Tories family plans: one step forward, two steps back for dads

David Willett – outlined Tory plans today

Tory ministers yesterday previewed a green paper which proposes more rights for dads to see their kids. The reforms would be good news for fathers if they were not set amongst a series of potentially unhelpful family policies which would cancel out any potential benefits of the plans.

Speaking [...]

Losing a child - a fate worse than death?

The Daily Record today reported that a Scottish man took his own life to be with his dead son – highlighting the devastating effect of losing a child.

Allan Hogg,30, strangled himself in what appears to be a suicide pact after his eight-year old son Connor died in a car crash. His wife Kelly is quoted [...]

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Exposed: the dads who avoid bedtime

It’s official: nearly half of UK dads don’t get back from work until after their sprogs get to bed. The Daily Mail today put this down to the frantic pace of modern life.

However, most fathers know the real reason why they’re not around to put their little ones in their cots; putting a child down is [...]

Is this all it takes to make a child star?

You might have thought it would take a lot of talent and dedication for a father to make his child an Internet sensation, but apparently all you need is a Flip and a mild sedative. Youtube announced today that David After Dentist was its second most viewed clip of 2009 – proving that fancy camerawork [...]

Top places to (mis)place babies

Mums hate us for it, but putting babies in places they shouldn’t be is something that the male species finds ludicrously funny. There is no reason why babies should ever be put in these situations but if they are, you will laugh.

1. A washing machine
2. A tumble dryer
3. An oven
4. A drawer
5. A car driving [...]

Giggs proves there's never a bad time to embarrass your kids

Ryan Giggs proved last night that there is no place unfit for a dad to embarrass his children- showing that it can even be done whilst accepting a national award live on TV.

At the end of a humble acceptance speech in the BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award , the Manchester United winger took [...]

Baby wigs and the joys of fancy dress

It doesn’t take long for new dads to realise that sprogs look hilarious in fancy dress. Whether you dress the little buggers up as cows, reindeers, robots, Santa Claus or Marilyn Monroe, it is your duty as a father to make them look as silly as possible and document the hilarity  with photographic evidence [...]

Christmas parties, pre and post baby

It seems that everyone is having their work Christmas parties this week. Love them or hate them, it’s amazing how quickly the experience changes when you have a child.

Previously, a festive office bash would probably have gone as follows: A bit of booze. Too much food. A bit more booze. Too much flirting with the [...]

Children’s services: poor. Fathers’ services: invisible

Today’s report by Ofsted that nearly a third of local children’s services are ‘adequate’or ‘poor’ will no doubt shock many dads. It will be especially worrying for those who live in the ten ‘poor’ rated areas, including Haringey, the area embroiled in the recent Baby P scandal.

What is more surprising is that the ‘comperehensive’ review [...]