Whether there’s a special upcoming occasion for your children or if they’ve just been on their best behaviour and you want to reward them, you might be having trouble picking a way to treat them. So to give you a hand, here are 10 fantastic ways to make the kids happy without spending too much…
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Renovating Our Office Space At Home
Read moreMy wife and I are self employed and consequently we need a shared office space in our home. We are lucky enough to live in a big enough property to allow us to have an office of a reasonable size. I’m a painter and decorator and often have clients visit me to discuss colours and…
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Brilliant Dad Feature Week 114
Read moreThis week our brilliant dad feature is Chris who is a dad blogger at Twin Daddyo. He is originally from Sothern California. Chris now lives in London with his wife and three year old girl/boy twins. In his spare time, he plays ice hockey, enjoys a round of golf, but never shies away from a…
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The World We Are leaving Our Children Terrifies Me
Read moreAbout ten days ago I was in Manchester for a blogging conference over the weekend. When I woke up on the Tuesday morning spread all over social media and news programmes on TV was the terrorist attack at the Ariana Grande concert at Manchester arena. It was quickly reported that 22 people had died and approximately…
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So You Won’t Change When You Become A Parent? HaHa!
Read moreThere are some things that really amuse me in life, and one particular situation that never ceases to raise a smile and a little giggle if I’m honest is listening to people who have no children, but are possibly planning a family in the near future. Hearing them saying that having a baby won’t change…
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Drive Your Way To An Extra Income
Read moreCredit There is no way of getting away from the fact that we are all feeling a bit for strapped for cash at the minute. The economy isn’t doing too great, and everyone’s purse strings seem to be extra tight! But, you’ll be glad to hear that I’ve been doing some extra research in how…
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If You Want A Ticket For An Event Nowadays It’s Online
Read moreThe world has certainly changed with the arrival of technology. It impacts every part of our lives, but that certainly was not the case when I was a teenager. When I was teenager I would attend many pop and rock concerts. In order to obtain a ticket, it was not even vaguely similar to the…
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Summer Fun in the Garden
Read moreSchool summer holidays are fast approaching and suddenly the prospect of keeping the kids entertained, without spending a fortune or getting stressed out planning new activities every day, can be a bit overwhelming. If you are lucky enough to have a bit of outdoor space where your kids can run around, get fresh air and…
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Am I Grumpy? Disneyland Paris
Read moreIn couple of weeks time as I have already written in a previous post called Family Holidays this Summer, I made no secret of the fact that Disneyland is not my ideal holiday, but hey ho I have a problem. My wife and our five year old twin girls are mega excited and I am…
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Feeling Ambitious? Here Are Some Home Renovation Ideas
Read moreDo you have some free time on your hands this summer? Would you like to make some improvements to your home? Then you’ve landed on the right article today. I’m going to make some DIY suggestions in this post that could give you some inspiration. If you have a toolbox and some basic equipment, you…
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The 3 Awkward Conversations You Must Have With Your Kids
Read moreImage source Blushing, cringing, palm sweating conversations are usually avoided within families. They are the sort of conversations that purposefully get pushed down to the bottom of the list of priorities. So we are here to help you sift through the ones that you can leave there, at the bottom of that list, and the…
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Preparing Your Kids for a Greener Future
Read moreOf all the challenges we parents encounter when raising our children, nothing is more difficult than coping with changes that we ourselves find difficult to grasp. For instance, our children are going to grow up with technology in their hands that far exceeds those bulky computers of old that we used to use at work.…
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Ice Watch Review And Giveaway #ad
Read moreI have always loved watches. In fact I don’t feel fully dressed without a watch on my wrist. When Ice-Watch approached me to review one of their watches, it was a instant, yes please from me! I like watches that are fashionable and brightly coloured, but also practical and ideally have an element of water resistance.…
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How to have a Successful (big) Family Holiday
Read moreI’ve just booked a last minute long weekend in Prague’ a single friend of mine recently told me. ‘Lucky you’ was my response, and I meant it! Last minute getaways are a thing of the past when you have a handful of kids to look after, a pet who needs to be cared for and…
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Where Has Childhood Innonence Gone?
Read moreI grew up in a world where childhood innocence lasted longer than I feel it does today. The reason is simple. I didn’t grow up in the digital world of instant news of every atrocity committed across the world or disaster that strikes anywhere in the world killing many people which of course is coupled…
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Our Children Joining Clubs And Doing Activities
Read moreWhen I was growing up there was little or no children’s clubs or activities. The most you could wish for was joining your local football team, or maybe cubs before moving on to scouts. It was just the way of the world I didn’t grow up in world where kids joined clubs. Thankfully that has…
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God, Religion and My Five Year Old Twins
Read moreLast Saturday about half an hour before bed the subject of God was brought up by R, one of my five year old twins. To say I was shocked would be the understatement of the year, mostly because I never gave it a moments thought that the girls knew anything about God, but apparently they…
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Has My Childhood Impacted My Adult Decisions?
Read moreI have often wondered how my own very dysfunctional childhood shaped my own adult behaviour, and how would I end up dealing with my own children when I became parent? Growing up, as I have written on a number of occasions before, was tough to say the least. There was certainly no 2.4 family in…
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Do I Tell My Children I’m Very Proud Of Them Enough?
Read moreI have often wondered if I tell my children that I am so very proud of them individually. We, unfortunately, live in a very fast world and it’s difficult to remember the little things in life, but they can mean so much to us, especially to our children. They do often do something which they…
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Neonatal Nurses Are Very Special: My Experience #ad
Read moreRegular readers of my blog will know that I have five year old twins who thankfully are very healthy and full of energy as are any other children their age, but they didn’t start life that easily because they spent 27 days in a neonatal unit. Today is International Nurses Day #IDN2017. As such I…
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Smart Phones, Teenagers and Running
Read moreWhen I was growing up the one pressures of being a teenager that I am very thankful I didn’t have to deal with, unlike my teenage children who have the added pressure of not only growing up and all that that entails, but they also have to keep up with their friends and have the…
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