Shared parental leave has been in place since April 2015 and new research from the charity Working Families has found that only .5% to 2% of eligible fathers have thus far made use of it. This will come of little surprise to anyone familiar with the policy. Such low take-up figures prove beyond doubt that
I was lying in bed this morning thinking of the ways childhood and parenting have changed since I was young. I’m pleased to say some things are exactly the same. For instance, my kids are as excited about Christmas as I ever was. I couldn’t help putting together a list of things that have changed
I’ve been a bit ill over the past few days. Nothing major, just a bit of a cold and something I’d rather get out of the way this week before the mad Christmas rush consumes me. Even so, it’s made me feel totally rubbish. You know what though, I’m going to say something that is
The All Party Parliamentary Group on Fatherhood has been relaunched. I was fortunate to attend the relaunch event at the House of Commons. During the session, the Group’s chair, David Lammy MP, made a couple of bold promises and a fascinating research project was unveiled. I appreciate that many readers may not be aware of
Today is International Men’s Day (19 November). I will wager, however, that you didn’t know such an event even existed. I always think it’s rather sad that International Men’s Day doesn’t get the same attention as International Women’s Day (IWD). Whenever IWD comes around, social and traditional media light up. It’s opposite number, meanwhile, attracts
