Fatherhood
From the editor: Lockdown is tough for working dads
First came the articles claiming the third Monday in January is the most miserable day of... read more
Blogs
We have a number of working parents – mums and dads – writing blogs for us regularly. They write about anything from their opinions on flexible working to the challenges of managing family life. Find their regular posts here.
Fatherhood
From the editor: Barack backs our cause
I try not to get too political in these blogs. All political persuasions are welcome.... read more
Career Advice
Time to put a lid on putting things off
Covid-19 has forced us all to adjust to last minute changes of plan, we’ve gotten used... read more
Fatherhood
From the editor: Yes, it is a happy new year
Let’s start with the formalities: happy new year. Except, of course, so far it’s... read more
Fatherhood
Five ways to get the family finances in order in 2021
John Ellmore is operations director for NerdWallet , an independent financial comparison... read more
Fatherhood
From the editor: Let’s make 2021 a year of action and change
Let's make 2021 a year of action and change
It’s traditional for any end-of-year column to make predictions about what might happen... read more
Career Advice
The growth mindset for working dads in 2021
As the gratefully received curtain begins to descend on this annus horribilis, I want to... read more
Fatherhood
Seven lessons working parents learned in 2020
It's been quite the year. Here's seven lessons working parents have learned in 2020. 24/7... read more
Fatherhood
From the editor: what I want for Christmas
All I want for Christmas is gender equality. This week the Fawcett Society published a... read more
Fatherhood
Helping working dads’ wallets at Christmas
John Ellmore is Director for NerdWallet , an independent financial comparison website on a... read more
Fatherhood
From the editor: 2020 has been no joke, and yet a joke book sums it up
The end is in sight. The end of this cursed year. And more importantly, away from a turn... read more
Fatherhood
One minute hacks for working dads at Christmas
Sid Madge is founder of Meee (My Education Employment Enterprise) which draws on the best... read more
Fatherhood
From the editor: It’s OK not to be OK
With lockdown lifting in England this week I was delighted to finally be able to return to... read more
Paternity Leave
From the editor: Virat Kohli is hitting stereotypes for six
News this week that men are still in the grip of gender stereotypes. Hardly surprising to... read more
Flexible Working
Shining Mondays ought to be an option
If you've read some of my previous blogs you will know that I like to talk a lot about... read more
Work Life Balance
From the editor: Change can happen but we must act
Deep in a winter lockdown we could all do with a bit of hope. There’s one man can be... read more
Fatherhood
What International Men’s Day means to men
I didn’t always have a coaching business that focuses on helping stressed dads balance... read more
Fatherhood
From the editor: empathy may be word of the decade
Apparently ‘lockdown’ is the word of 2020. There was surely a long list of candidates... read more
Fatherhood
Covid and the childcare divide
2020 has been one of the biggest tests in parenting I have ever had. When I fell... read more
Fatherhood
From the editor: Star Wars provides a model dad
The Mandalorian is a model dad
What will be the Tiger King of this lockdown? When the nation closed down in the spring... read more
Fatherhood
‘My daughter sees me doing something I love’
I’ve never really liked the term ‘freelance’ for my job situation. The etymology... read more
