Dad Matters St. Helens

10/12/2025

Would like to send a massive thankyou to Handepay St Helens for their hospitality this morning and all the fund raising they are doing to help us support families and Dads across the whole of St Helens. Was very humbling to see the effort that all the staff had put in to support us and Home-Start St Helens.

09/12/2025

✨ I LOVE YOUR ATTENTION, DAD!

👶 It is not possible to spoil a baby with too much attention or by giving them too much smiling and affection.

💛 The small interactions with you playing or soothing and comforting helps build safety and trust. You are letting baby know that if they need something you will try to meet their need.
💚 But you are also teaching your baby about what they are feeling. Babies will watch your face to see what you are feeling and that helps them figure out their own feelings.

👉 Download your own copy of this illustration, and the Handout too, from our website.

Written, developed and created by Bronwyn Leigh and Richard Fletcher for the Centre for Perinatal Psychology and SMS4dads.

✅ Check out the full series of resources in our Speaking for the Baby x SMS4dads campaign on our website:
Centre for Perinatal Psychology: https://www.centreforperinatalpsychology.com.au/resources/speaking-for-the-baby-campaign/

🫶 Illustration by Jess Racklyft of Jesses Mess - Illustrations

09/12/2025

Here at Sutton St Helens Family Hubs for our drop in session. If anyone has any questions about what we do, how we can help or something a bit more specific about your child feel free to call in and say hello.

We also have Health Visiting Hub - St Helens doing healthy baby checks, Citizens Advice St Helens giving advice on budgeting and benefits, and Baby Sensory session for under 0-12 months.

03/12/2025

Really like this. I think it shows how as men we can be reluctant to talk even when we know we need to. This time of year can be particularly difficult for many reasons. Loneliness, financial demands, false expectations being created by social media.

Don't suffer in silence.

03/12/2025

We are currently running 3 drop in sessions a week. Feel free to call in and say hello if you have any questions about the service we offer, around bonding with your baby, your babies development or other support available to Dads and those assuming the role of Dad.

02/12/2025

New Dad work shop less than 2 weeks away. Brilliant for expectant Dads.

NEW DAD WORKSHOP

To end the year we will be running our online New Dad Workshops for new and expectant dads across Cheshire. This will be running on a monthly basis and our first will take place on Monday 15th December 2025 at 7:00pm

This is a 90 minute workshop for dads looking at
Attachment and Bonding 👨‍👦
Parental mental health 🧠
Access to services 🗣

We also take a look at birth, labour and what to expect after this from Dad's perspective

To register follow the link below:
https://forms.office.com/e/tqMLLNTYgB?origin=lprLink

29/11/2025

If anyone is at a loose end this morning get yourself down here spend some quality time with the kids and Dads.

Our M.A.T.CH Movember Group is on today! 💙
Join us from 10am–12pm at Sutton Family Hub for a relaxed morning of connection, creativity and support.

We’ll have:
• Crafts and activities
• Cupcake decorating
• Pizza
• A chance to learn more about our Family Hubs — and we can even show you around!

Everyone welcome — come along and get involved! 🎉

25/11/2025

Carr Mill Dam today to meet a Dad. Beautiful day for a walk.

Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.

25/11/2025

At St Helens Family Hubs in Sutton for drop in.

They have Sleep Clinic, Baby Sensory, Health Visiting Hub - St Helens doing healthy baby checks, Infant Feeding Service - St Helens Wellbeing the hang out Cafe, Citizens Advice St Helens and St Helens Libraries all here.

24/11/2025

Great Response!!!!!!!!!

Real men cry 💪