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 [...]]]> http://www.thesprogfather.com/tories-family-plans-one-step-forward-two-steps-back-for-dads/feed/ 0 http://www.thesprogfather.com/revealed-the-dads-who-avoid-bedtime/ http://www.thesprogfather.com/revealed-the-dads-who-avoid-bedtime/#comments Thu, 17 Dec 2009 16:28:27 +0000 admin http://www.thesprogfather.com/?p=70

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 [...]]]> http://www.thesprogfather.com/revealed-the-dads-who-avoid-bedtime/feed/ 0 http://www.thesprogfather.com/top-places-to-misplace-babies/ http://www.thesprogfather.com/top-places-to-misplace-babies/#comments Tue, 15 Dec 2009 16:11:27 +0000 admin http://www.thesprogfather.com/?p=53

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 [...]]]> http://www.thesprogfather.com/top-places-to-misplace-babies/feed/ 0 http://www.thesprogfather.com/giggs-proves-theres-never-a-bad-time-to-embarrass-your-kids/ http://www.thesprogfather.com/giggs-proves-theres-never-a-bad-time-to-embarrass-your-kids/#comments Mon, 14 Dec 2009 14:43:03 +0000 admin http://www.thesprogfather.com/?p=47

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 [...]]]> http://www.thesprogfather.com/giggs-proves-theres-never-a-bad-time-to-embarrass-your-kids/feed/ 0 http://www.thesprogfather.com/baby-wigs-and-the-joys-of-fancy-dress/ http://www.thesprogfather.com/baby-wigs-and-the-joys-of-fancy-dress/#comments Sat, 12 Dec 2009 08:26:33 +0000 admin http://www.thesprogfather.com/?p=38 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 [...]]]> http://www.thesprogfather.com/baby-wigs-and-the-joys-of-fancy-dress/feed/ 1