Sentences with phrase «many young fathers»

I was a young father, learning the ropes.

And, I was a young father of four kids — not sleeping much and dealing with soiled diapers at home.

Over seven days in the last week of June, the Globe recounted everything from the tribulations Romney's great - grandparents faced as Mormon pioneers to the now - famous incident in which Mitt as a young father loaded his wife and five sons into a station wagon, loaded the family dog into crate strapped to the top of the station wagon, and proceeded to embark on 12 - hour journey, stopping only when the eldest son noticed doggie diarrhea streaming down the rear window.

When I was young my Father would tell me that I was unconditionally loved.

(He used terms like «Heavenly Father» and «free agency,» he was a young father with lots of kids born close together, his family was from «out west,» and he was teaching his daughter Portuguese.)

Christians are being urged to pray for calm after the death of a young father following a police chase... More

To a young Father John Egan on his first visit to the IAF office, Alinsky gave this advice: «Decide early whether you want to be a bishop or a pastor — everything follows from that.»

Though Staupitz had also got Karlstadt a Wittenberg doctorate early in life, and young Father Wenceslaus Link in 1511, it was unusual for a man to aim at a doctorate so early, and after such a short and narrow experience, unless destined for high position.

The man next to him, either his young father or older brother, told him how awful Derby people are in general.

The Texas Fragile Families demonstration project, for example, has succeeded in improving workforce participation and employment prospects for young fathers despite substantial barriers — not only in the young men themselves, but in local employment and training programmes which were found to be ill - set - up to support them (Romo et al, 2004).

My advice for young fathers out there — and I was one of them, so I'm going to talk to myself, if I can for a second — is don't sweat the small stuff, and it's all small stuff.

For more details about the reality of young fatherhood in the UK, read the Fatherhood Institute's Research Summary on Young Fathers.

I am a young father in my mid-twenties, I love my son, however I have always really disliked babies.

Stop bashing young dads — and support them to help their children The Fatherhood Institute calls on government - funded services aimed at supporting parents to identify and support young fathers as well as young mothers, rather than dismiss them as «feckless» and reduce their role to that of cash providers.

(vi) engage particularly with groups of fathers who previously have been excluded from services and whose children are at risk of poor outcomes — including young fathers and black and minority ethnic fathers;

The latest news about research, policy and practice relating to work with young fathers, including resources to support work with young dads by professionals and practitioners across a range of disciplines.

The Fatherhood Institute calls on government - funded services aimed at supporting parents to identify and support young fathers as well as young mothers, rather than dismiss them as «feckless» and reduce their role to that of cash providers.

«Recent figures suggest many dedicated dads» groups are under threat from funding cuts ** — but all children's centres and similar services should, as part of their mainstream service, be routinely offering young fathers support around employment and training; budgeting; and preparation for fatherhood.»

Case study (Young Fathers): Mainstreaming engagement in a Teenage Pregnancy Service Mainstreaming engagement with young fathers in its service for young parents is a serious concern for Hull's Teenage Pregnancy Support Service.

The film is of very high quality and can be used to awaken health and other family professionals, as well as young fathers and mothers, and their wider families, to young fathers» potential in their children's lives.

As well as educating practitioners, the New Dads project endeavours to engage with young fathers and mothers.

Young fathers really do respond well to the right support, delivered in the right way.

Hit the Ground Crawling — the UK version of a groundbreaking American ante-natal peer support programme for dads - to - be — has been found to be very effective with young fathers.

The TSA has a long history of assessing work with young fathers, and have produced a number of excellent publications in this area

The group of young fathers who made the film met on a young dads - to - be course, run by Mike White of U-Too, a not - for - profit company.

For others, this would not be advisable — but steps can still be taken to optimise the presence of the young fathers in their children's lives.

There is also a Supporting Young Fathers Network Forum.

The report features six case studies of young fathers» journeys through different aspects of family services, from maternity services onwards.

Its Supporting Young Fathers microsite aims to spread the word about good practice and innovative approaches to work with young dads in England.

Young fathers (aged 16 - 24) are some of the most invisible, marginalised and vulnerable parents in the UK.

There were also issues around responsibility — we have had debates around whether young fathers are taking on enough responsibility and how much they are culpable for the fact that they don't get the same access to services as mums do.»

This article was written for the Young Fathers Network site developed and maintained (2007 - 11) by Young People in Focus (YPF — Registered charity No: 800223).

Adrienne Burgess, joint chief executive of the Fatherhood Institute, welcomed the report: «It is so important that we do all we can to help young fathers, as well as young mothers, forge strong, positive relationships with their children.

Young fathers need more support to help them develop and maintain a positive presence in their children's lives, according to a new report by a coalition of family support organisations including the Fatherhood Institute.

The aim is to produce in - depth knowledge about the life chances of young fathers and their children for professional practice and policy by using qualitative longitudinal research methods.

Matt describes the hospitals» booking - in current procedures as far more father - friendly than previously; young fathers are actively sought and the New Dad project has a presence at antenatal clinics, including at 12 - week ultrasound scans.

These include courses for expectant fathers, an Expectant Fathers Training Pack to enable you to run such courses yourselves, and an Expectant Fathers DVD; a booklet «Young father?

A case study about this project first appeared on the Trust for the Study of Adolescence's Supporting Young Fathers microsite.

It conveys the voices of the young fathers themselves and of those working with them, and explores how practitioners can most effectively assist the young men in the often complex and difficult issues they have to deal with.

YOUNG fathers from west Wiltshire have created a film to try and dispel some of the negative ideas people have about them.

Young Fathers Network The Young Fathers Network, based in Devon, is a free online network through which young dads and their workers can access advice, pass on information and check out what services are available near them.

Being a young father (24 yrs) my oldest is 9 months old and twins comming in 20 weeks (same mother) this article was so helpful I just pray I don't have to ever deal with being separated from my babies I've gained such a great relationship with my rugrat and can't wait for the other 2 but me and my gf are always on the rocks and custody has came up once or twice.

It draws lessons from two pilot projects, which ran from 2000 until 2003 in Wolverhampton and Rotherham, and which aimed to support young fathers to enable them to keep in touch with their children.

Contrary to common belief, many young fathers have real strengths; and the stereotype of the young buck who impregnates the neighbourhood is largely an urban myth: the single most powerful predictor of adolescent fatherhood is being involved in a long - term relationship with the baby's mother (Hanson et al, 1989).

One young father said to Derby Family Nurse and Supervisor Sue Perkins: «you are the very first person who has been positive about this baby.»

Positive role modeling was observed, with the young fathers able to meet some of the child's needs.

Over the past few years, Sure Start Plus Nottingham (a specialist service working with teenage parents) has had considerable contact with young fathers, developing a range of strategies to engage with them and increase their visibility.

Practitioners were also clear that groupwork is not appropriate for more chaotic young fathers; and that most young fathers need prior and continuing one - on - one engagement with professionals.

Some projects and agencies say that with careful focused planning, starting young fathers work is not always as difficult as it first appears.

Others have been personal and individual — from devising customized action plans to support young fathers in custody (as well as their child / ren and family outside), to weekend «residentials» for young couples at Nottingham's own holiday resort, Centre Parcs.