What do you see, what do you notice, what is going on here, what do think the story is?
There are three clues to what this story is about - the pony, the bun and the mermaid - what are they?
The photo shows an event in London called "Pints and Pony Tails" where 35 men are learning to style hair.
Why do you think they want to do that?
The founder of the event says, "It's Dads turning up who struggle with basic hairstyles."
Why do you think these dads are struggling with hairstyles?
The event was founded by two new Dads, Matt Carter and Lawrence Price. Lawrence says, "Both Matt and I struggled in our first year or two of fatherhood. I suffered my first anxiety attack. We realised there wasn't enough information to guide dads in to such a different chapter in their lives."
Why do you think there is a lack of support for new dads?
What kind of support do you think Matt and Lawrence are talking about? Is it just about doing hair?
Matt and Lawrence made a short video for social media about their first event.
What do you think the response was on social media?
Some people online shared the video and criticised Matt and Lawrence for being unmasculine.
Why would someone say that?
Do you agree or disagree that this is about being masculine? Can you see different points of view?
What do you think happened next?
The video was watched by more than 25 million people. Following the video going viral, the next Pints and Ponytails event sold out in 10 minutes.
Why do you think men who bought tickets weren't worried about being labelled unmasculine?
One of the Dads at the event says, "It's important to have conversations with other guys about what they are going through. We don't normally go to the pub to talk about brushing our daughter's hair, we normally talk about football, not plaits."
Why do you think this dad says men usually only talk about football? Is that a problem?
There is a nice short video here from BBC news where you can see the event.
It's interesting that everyone in the video talks about wanting to learn to do their daughter's hair.
Do you have any comments about that? What assumption is the news making here?
If we are being inclusive, should mums be invited to this?
What can we learn from Pints and Ponytails?
Why is this about No Outsiders?
Which British Value is this about?
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