Social media has made it feel like every bad period should result in some dramatic glow-up. Sometimes the win is much less photogenic: you kept working, stayed connected to people, looked after the people who relied on you and eventually started feeling like yourself again. Not everything painful

Two were selfies. The other 71 were links to things she wants from SHEIN. Her mum has sensibly suggested we just use them as a running Christmas list. My concern is that Christmas is still months away and we’re already at 71 items… Is this just how kids make wish lists now? #Parenting #DadLi

My daughter has started wanting to work out because she’s watched me train consistently. I never sat her down and told her she should exercise. She just saw me doing it. And I think that happens more than we realise. Your kids notice. Your friends notice. Your partner notices. People see the

Good co-parenting, to me, means still thinking like a team even when it technically isn’t “your week”. My daughter’s mum asked me to make sure her hair was washed and blow-dried before she went back to her. But I knew she had a busy night ahead and I had some spare time to help. Sometimes five or

We parent 50/50, split the bigger costs, and generally help each other out without trying to keep a running score. That setup won’t work for every separated family, and it relies on both parents being able to communicate and trust that the other person is contributing fairly. For us, it keeps

I get asked how I can eat treats and still stay lean, but the answer is pretty boring: what I do most of the time matters far more than what I do occasionally. I track what I eat, stay active and train consistently. Sometimes I eat more than planned. Sometimes I miss a workout. I don't try t

If she has to notice the task, remember it needs doing, ask you to do it, explain how it needs doing, and then check afterwards that it actually got done… you haven't really taken it off her plate. You've helped with the physical task. But she's still been responsible for managing it