I’ve reached a point in my fatherhood journey where I find myself dealing with a very complex issue: Nurturing a healthy attitude to risk in my children. There’s no handbook for this one and I have to be honest, it’s a tricky one.
I was a bit nervous about reading Eternity Leave. It’s a work of fiction based on the experiences of stay-at-home-dad and author Simon Kettlewell, a man who has spent 19 years as the main carer for his four children. When portrayed in any media, fathers are often distant, bumbling, incompetent fools. Was Kettlewell going to
A few years ago, I had a minor role with a charity project focused on men’s mental health. The project was seeking to help men in a variety of different situations. One of the groups it was looking to help was men serving prison sentences. This left me curious to know what it’s like being
In the past, we have had food and recipe deliveries from Hello Fresh. I’ve always found the ingredients to be superb and the recipes straightforward to follow, quesadillas being a particular hit with our kids.
Go to any library and look at the parenting books. Three things will strike you. First of all, there will be fewer books for dads than mums. Second, the books that do exist for dads are generally condescending and “light hearted” in nature. Third, there is nothing (and I mean absolutely nothing) aimed at dads
