Meet the Fathers (Contact a Family)

[clazza01]

those children are bloody wonderful!! makes me proud to be british when i see this family

my son is blind and autistic and i have no support

[cafamily]

Know your rights with your employer.

[cafamily]

Don't brush disability under the carpet.

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It's hard to tell others about disability and why should we? It's best to let the child explain themselves.

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Realise the potential of your child.

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Be proud.

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Be strong and resolute for your wife - be a shoulder to cry on.

[cafamily]

Demand time off.

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You may need to make yourself unpopular.

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Be positive.

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Be prepared to lead.

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Hack out a role for yourself.

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It's important to look at the child not the condition. The same condition might mean varying disabilities in different children.

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Challenge what people say to you. They said my girlfriend didn't need an amniocentesis because she was only 19. But our child was born with Down syndrome.

[cafamily]

If you don't look after yourself you will collapse. Lack of sleep causes rows and stress.

[cafamily]

Make use of services like Crossroads Care or babysitters. When you get the opportunity for time out, just take it.

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Speak up - keep asking questions.

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Have confidence not to worry about what others think.

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These are some tips for dads by dads. You may find contact with others who have gone through similar experiences as you a valuable source of support:

[tatagram]

Great great great !