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    Are you there for him? A poem to get us talking about dads’ mental health
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    Sex after having a baby: 7 things that mums want dads to know
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    The importance of date night…10 top tips to plan your perfect kid-free night out!
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    New parent debate: The pitfalls of pram shopping
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    Is it normal to sleep in separate beds during pregnancy?

Sex after having a baby: 7 things that mums want dads to know

Since my dear old mum is an avid reader of this blog, sex is a topic that I have (so far) refrained from writing about on YOU THE DADDY (for the record, in case she’s reading this, I’ve only done it once, and even then it was purely for procreative reasons). However, in every lovely relationship, sex is hugely important…

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Who has the harder job? A working parent or the one who stays at home with the baby?

It doesn’t happen every day, but at the end of an exhausting week, it’s a debate that often takes place between knackered, emotionally-charged parents; who has the tougher job? The working parent or the one left at home with the baby? As a working parent myself, I have to admit…I do sometimes feel like I’ve drawn the short straw. Leaving…

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Meet the Pukkas: stuck in a lift with Papa and Mother Pukka

For this latest instalment of my new interview series with some of my favourite Insta pals, I’m pumped to share with you my recent ramble chat with the brilliant Anna Whitehouse and Matt Farquharson; affectionately known to us all as the ultimate parenting tag team, Mother Pukka and Papa Pukka. These two, who are nowadays the veritable King and Queen…

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The End of Maternity Leave: a poem for Mummy on her first day back at work

It’s a date that’s been in the diary for months, yet nobody has been looking forward to it. The emotional day when a new mum heads back to work at the end of maternity leave. If you’re lucky enough to have wangled some shared parental leave, so that dad can take over at home, I’m sure it softens the blow…

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Dad in training – from baked beans to cordon bleu

I’ve gotta admit…I’m no cook. Left to my own devices in the kitchen, I’ll invariably make my signature dish – beans on toast – every damn time, without fail. Delicious, nutritious and (pretty much) fool proof. It’s not that I can’t cook, mind. I’m embarrassed to admit that as a teenager, I actually completed a two week course at world…

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