Talking about race with children Today marks the anniversary of the murder of George Floyd. I have such mixed feelings about the conversations and action around race over the last year. In one hand, the last year has felt positive. When George Floyd was murdered, Read More …
Preorder our forthcoming book, DAD We are so pleased to announce that our new book, DAD is available to preorder now! It’s been such a journey from the initial idea over 2 years ago, to our crowdfunding campaign in November 2020 to this point now Read More …
Raising a child with special needs When we were waiting for our third child to be born in 2012, I knew what to expect. Our two girls were already 8 and 10; with them both, I’d taken my two weeks’ parental leave topped up with Read More …
Your ‘A’ game For many of us, being a dad in lockdown has sometimes meant feeling like we have to bring our ‘A’ game to every part of our lives. Perhaps, back in March 2020, this seemed like an exciting situation. A chance to embrace Read More …
As a child, “growing up” is something I thought about WAY more than I should have done, in hindsight. I couldn’t wait to do all the things grown-ups could do; drive, go to the cinema and watch 18+ movies, stay out late, get a job, Read More …
Broccoli Book Club – A Socially Progressive Podcast Analysing Timely and Thought Provoking Reads At a time when our collective thoughts are being shared across multiple social media platforms the need to learn, enrich our minds and encourage critical thinking through book reading is an Read More …
By Catherine Hine, chief executive FASTN Men and women care equally about how the workplace impacts on fast-changing families, our recent research shows. This finding challenges tired and outdated stereotypes of dads rushing off to pursue careers while casting hardly a glance over their shoulder Read More …