New research has identified significant brain adaptations in new fathers, adding to growing evidence that fatherhood shapes how dads connect with and care for their children.
Read more below 👇
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Too often, the experiences and perspectives of dads go unheard.
Take 5-10 minutes to complete #DadSurvey2026 and help ensure dads' voices are represented.
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Join us tomorrow for the first of our Tackling Inequalities series!
We'll explore how third sector and statutory services in Tayside are creating innovative solutions to support new dads!
📅 28 Apr
🕒 11:00AM - 12:15PM
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Are you a soon-to-be dad? 👨👶🎉
The idea of becoming a dad can take a bit of time to sink in but there are lots of things you can do during pregnancy to help you bond with your baby and build a resilient parenting-team!
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Translational Psychiatry - The paternal brain: longitudinal insights into structural and functional plasticity and attachment over 24 weeks postpartum
📢 Dads, your experience of fatherhood matters... and not just on #FathersDay!
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How can services support dads who are furthest from support?
Join us as we explore how Home-Start Caithness and NHS Highland are supporting fathers, showing that no dad is ever truly out of reach.
📅 9th June
🕒 2:00PM
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Dads - you matter more than you know! 💙
From talking to the bump to those cuddles, songs, and silly games - every moment is shaping your baby’s world 🌍✨
Watch our short video to see just how much your time, love, and presence counts #FathersDay👇
📢 Dads in Scotland - we want to hear from YOU! 📢
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Fathers Network Scotland
Did you know dad's brains and bodies also change during pregnancy? 🧠
Learn more about how the brains and hormone levels of new dads' change during pregnancy and within the first few months of babies' life in our blog below! 👇
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Fathers Network Scotland
Fathers Network Scotland
Fathers Network Scotland
Becoming a dad can be one of the most difficult and rewarding journeys you will ever go on.
Although every man's journey to fatherhood is different, here are some helpful tips to help you on your way.
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Fathers Network Scotland
Fathers Network Scotland
Fathers Network Scotland
Fathers Network Scotland
Fathers Network Scotland
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It can take a bit of time for the idea of becoming a dad to sink in and ‘become real’, but there are lots of things you can do during pregnancy to help you bond with your baby and build a resilient…
Discover simple but powerful ways dads can bond with their babies, from talking to the bump and skin-to-skin contact, to playing, reading, singing, and just hanging out. Every moment is shaping your…
Becoming a dad can be one of the most difficult and rewarding journeys you will ever go on. Although every man's journey to fatherhood is different here are some helpful tips to help you on your way.
