Fathering yourself: filling the gap from your absent father – By Jonathan Brown

What do I mean by the term fathering yourself? Many men grow up with absent fathers. Some dads are physically absent, and others are emotionally so, are distracted from their child by work, their own grief, rage or substance misuse, and spend little real quality Read More …

Tolulope Ogunmefun helps us to talk about jealousy in his new children’s book – ‘The Frog and his Dancing Shoes’ – Review by Philip Robinson

The Frog and his Dancing Shoes is Tolulope Ogunmefun’s first children’s book. According to an article from New Beacon Bookstore in London, where Tolu recently had the book launched, he had this to say about the book’s inspiration: “After what many parents told him about Read More …

Best Christmas gifts for kids 2017 – By Mark Cop

Looking for Christmas gift ideas? We got you! There is a reason why we say to someone who is extremely happy that he looks like “the kid on Christmas morning”. Christmas morning is the time when kids are opening presents with family and there is Read More …

MFF partner with Inspirational YOU to host special relationship event on Tuesday 12th December

We are partnering with Inspirational YOU to host a very special event around relationships, communication and wellbeing. Our very own Elliott Rae will be on the panel with some other great people. This will be an evening of discussion about relationships and wellbeing in an open Read More …

A Few Simple Christmas Ideas For Inquisitive Kids – By Alec Grant

A Few Simple Christmas Ideas For Inquisitive Kids My eldest son will be 8 in December. Even before he started school he was very keen on reading, writing and maths. Don’t get me wrong, I’m not saying he’s a child prodigy and will be sitting Read More …

The Good The Dad and The Ugly Podcast features MFF founder, Elliott Rae

There aren’t many podcasts dedicated to fatherhood so when I was invited on to The Good The Dad and The Ugly podcast I was excited to be part of something so unique. The Good The Dad and The Ugly is hosted by new dads Jamie and Read More …

#FriendshipFriday on Friday 10th November with @Kidscape

We all love friends right? We need them! Here at MFF we encourage everyone to have healthy relationships with friends. For our children, their friendship groups play a massive part in their upbringing and go a long way to defining their childhood experience. It’s always Read More …