http://fatherandchild.org.nz No tagline being used Wed, 01 Jul 2009 00:12:11 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Father & Child Trust is looking for fathers who have day-to-day care of at least one child eight years or under in either Christchurch or Auckland. The Trust is conducting what is believed to be the first study in New Zealand on the circumstances, issues and support of solo fathers ... http://fatherandchild.org.nz/2009/07/solo-fathers-needed-for-fc-research/ Father & Child has once again been shortlisted as one of six charities with a chance to win a donation of about $15,000 from Sovereign Sunshine. The donation will go to the charity with the most votes. Voting requires registration (to avoid double-voting): www.sovereignsunshine.co.nz. http://fatherandchild.org.nz/2009/07/help-us-win-15000/ After three weeks of somewhat disrupted service, Christchurch Father & Child Trust have found a new father support worker. Fathers dropping in at the Trust's Hereford Street premises had found themselves facing closed doors during late March and early April more than we would have liked, as coordinator Harald Breiding-Buss ... http://fatherandchild.org.nz/2009/05/new-father-support-worker-in-chch/ Christchurch Father & Child support worker Jonathan Young said that he knows of 'a lot of 15 and 16-year-old parents that are a hell of a lot better than 40-year old parents' in today's Press, which features one of Father & Child's supported teen dads, Jordan Cairns, on the cover. ... http://fatherandchild.org.nz/2009/02/fc-worker-defends-teen-fatherhood-in-media/ New Zealand has internationally high rates of children attending childcare or pre-school education facilities. According to a new UNICEF report card from the Innocenti Research Centre 32% of 0-3 year old New Zealand children are enrolled in childcare, compared to an OECD average of 24%. For 3-6 year olds the ... http://fatherandchild.org.nz/2009/02/high-rates-of-childcare-uptake-in-nz/ University of Auckland researchers from the Department of Psychology are conducting a study on attitudes towards genetic testing for unborn babies. "This research is important as understanding how people feel about whether or not to undertake prenatal genetic testing is crucial in order to assist them through the process. Data collected ... http://fatherandchild.org.nz/2009/01/genetic-testing-research/ The Lottery Grants Board declined an application by Father & Child Trust and Canterbury University researcher Jeffrey Gage for funding to conduct research on single custodial fathers with small children. Although single custodial fathers form 18% of single parent families in New Zealand they never seem to have been researched ... http://fatherandchild.org.nz/2009/01/research-on-solo-dads-declined/ Radio NZ National's 9 to noon programme helped Father & Child Trust raise awareness for postnatal depression in men. Father and Child Auckland Coordinator Brendon Smith and Wellington-based Board member and GP Mark Stephenson featured in a 20-minute segment on the topic, in which both the personal and the clinical ... http://fatherandchild.org.nz/2008/12/male-pnd-natrad/ The Families Commission has contracted Christchurch researchers Research First led by Carl Davidson to undertake a literature review of fathers research and a representative survey on Kiwi dads. This will be the first study on any aspect of fatherhood since 1999 involving more than a handful of respondents. The Commission wants ... http://fatherandchild.org.nz/2008/11/families-commission-researching-dads/ Father and Child Trust were very proud to be at the Parent and Child Show last weekend in Auckland. Our small stand was the first time a dedicated fathers group was present, and our position between the main stage and the cafeteria gave us great foot traffic. We shared songs to ... http://fatherandchild.org.nz/2008/11/our-spot-where-the-dads-got-to-stop/