Steps star Ian 'H' Watkins on life as a single parent: 'Families come in all shapes and sizes'

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Ian 'H' Watkins, one fifth of reunited pop band Steps, speaks to Sky News about the challenges of being a single dad, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic.

turning the world upside down in the past 18 months, parents have faced the extra challenges of home schooling and keeping children entertained when they were stuck at home, unable to see friends or enjoy their usual hobbies.

Life as a single father can be"tough" and"a little bit crazy", Watkins tells Sky News, but he wants to highlight that modern family life is changing."I have been a single parent virtually from the beginning, I guess, so I know exactly what it's like to be outnumbered if you are single parent out there," he tells Sky News."It's tough... There is no traditional family unit anymore. Families come in all shapes and sizes.

"When it comes to single parent families, I'm outnumbered, completely. So I have to divide my time and I have to devote attention to what's needed. I am a little bit of a, well, 90%, I'd say, I'm bad cop because I have to be, you know, I do rule my children with discipline, but I also put the fun dad hat on as well. So it's a juggling act, really. And it's tough."

 

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