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
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
There was a little bit of unexpected excitement in my world yesterday. Toddler Adams and I, you see, were invited on to the Victoria Derbyshire Programme on BBC2. The subject being discussed was sexism in schools. The catalyst for this conversation was a set of guidelines that has been published by the Institute of Physics. Have
What life skills do you want your children to learn? Put a different way, what skills do you think they need to be taught by you, as their mother / father? I’ve long held some uncompromising opinions about this. I’ve always gone out of my way to nurture an interest in DIY among my
