Why we shouldn’t feel guilty about ‘me’ time – By JJ Jabbal

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 …

Raising a family when your parents have mental health conditions

Having a family, a young one at that, it was hard enough having to manage the routine changes of family life. Then 3 out of 4 of our parents got ill. It started with my Dad just before we were married. His mental health took Read More …

Why spoiling my kids is good for them – by Alec Grant

Okay so let me just get this straight from the off. When I mean spoiling them, I don’t mean buying hoards of toys, clothes and anything else that involves spending ridiculous amounts of money on them. What I mean is that we should spoil them Read More …

How Becoming a Highly Hands-on Dad ironically Kickstarted my Work Life – By Jonathan Brown

In the years before my eldest was conceived, I had irons in loads of lukewarm fires, so to speak. I was writing poetry, performing street theatre, dancing, running drama workshops and raw food workshops, acting in short films, part of a small theatre company, learning Read More …

Gym tips for busy dads – Strength & Cardio workouts (part 2) – by Adrian Moore

Welcome back, gentlemen. In the first part of this two-part series, I shared 3 top tips to help get the most out of your workout time. I promised you I would share some sample programmes to get you on way, so here you go. Below Read More …

MFF recommends: Daddy do my hair? Hope’s Braids (a book for tackling bullying)

Hope’s Braids is the second installment from ‘Daddy Do my Hair?’, the brand of daddy and daughter focused books bought to us by author Tola Okogwu and illustrator Rahima Begum. We loved the first Daddy Do My Hair book, Beth’s Twists, which was an introduction Read More …

JB Gill from JLS on our #FatherhoodStories podcast for dads

JB Gill from JLS on our #FatherhoodStories podcast for dads I love having good conversations with inspiring people. That’s why we launched the #FatherhoodStories podcast for dads. In episode 3 I sit down with JB Gill to talk about his time in JLS, his faith, Read More …