Dads might run the danger of delayed ‘crashing’ after the Canterbury Earthquake. Many of the men we have seen at Chch Father & Child recently report high anxiety levels in their partners and their children, especially daughters. Dads have taken on the role of the stable ‘rock in the storm’ for their families as the […]
Here in Auckland the close relationship we have developed with the Onehunga office of CYF is helping to ensure that dads get the recognition and support they deserve. This is from an article by Janie Smith in the Auckland City Harbour News on 3rd September 2010: CYF Onehunga site manager Barbara Thomson says fathers play […]
Teen dads are probably the first fathers to ever be mentioned in a New Zealand budget. The government set aside $750,000 over four years to re-train the service sector to better include teen fathers in existing services for teen ‘parents’. This is part of about $15 million in funding for teen parents over the next […]
A new book is available for first-time fathers looking for information on the first year of their baby. The ‘manual’ was written by three Wellington dads, who set up the web site ‘DIY Father’ in 2006 and did some fulltime baby caring themselves. Meanwhile Father & Child’s publication New Babies Edition, which is being distributed […]
Funding for father services in New Zealand remains marginal after both national and local government funders have declined parting with money for solid project proposals by the Father & Child Trust. The Trust is the only legal entity in New Zealand providing on-the-ground services specifically for fathers and the children in their care. S.K.I.P., a […]
