CHILDREN’S MINISTER: CALL ON SERVICES TO BETTER SUPPORT DADS
source: http://www.dcsf.gov.uk/pns/DisplayPN.cgi?pn_id=2008_0254
Children’s Minister Beverley Hughes today announced a ‘Think Fathers’ campaign to dispel the myth that dads are the ‘invisible parent’. Research the Government is publishing today shows that public, health and family services across the board need to go much further in recognising and working with fathers.
Kick-starting a debate at the Family and Parenting Institute, Beverley Hughes wants to build up the expectation of fathers’ involvement within public services - from birth, through children’s centres in the early years and in schools - and within society more generally.
With research showing that children who grow up with strong father figures are less likely to get into crime, take drugs; grow up with mental health problems or struggle to form relationships, the Children’s Minister announced that the Government will be working with the Fatherhood Institute to look at how to better support dads and encourage them to play an active role in their families.
To push forward the debate on active fatherhood, the campaign will:
- For the first time to bring together employers, children’s services, practitioners and voluntary organisations to look at what more can be done to give dads the support they need
- Publish a ‘Think Fathers’ guide to help children’s services to improve the way they work with dads
- Hold a ‘Think Fathers’ summit to encourage public services, professionals and the voluntary sector to look distinctively at fathers – not just generically at parents
- Launch an online ‘Dads Dialogue’, with fathers, mothers and children creating a user-generated collection of views, feelings, anecdotes and memories about fatherhood, family policy, challenges and successes.
Beverley Hughes said:
“All children need active and engaged fathers and we must do all we can to make sure they get one. Today I want to start the debate about what we can all do to help get dads more involved. The ‘Think Fathers’ campaign is a fantastic start and over the coming months I am looking forward to building up a coalition who can help us drive this forward including Government, the Fatherhood Institute, practitioners and children’s services.
“Together, we can bring home the messages to families, public services and the voluntary services that parental responsibilities should be shared equally among parents and we can reverse the outdated and out of touch assumption that dads a bolt-on family accessory – nice to have but not essential.”
Editor's Notes
This press notice relates to 'England'
Research published today entitled ‘How Fathers can be Better Recognised and Supported through DCSF Policy’ is available from www.dcsf.gov.uk
Contact Details
Public Enquiries 0870 000 2288, info@dcsf.gsi.gov.uk
Press Notice 2008/0254
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Discrimination, and
Invigoration
Of ill-will.It has never been more politically correct,
Fashionable, and
Trendy
Than of late,
To denigrate Fatherly love.Heaven help us.
Why else might AG Mike Cox suggest children draw decrepit images of their fathers?
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Why, of course, for the "best interest of children."
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With sincerity of expression, good-will and concern,
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As long as it pays,
to hate,
Discriminate, and
Invigorate,
Ill-will;Such facade,
Of compassion,
Props as mere,
False libation.Extortion,
Racketeering, and
Embezzlement,
Should never be couched,
Upon best interests of children,
Nor upon any Child of the Almighty.Yet,
Tis thus the state,
Of our States,
On the Dole.IV-mainliners need be brought to light;
Not further rewarded or enabled.But as with many an addict,
They care little,
For the victims,
Of their crimes.And so if falls,
Upon our shoulders,
To educate,
Of the state,
Of our States,
On the Dole.This is your State on Dough.
Any questions?If you ask me,
Fatherly, motherly, brotherly, sisterly, parental love,
Remains constant,
What remains foul to such,
May be that of an axis of concern,
Perhaps more egregious,
Than that of more recently esteemed,
Public renderings.May light, not fright, bring sight, for might, to right, these dark nights, in plight of lost rights.
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