappoint. The international evidence is clear: if governments are serious about encouraging large numbers of fathers to take substantial periods of leave during the baby’s first year (as they should be if they are serious about tackling the gender pay gap […]

Father & Child News

June 22, 2017
Mental Health Services for Fathers With International Fathers’ Mental Health Day on June 19th 2017, Mark Williams of Fathers Reaching O...
June 15, 2017
International Fathers Mental Health Day Mon 19th June This is Men's Health Month, and we know that Men’s Mental Health is usually dependant on our father ...
April 10, 2017
Should Fathers Be Allowed Overnight on Post-natal Wards? Brendon Smith was interviewed by Kathryn Ryan on Nine to Noon today. Two of the country's DHBs are r...
March 28, 2017
Maori Fathers, Young and Older, Wanted For Interviews in Auckland Maori fathers are encouraged to be interviewed for a research study being conducted throughout the c...
February 16, 2017
One in 25 men experience post-natal depression Brendon on TV New research reveals as many as one in 25 New Zealand men experienced post-natal depression. Father ...
December 24, 2016
Thanks for Saving Father And Child Trust… Again! Father and Child Trust has survived many tricky years. Funding a nationwide support network with rel...