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The British government has a new project to men manage the responsibilities of fatherhood. Fathers will be able to workshops and take lessons on how to be a better father. The new scheme to slow down the rate of family breakdown in the U.K. Over a million British children are up without a father. A survey said that a 16-year-old in Britain more likely to a smartphone than have a father. One of the project's leaders, Iain Duncan Smith, Britain's Daily Mail newspaper that: "It not only the bond between a mother and her child which a real difference to a child's life. It is the bond between a father and his child too."

The new classes will for men only. They will fathers for how having a new baby will their relationship. Lessons will help new fathers to relationship and communication skills. Other classes will them to understand what can wrong and where to go for further support. Mr Smith wants the rate of divorce in the U.K. to go down. He said: "Divorce does harm to children, everything from school work to eating habits, as well as their relationship with mum and dad." He of the importance of helping families, saying: "If we serious about promoting a strong society, then we also have to be serious about to support and strengthen families."