Maintaining a balanced cultural identity for my mixed race son Black History Month I’ve always felt some discomfort around Black History Month. Held annually in October in the UK (and February in America and Canada), I’ve always felt there was something tokenistic about it; an Read More …
I was lucky before I became a dad to know a woman (Bella) who was very much into attachment parenting, saving me having to read all of the books she recommended. What Bella explained to me was that in many tribes and in primates, the Read More …
As I said in my previous article – I’m fairly confident most fathers would agree that you can never really be ‘ready’ and know what to expect from fatherhood. Sure, there’s plenty of advice and information available out there (the internet is a big old place!). Read More …
Hi, my name’s Dave, and at the time of writing this I’m about 31 weeks away from becoming a father for the first time. Wow, that still hasn’t sunk in fully at all yet – I’m going to be a father, my amazing wife, Harriet, Read More …
Dads and daughters often have a special relationship – but would you feel comfortable discussing periods with your daughter (or when the time comes)? Even those dads who have a really close bond with their daughters often balk at discussing periods, preferring to make a Read More …
I’m a father of 2 young boys, who come this September, they will both be at school. As an only parent it means that the juggling between running the house, school drops offs & pickups, making packed lunches, attending meetings at school and somehow finding Read More …
I have been given the luxury of a rare free evening. My wife has taken my son to stay at her mum’s and told me on my way home from work I have the house to myself. I have already been to the gym, ordered Read More …