Actively accompanying their own child on their journey through life - that's what many men want. However, it is not always easy for fathers to keep an eye on their needs and those of their partner or to find the right balance between family and career. But what does this actually mean for me as a father? How can I become an active father? What does a partnership-based division of responsibilities look like and how do I achieve it? How do I build a stable bond with my child - right from the start? And finally: What services in North Rhine-Westphalia support me as a father?

www.vaeter.nrw answers these and many other questions: simple, clear and close to life.

In addition to practical tips and experience reports, the portal also contains tried-and-tested examples from practice as well as advice on the topic of money and the law. In a video series, fathers talk about how they live their role as a father and their partnership. And under "Offers for fathers", a wide range of educational and advisory services are compiled in a database and can be accessed via a search function.

The internet portal is an information service provided by the Ministry for Children, Family, Refugees and Integration of the state of North Rhine-Westphalia for all men in North Rhine-Westphalia who are about to become fathers or are already fathers, as well as multipliers