How would you react to a stranger questioning your son’s toy choice?

Just the other day, a friend was out shopping with her son when a stranger felt the need to question why he was playing with a dollRead More

Raver Tots Outdoor Festival 2018: The event party-loving parents have waited for

For the parents like me who aren’t ready to burn their skanking shoes yet, the debut Raver Tots Outdoor Festival is where it’s at.Read More

Fancy joining the Tough MudDads and supporting GOSH?

Having done a couple of runs to support Great Ormond Street Hospital last year, I’ve got my next effort planned: Tough Mudder. And I want you to join me.Read More

You can’t play with it, you’re a girl

I was at a children’s birthday party and observed an exchange that made me realise just how early boy and girl stereotypes are created.Read More

Standon Calling 2018: When you have a toddler but it’s festival season

After hitting Standon Calling as a family for the first time in 2017, we returned this year but with a nosey toddler in the place of a sleeping newbornRead More

How I got on answering one question in four minutes

I’ve made my debut on a podcast getting grilled by lovely mum blogger Roze all the way from sunny, wine-soaked Napa Valley in CaliforniaRead More

DadCon 2018: Who let the dads out?

The live product of The Dad Network, DadCon 2018 took place on Saturday 23rd June where the world of online and offline collided.
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What I learnt from an absent father

Father’s Day arrives this week and, speaking as someone who’s dad was never around, it taught me a valuable lesson about fatherhood.Read More

A mixed race dad’s take: Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s wedding

I’m by no means a royalist. However, as someone in a mixed race family, whose experienced the ugliness of racism, the royal wedding between Prince Harry and Meghan Markle is significant on a personal levelRead More

My daughter convinced me it was time to change jobs

The FOMO is strong with this one.

Dads often speak about the fear of missing out and it’s only natural. Most are dumped back at work after two weeks with their new baby – and that’s if they’re lucky – so making … Read More