Finding out you are going to be a dad can be both exciting and scary! To help you, our young dads – who’ve all been there before – have created a short 6-part course covering the essentials you need to know about pregnancy, birth and bonding with your new baby!

Episodes 1-6

1. So, you’re going to be a parent!
2. Trimesters, scans, and due date
3. Healthy, happy pregnancy
4. Together through pregnancy and being a birthing partner.
5. Going into labour
6. The first few days

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“Here are the clues – crying, fist sucking, murmuring and rooting! This can only mean one thing; your baby is hungry!” To help you become a lean, keen, milk-feeding machine, our young dads, who’ve all been there before, have created a 3-part Feeding Your Baby parenting course, covering the essential information you need to know about breastfeeding, expressing milk and using formula. Whatever way you feed your baby; this course will support you through the messy but fun world of baby feeding.

Episodes 1-3

1. Breastfeeding
2. Expressing milk
3. Infant formula

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“Well congratulations, you are now officially a DAD!” It’s time to roll your sleeves up and get hands-on with your baby. To help you become a black belt in practical parenting skills, our experienced young dads have created a 5-part parenting course covering key skills you will need to master in the first 6 months of being a parent. With handy tips on holding, changing, and bathing baby, and much more, this course is perfect for new dads finding their feet!

Episodes 1-5

1. I’m a Dad now – Do’s and Don’ts
2. Holding baby
3. Changing a nappy
4. Bathing baby
5. Safe sleeping

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So, you’ve mastered the baby basics, and your baby is growing fast! It’s never too soon to plan ahead and get ready for the next stage in your Dad-adventure! And it won’t be too long before your baby gets more adventurous too as they learn to sit, shuffle and explore the home. To help you become a black belt in practical parenting skills, watch our 5-part parenting course covering what you can expect when your baby reaches 6-to-12-months old. Our young dads share their insights about:

Episodes 1-5

1. The milestones
2. Childproofing your home
3. Sitting, rolling, crawling, and walking
4. Managing crying
5. Sleeping

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From coughs and colds to bumps and bruises, it’s a fact of life that your baby is going to feel unwell from time to time. As a loving and caring dad, it’s your job to sooth, support and monitor your child’s health and know what to do in case of an emergency. It’s time to become ‘Doctor Dad’ so watch our 6-part course on Paediatric First Aid, which covers the following topics:

Episodes 1-6

1. Are you emergency ready?
2. Prioritising treatment and a head-to-toe check
3. Choking
4. CPR
5. Minor injuries
6. Looking after a sick child

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Sometimes young dads, their children and families are required to engage with social services and attend Child in Need or Child Protection proceedings. This can be a frightening time for young dads, especially if they don’t understand the process. Hear from our young dads as they share their experiences and insights.

Young Dads Involvement in Children’s Social Care Proceedings

Episodes 1-3

1. Reflecting on experience.
2. Advice to other young dads
3. Understanding social care conferences.

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You might have a lot of questions if social services are involved in the care of your child. This 3-part video series was commissioned by the Fatherhood Institute and CASCADE for the ISAFE: Improving Safeguarding through Audited Father Engagement intervention (find out more here), and funded by Foundations (the What Works Centre for Children & Families). Hear from young dads who are supported by the North East Young Dads and Lads and learn more about how to manage your relationships with social services in an effective way:

Episodes 1-3

1. Being a Dad: Young Fathers’ experiences in their own words
2. Dealing with Social Workers
3. “If I was a Social Worker…”.

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Not every young dad can live with or see their child every day. Problems may arise if Mam and Dad can’t agree, especially about who a child should live with, who should spend time with a child, and when and how often each parent should see their child. When this happens, dad might decide to make an application through the Family Courts either on his own or with the help of a solicitor.

If you are a young dad in this situation, our 7-part Clarity through the Courts course will support you to understand and explore your options, introduce some of the key terms you might hear, explain what happens in Private Family Courts and tell you about some of the professionals you might encounter.

The series focuses on the following episodes 1-7

1. Clarity through the courts – an introduction
2. Parental Responsibility
3. Family Mediation
4. CAFCASS
5. Preparing for court
6. The initial Dispute Resolution Hearing?
7. The Final Hearing

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