Getting prepared to support your partner in labour is an important stage in your journey to parenthood. It’s essential that both parents are supported during this major life event. We want you have a positive experience of meeting your baby and connecting as a family. Supporting your partner during labour is a tall order! You are often there with many…
What is Baby Buddy 2.0 There’s an old saying that goes: “You can get there quickly alone, and further together.. Well there is a new app that provides support for New Dads. In 2011, Best Beginnings conceived the idea for an app that supports parents on their journey through pregnancy until their child’s first birthday. Ten years on, Baby Buddy…
Dad Chats Live – Equal Parental Leave. Today we were joined by Rob Simpson who works for @avivauk. Aviva have scrapped paternity leave, two weeks just aren’t enough – Aviva recognised this and have an excellent new policy. At Aviva all staff are entitled to equal parental leave when they have a child. This means that fathers can take up to…
After another weird year many of of us are raring to go out this summer! I’m Susie, from Wiki Places For Kids, and I have put the work into finding the best days out with dad for you! I tried to keep it to less than 10, but it wasn’t happening! There are too many amazing places to go! So…
Sleep training can be a tricky subject for parents. From when to start, to how to start… hopefully this guide will help! Sleep forms such an essential part of mental well-being. Good sleep helps us regulate our emotions, allows for more empathy and critical thinking. Or what is otherwise known as executive functioning. Conversely, poor sleep affects our emotions, our…
If you’d asked me 13 years ago when my son was born if there was a need for a community to support dads I would have said ‘No I’m good’. But in hindsight the need for fathers to have a support network is immense. The narrative for men has, for far too long, been one that perpetuates a bravado and…
Outdoor Play – the real reasons why it is great for your children, and for you! When you think of the outdoors, you might think of sunny days, rainy days, big cuddles or wet socks. Fighting with your little ones to put on their coat or breathing in that fresh air! But did you know that there are many other…
Mark Williams talks about his own experiences with post natal depression, why dads need more perinatal mental health support and how to get it. As a new dad, I had no idea about post natal depression. Nor did I know about why dads need more perinatal mental health support, or how to get it. In 2004, I suffered my first…
Dad Chats Live – This week Nigel discussed Men’s Perinatal Mental Health with Mark Williams from @fathers_mentalhealthMark is a well known figure in the UK when it comes to mental health and men. He is the founder of Fathers Reaching Out – an organization with a mission to prevent, treat and spread awareness about fathers’ mental health. Mark is also the…
Simon O’Mara and the team from APP tell us everything you need to know about postpartum psychosis as a father. I had never heard of Postpartum Psychosis before having children. But it would shortly become one of the biggest learning experiences I’d ever endured. In the first couple of weeks after my wife gave birth, I’d noticed subtle changes in…
