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Newcastle dads

Welcome to our dads' section of the website, we're glad you are here! Lots of the other information on the website will be useful for you, but here we try to look at things from your perspective. 

We want to be sure we are getting it right for fathers and male carers. We would love to hear from you about your experiences with services across the city. 

  • What do we do well? 
  • What could we do better? 
  • What can we do more of?

Let us know by completing a quick questionnaire

 If you are a dad or male carer we can offer you things like; 

  • A one-to-one assessment to help us understand what you need – then we can create a plan of support tailored to you
  • Signposting - and connecting with other services to get support that works for you
  • Emotional support and practical advice
  • Advocacy – giving young dads a voice

Who to contact? 

Sarah Robson: Fathers and Male Carers Enhanced Service Coordinator

Email: sarah.robson@barnardos.org.uk

Mobile: 07565 013506

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Dads are welcome too!

All of the activities and groups on this site are for parents and carer, of any gender. Dads are welcome too! 

If you want to chat about what to expect, you can contact the organiser directly. If you don't feel comfortable contacting direct you can chat to Sarah about what might work best for your family. 

Your toolkit

Browse our headings below, hopefully we've got the information you need. You can also pop into one of our buildings and chat to a member of staff.

Find your nearest family hub

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Pregnancy

Congratulations, you're going to be a dad. Find out how you can support your baby's mother and yourself during this exciting time, and how to plan for your baby. 

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Getting to know your newborn

Congratulations! Find more information about feeding your baby, learn about your baby's brain development and find top tips on how to support your baby's mother. 

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Preparing for baby

There's lots to think about with a baby on the way from the things that you need, planning your paternity leave and more. 

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The toddler years

Soon your little baby will be walking and talking and you'll see their personality more and more each day. Find activities and things to do with your child. 

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Birth

Get prepared for labour and delivery, find out what to pack in a hospital bag and what to expect after the birth. 

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Further support

Having a baby is a big change for you and your baby's mother. It can affect your relationship, your mental health and more. Find out what is available near you to help. 

Dad's wellbeing

Useful links

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Things to do

Things to do families with children of all ages. From baby and toddler groups to youth clubs to support for you health and wellbeing.  

Things to do - activities and groups
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DigiDad

DigiDAD is an online E-Learning platform full of father friendly content. Why not register for their accredited courses? Browse their videos? Or check out some of their podcasts? Developed by North East Young Dads and Lads. 

DigiDad

Useful links

Who Let The Dads Out, a playgroup for dads
North East Young Dads and Lads
The Owl Tree Cafe
Tiny Lives - Dads' Team
Healthy Relationships

Practitioner Resources

Barnardo’s Fathers and Male Carers Enhanced Service explained.  

The “Fathers and Male Carers Enhanced Service”, offers a strategic focus on embedding Father and Male Carer inclusive practice citywide. 

Our role is to help and support partners across the Community Family Offer to deliver and improve accessibility for Fathers and Male Carers. 

What we can offer in partnership with organisations is: 

  • Looking at current service delivery to help recognise possible gaps and potential opportunities to be more inclusive of Fathers and Male Carers. 
  • Contribute to identifying useful mechanisms around ensuring service systems and processes can gather information that they need on the Fathers and Male Carers that they want to help.
  • Support the service to look at ways in which they can effectively reach, engage and support Fathers and Male Carers.
  • Identify what workforce development needs there could be for staff and how these can be addressed to raise confidence, knowledge and understanding of working with Fathers and Male Carers. 
  • Explore effective ways in which the service can gain feedback from Father’s and Male Carers that they want to hear from. 

For more information please contact: Sarah Robson, Fathers and Male Carers Enhanced Service Coordinator. Email: sarah.robson@barnardos.org.uk

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