Find something useful for the stage you are in today. Start with a task, a question or a worry, rather than trying to become an expert in everything at once.
Need support with your own wellbeing, money or safety? Go straight to Dad Resources and UK support services.
Newborn care and the first year
- Helping your newborn sleep – settling, normal waking and safer sleep.
- Coping with broken nights – sharing care and protecting rest.
- Bathing a newborn – preparation, support and supervision.
- Changing a nappy – a practical care routine.
- Dummies and thumb sucking – soothing and stopping dummy use.
- Your child’s vaccination appointments – finding the current official schedule.
- Food allergy and intolerance – recognising concerns and finding help.
Toddlers and communication
- Speech and language around 12 months – everyday interaction and where to raise concerns.
- Development around 18 months – play and support without comparing every milestone.
- Avoiding comparisons between siblings – responding to each child as an individual.
- When your child keeps asking why – making room for curiosity.
School-age children and family life
- Encouraging reading – a small shared habit.
- Respect, boundaries and asking for help – lessons to discuss together.
- Homemade playdough – adult preparation and supervised play.
- Halloween milk-bottle ghosts – a seasonal craft using battery LEDs.
- Family days out – visits and ideas from the site.
Older children and teenagers
Respect, privacy and the ability to ask for help still matter as children get older. Start with boundaries and speaking up and avoiding sibling comparisons. For professional advice about a child’s health or wellbeing, use the services linked on Dad Resources.
For school and family decisions, read supporting your child after GCSE results, school-absence fines in England and gaming, age ratings and family boundaries.
Fatherhood, bonding, work and rights
- When your child only wants mum – rejection, attachment and staying present as a dad.
- Work and family time – a realistic weekly plan for dads.
- Paternity leave in the UK – what dads get now and the latest six-week reform proposal.
- Child maintenance – payment options and official UK routes.
Looking after yourself as a dad
- Mental health support for new dads – recognising when you need help.
- Supporting someone who may be suicidal – urgent help and what to say.
- Domestic abuse support for men – specialist UK services.
- Making room for yourself – a personal reflection on dad time.
These articles offer practical starting points and personal perspectives. For health, financial or legal decisions, follow the relevant professional or official guidance linked in the article.
Updated 10 September 2026. Sources used for the guidance are linked above.
