As a blogger, I’m often made aware of surveys and studies that people think might be of interest to my readers. The most recent one I’ve received has left me agog. It’s a survey into male body confidence and it suggests this is a huge issue for the male population. I’ll come on to the
Dental hygiene is something I take very seriously and it’s something I want to instil in my children. I think it probably comes from the number of fillings I have! We’ve been lucky as a family in that both our daughters are quite enthusiastic tooth brushers. Despite this, the enthusiasm with which our eldest took
There is no point to this blog post. It is not a call to action or a demand that policy makers do stuff to make life for parents easier. It is simply a tale of how I struggled to get my daughter some basic medical treatment when she caught conjunctivitis. Crucially, it is not a
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
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
