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
Just the other day I was and asked if I would take a look at Boots’ Back to School wall chart. I was told it would feature hints and tips for keeping healthy over the winter school term. When I got around to having a look I was pleasantly surprised because many of the hints
I often find the most enjoyable moments with my children come entirely unexpectedly. I had one such moment the other day in the dentist’s surgery of all places. I’d booked a check-up for our eldest, Helen, and I. Our baby daughter Elizabeth was too young for a check-up so she sat in the corner and
I was at a thought provoking round table discussion the other day. The discussion was about fathers and what they can do to promote healthy body image. The event was hosted by the Equalities Minister Jo Swinson and I found myself in incredibly impressive company. In addition to the Minister there was a Cambridge professor
Today has been one of those days where there was lot of parenting by DVD. I’ve been ill, the rain’s been chucking it down so we’ve only been able to go outside for a short spell and my wife’s still recovering from having given birth a couple of weeks ago. Something has had to give.
