It’s rare for me to claim I have anything in common with Prince William, but for once I can. The future monarch has admitted to watching YouTube tutorials to learn how to style Prince Charlotte’s hair. Having realised this is an area of fatherhood where I have been letting my daughters down, I have started doing the same.
Picture the scene. I’m in a park with my kids. Helen, my eight-year-old, is sitting in a roundabout-style device with a couple of other children.
Father and daughter share a tender moment. New research suggests dads treat their daughters differently, but does this come as a surprise? Pic credit: Caroline Hernandez
Being a father of daughters means I have been given an insight into aspects of life that some men never experience. This Christmas time I have added a new experience to the list: visiting a women’s hair stylist.
The hair salon. A mystical place where the eye lashes are unfathomably large. Pic credit: Joe Field (Creative Commons)
My youngest daughter, Izzy, has been playing football for about a year. She plays at pre-school and has a teacher that all the kids find encouraging and inspirational.
Flo Allen who has just been selected for the England under 17s England football team. SSE is encouraging more girls to take up the game.