North East Young Dads and Lads (NEYDL) is a unique youth support service that is dedicated to helping young men and young fathers to play an active and meaningful role in the lives of their children, within families and wider society.
The Think Dad! Toolkit, co-created with young fathers and developed with professionals and services in mind who want to improve how they work with young fathers.
On 20th February 2023 the FYFF team and the North East Young Dads and Lads (NEDYL) launched the ‘Think Dad!’ Toolkit, co-created with young fathers and developed with professionals and services in mind who want to improve how they work with young fathers (aged 25 and under).
This interactive toolkit contains resources, activities, and advice about how professionals might employ father-inclusive approaches to practice that will benefit mums and children, as well as dads. Foregrounding the voices and experiences of young fathers, the resource also provides guidance for improved support for fathers more generally.
This toolkit was developed by North East Young Dads and Lads with support from the Following Young Fathers Further research team at the University of Lincoln. The co-creation team included young fathers and peer researchers and of the North East Young Dads and Lads, both of whom are committed to improving the parenting and support experiences of young men who become a parent at an early age.
North East Young Dads and Lads (NEYDL) is a unique youth support service that is dedicated to helping young men and young fathers to play an active and meaningful role in the lives of their children, within families and wider society.
The online launch was attended by 160+ attendees who joined us to learn more about the toolkit and to discuss father-inclusive practice. If you weren’t able to attend the webinar, you can watch the recording here:
We are keen to understand if you have used the toolkit and how it has influenced your everyday practice. Please complete our survey to help us to track the impact of our work:
https://www.digidad.uk/father-inclusive-toolkit/
We are extremely grateful both to the Imagine Foundation and Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne & Wear NHS Foundation Trust for funding this much needed and timely resource.