Childcare

Is furlough the answer to homeschool childcare issues?

A growing number of parents are calling on employers to automatically furlough them while... read more

What are the options if my child’s school is shut?

Working dads may be facing a less than happy new year with the news that schools in London... read more

Stigma puts working dads off taking extra paternity leave

Men want equal parental leave. But fear they’ll be stigmatised if they take extended... read more

Covid schools uncertainty: the rules for working dads and employers

Working dads are facing childcare headaches this week as some schools close to combat the... read more

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

Covid and the childcare divide

2020 has been one of the biggest tests in parenting I have ever had. When I fell... read more

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

Our survey findings capture working dads experience of 2020

Working dads are set to embrace flexible working on a huge scale as a result of lockdown.... read more

Robert wasn’t content to be a sidekick dad

There are different ways to get the most out of paternity leave. As Robert Innes, a risk... read more

From the editor: Power Rangers to the rescue

The Power Rangers saved my life this week. Briefly. Twice. Not because I was under... read more

Let dads at scans message on baby bumps

An eye catching campaign to let dads join their partners at pregnancy scans and during... read more

Scheme to support new dads during Covid

The Fatherhood Institute has unveiled a new scheme to help dads connect during the... read more

Get your flexible working request in now

Now is a good time to make a flexible working request. Companies are bracing themselves... read more

From the editor: Winter is coming

Winter is coming. I never was one for Game of Thrones. Like most people. It’s... read more

Half term survival skills. Actual survival skills.

With many dads spending more time with their children than ever before over the last six... read more

Huge take up of new paternity leave package at Zurich

New figures from insurer Zurich show yet again that if men are offered generous paternity... read more

Working dads and lockdown: Yash Puri

Yash Puri founded Papa Penguin, a site for dads to share their experiences, after finding... read more

From the editor: Men’s and women’s voices in unison

We’re all speaking louder since lockdown began back in March. Partly that’s due to... read more

Perception differs on dads lockdown role in childcare

Fresh research has shown mums and dads are at odds when it comes to their perception of... read more

Back to school means a new balance for working dads

Cast your mind back to Back To School this time last year. Social media in melt down with... read more

MPs slam government response to extra paternity leave demands

An influential committee of MPs has slammed the government for refusing demands for more... read more