Family Life & parenting
No special treatment for dad
I recently had the pleasure of driving to Guildford. While on the road, I was listening to the radio.
September 12, 2017
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Family Life & parenting
#WeAreFamily with McCain: Celebrating families in all their beautiful diversity
I’ve long held the belief that popular culture fails to represent the complex nature of families and the realities of modern family life. We seem to be stuck in a rut whereby family equates to mum, dad and kids.
September 9, 2017
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Bye bye kids, hello employment
How should the stay at home dad prepare for the world of work after years of looking after youngsters? Does he face different challenges that a mum might not? In this guest post from Claire Lister, Managing Director of Pitman Training, tackles the issue of transitioning to work after being a stay at home dad. Â
September 8, 2017
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Education
School uniform: It should be about practicality, not gender neutrality
It would seem Western civilization is in peril. No, not because of Brexit and Trump but because a couple of schools have changed their rules about school uniform.
September 7, 2017
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Where is the flexible childcare?
Just as my youngest daughter is leaving pre-school, I have realised something, something I should have noticed years ago. Namely, flexible childcare is very hard to arrange within the UK.
September 4, 2017
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