People tend to overstate how good childhood is. On balance, it’s better to be an adult — it’s only when you’re out of childhood that you are free to do as you please with your life, after all. Still, that’s not to say that being an adult is a walk in the park. It rarely…
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Old Age Doesn’t Come Alone (My Mum)
Read moreMy mum has recently been in hospital for quite a lengthy stay and in fact at the time of writing this she has been in hospital for 18 days with no sign at the moment of her being discharged. Sixteen days ago on a Monday teatime I got a call from the alarm people that…
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[AD] Childcare Offer for Wales Helping Working Parents Financially
Read moreIt is mid-December and I’m sure like me, a lot of you are right in the middle of getting ready for Christmas. As a father of five children it is not a cheap time of year. For us as a married couple the strain on our finances are worse during the Christmas run up, than…
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What to do When You Can’t Pay Your Taxes
Read moreTax trouble is a common phenomenon that occurs in the lives of millions of Americans. While we can dream that taxes would disappear, or that they wouldn’t exist at all, the reality is that we owe a responsibility to our country… and it has a price tag. Hard times befall the best of us and they usually have…
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5 Essential Style Tips for Fashionable Dads
Read moreBeing a dad doesn’t mean that you have to give up style forever. More dads today refuse to give up style when they take on the mantle of parenthood. Furthermore, fashion companies realise that fathers won’t settle for poor fitting clothes and mediocre quality just because they need to keep up with their kids. However,…
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[ad] The Perils Of Parenting: How To Help Your Kids Become Safe Drivers
Read moreThere are few things more terrifying for parents than their teenagers starting to drive. That first lesson marks the start of watching out of the window with bated breath and devoting far too much time to awaiting news of a safe arrival. If you’re preparing for life with a learner in your midst, here are…
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[ad] 10 Top Tips For Surviving the Divorce Process
Read moreFinding the divorce process to be a difficult and emotional task? For my top tips on surviving a divorce, both mentally and physically, read on… For some, the divorce process can be trying matter. Especially for the unwilling divorcees who may still be in love with their partner, this can be heart-breaking. Whether you’re at…
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It Seems Such An Effort For People To Be Kind In Today’s World
Read moreA percentage of people in our world today have evolved into a grab all and not give their fellow human beings a thought of how their actions could be making somebody unhappy. This selfish behaviour is now so out of control that I personally worry about how our children are going to behave as they…
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How to Help Prepare Your Child for Life at College
Read moreIt may only seem like five minutes since your kid took their first steps, uttered their first words, and started school. It turns out that all those well-worn parenting clichés were, in fact, true — all of them. Kids do grow up too fast, they really aren’t babies for very long, and parenting teenagers may…
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[ad] Lessons We Need to Teach Our Kids
Read moreWe all hope and wish that our kids will go on to live out their lives happy, healthy and fulfilled. But many of us fail to teach our kids the incredibly important lessons needed to achieve this type of life. Being happy, healthy, fulfilled and ultimately leading a “successful” life takes a lot of learning,…
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[ad] Getting Help With Your Mental And Physical Health
Read moreIn todays world with all of its pressures and how fast the world moves, people in general are under undue stress and the strains on everyday life can be become all very hard to deal with. Many of us have at different times during our lives suffered from many different issues with our mental health…
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[ad] 5 Easy Ways to Start Protecting Your Family’s Future
Read moreAs a busy, active father, you want what’s best for your family. Unfortunately, things happen and it can sometimes be difficult to have the extra money to pay for emergency expenses and other necessary bills. In order to protect your assets as well as your family’s financial stability, it is time for you to make…
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Valentines Gifts For The Person Who Has Everything
Read moreValentine’s day is almost upon us, and men (and women!) up and down the country are frantically trying to work out what to buy their beloved other half to celebrate the day of love. However, if you are married to the person who seemingly has everything, you might be finding it tough. Maybe you have…
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[ad] Tips for Single Parents Who Want to go Back to School
Read moreHigher education programs are really hard to get through, add a child or two into the mix and suddenly things are twice as hard. In general, about 1 out of every 4 undergraduate students has at least one child dependent on them with about half of them being single parents. This can bring up a…
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Is Putting A Tracker On Your Child’s Phone An Invasion Of Their Privacy?
Read moreThe mobile phone or smart phone is now well and truly a part of modern society. There is no doubt that the benefits of a smart phone completely outweigh the disadvantages. However, a couple of difficult questions I have been asking myself recently are: what age should children have a smart phone? Should we be…
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Let’s Protect Our Children’s Mental Health Listening And Talking That’s All It Takes
Read moreIt’s children’s mental health week this week and there is no doubt that we need to highlight this important topic. The reason being is that mental health is without doubt still being brushed under the carpet. Even today the stigma surrounding mental health is still very much alive and kicking in the UK and that’s…
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[AD] Keeping Your Family Safe Online With SimpleCyberLife.com
Read moreBack last summer something happened to me online which made me question exactly how safe my family and I are online. Out of the blue I received an email from a complete stranger saying that photos of my seven year old twin girls and I were being used in a chat room which, to say…
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[AD] How Gardening Can Help Your Mental Health
Read moreRegular readers of my blog will know that I have had a long standing issue with my mental health. In particular I’ve suffered from some severe bouts of depression throughout my life. It has always been difficult to find ways to lift my mood and simply just be able to cope with life on a…
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[ad] Giving Great Gifts – Suggestions To Help You Nail It
Read moreWhen it comes to gifting, we all want to be the master. To be the one that manages to get the perfect gift time after time. It’s not easy, though. It takes time, care, and close attention to what your intended recipient wants and needs. So here are some suggestions to get your gift-giving juices…
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AD Making Sure Your Mental Health Is Ok After Becoming a Parent
Read moreThere are few things in life that without doubt most of us will feel under pressure and our mental health will be under pressure. It could be moving home or getting married, but there is no doubt that one if not the biggest change in our lives is when you become a parent and this…
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[ad] Terrific Travel Checklist: 10 Must-Dos Before You Go
Read moreTravelling to places near and far is one of your favourite things to do, but the preparations never get easier. Whether you’re travelling solo or with a big family, there are some fundamentals you won’t want to forget. Putting together a checklist is time consuming, so we have put together some of the top must…
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