Some years ago an eight year old boy was called to front of the entire school at his weekly assembly to receive an award. What should have been a moment of celebration was one of complete humiliation for him. The headmaster congratulated the young boy and gave him the award; a sew-on badge destined for
It’s International Men’s Day and the theme this year is keeping men and boys safe. To coincide with this event, men’s rights campaigner Glen Poole has published an ebook called Equality for Men. I’ve had the good fortune to meet Poole. Far from being some firebrand men’s rights campaigner of the superhero-costumed variety, he’s softly
When it comes to jewellery, us men are at a bit of a disadvantage compared to women. I know men that really go to town when they buy a watch because it’s one of the few pieces of jewellery they can wear. I have to confess that I am one of those people that likes
Some months back I wrote about positive body image and what fathers could do to promote it in their children. It’s always great to receive feedback on the things you write and so I was very pleased to be contacted by Stephanie Rosillio who, amongst other things, is the co-founder of Be Real Talks. If
I do love a good piece of empirical, peer-reviewed research. I was, therefore, delighted to receive an email from the Life Study Team at University College London (UCL) requesting some assistance. The team is looking for mums and dads to give up a couple of hours to take part in a pilot study. It’s an
