As a dad, I know I’m not alone in having had some unfortunate experiences with health professionals over the years. Unfortunately it comes with the territory, especially when you’re a stay at home dad and so vaccinations and check-ups etc. are largely down to you to arrange. Three occasions immediately spring to mind. One was
Did you know Wednesday was International Men’s Day? If you’re one of the 0.5% of the population that was aware of this fact then I salute you for being so switched on. Unfortunately it doesn’t attract quite the same attention as International Women’s Day. The theme of this year’s event was working together and I’ve
The other day I received a slightly cryptic email. Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg would be giving a briefing at the headquarters of professional services giant Deloitte. He would also be speaking to parents working for Deloitte and the event would be used as an opportunity to call on businesses to implement family friendly, flexible
This blog post has been written specifically for #ThePrompt linky hosted by the Mum Turned Mom blog. On this occasion the following question has been posed; Are women better parents than men? Here is my response. . . I could get on my high horse and tell you that it’s outrageous to suggest women are
Something that’s always baffled me is talk of women trying to “have it all.” I recognise there’s plenty of evidence suggesting women continue to take responsibility for the majority of the housework and childcare in most relationships. Despite this I’ve never felt there’s enough recognition of those men who are involved fathers are also struggle
