- childcare worker and have been for the past ten years.
I suffer from an anxiety disorder and social awkwardness. I find it difficult to express myself verbally or vocalise my inner feelings, so for me tattoos are and always have been a form of self-expression. Although there are many stigmas attached to males in the childcare profession, on this occasion I have decided to write a short piece focusing on tattoo acceptance in the workplace and, in particular, the nursery setting.
A decade ago, it was estimated that one in eight of all British adults had been inked. In 2010, it was estimated this had increased to a fifth of all adults having at least one tattoo, and now it is estimated that at least a third of all British adults have gone under the needle.
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