It’s Christmas yay! I do love Christmas. It’s easily my favourite time of the year, with the towns all starting to put up their Christmas decorations and the shops playing those timeless classic Christmas songs and watching my seven year old twin girls start to get excited as they start to think of what they…
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The Importance Of Talking About Periods To Our Daughters At A Young Age
Read morePeople who may have read my blog will know that we are parents of seven year old twin girls. As they start to approach their eighth birthday, their curiosity levels about everything has gone into overdrive. Of course this a good thing. After all it’s how they develop and grow and start to mature. The…
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Parents: Simple Ways to Reduce Stress in Your Daily Life
Read moreNone of us enjoy stress but it’s something we all have to deal with from time to time, and is part of the human experience. We tend to think of stress as big things- exams, driving tests, family dramas and illnesses- but actually, for most of us these big events tend to be few and…
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Practical And Personal Positives: The Skills Dads Can Definitely Teach Their Kids!
Read moreWhen it comes to the skills that we, as dads, have, we may feel that we don’t have as much as the mothers. This is, in one respect, old-fashioned parenting but we might feel that we don’t genuinely don’t have many skills. But parenting is all about teaching our children the skills in life that…
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Press Event| Behind The scenes At The BBFC: New Age Rating Symbols
Read moreFor those of you that may not know what the BBFC is, it’s the British Board of Film Classification. They are the people that decide what age rating should be on a film and I’m sure you all know that black card just before the film starts which comes up on the screen and you…
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AD| How Are Garage, Shop, Factory And Sports Halls Floors Kept So Clean
Read moreI have often wondered how the floors in my local supermarket are kept so clean because whenever I go shopping it is probably something we take for granted. There is never any dirt or grime to be found anywhere, and of course that is completely right. Major supermarkets nowadays have so many rules and regulations…
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Overcoming Male Mental Health Issues
Read moreGuys are not known for talking about their feelings, but male mental health issues affect a much higher percentage of the population than is probably known. Masculinity dictates that men just get on with things, that mental health problems are a weakness and that you shouldn’t show them. From a young age, phrases like ‘boys…
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AD| Jooki: The Music And Story Smart Player For Kids: Review
Read moreIf you are anything like me as a parent you will worry about how much screen time your children get and about what they’re watching online. The technology highway is moving at breakneck speed giving our children even more choice and in my personal opinion most likely too much choice. When I was a child…
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All Alone At Home For The Entire Night
Read moreLast Saturday night my wife and seven year old twin girls went to a sleepover party for their cousins birthday. It was a wigwam sleepover party. Now this was a completely new experience for the girls as they’ve never slept over anywhere. Saying that, they probably wouldn’t of slept over had their mum not also…
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Days Out With The Family AD
Read moreWe are now in the depths of autumn and this particular October has been appalling weather. I think it has rained just about everyday this month, which means getting out with the family for a fun filled day has truly come to a stop. This all got me thinking about the summer that has just…
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Here We Go: My Wife Announced To Me She Is Running The London Marathon Again!
Read morePlease help my wife to reach her fundraising target by donating to her page online here: http://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/EmilyHiggins3 My wife has only gone and decided to run the London Marathon in 2020. Is she completely out of her mind? Haha! Most likely! I couldn’t run 26 yards let alone 26 miles. So I have resigned myself…
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Money Saving Tips When Having A Baby On A Budget
Read moreHaving a baby is easily one of the biggest decisions that any couple will make in their adult life, yet strangely it’s also one of the easiest decisions to make. It’s the natural evolution of a relationship between man and woman after getting to know one another and enjoying some couple time, holidays etc. The…
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Renovating a Vintage Motorbike
Read moreIn my youth I was known to like my motorbikes and as time went by I became a father and yes, this meant I had to become responsible so many things had to be put to one side. No longer can you do things in a spontaneous way such as pop out for a meal…
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How To Keep Your Kids’ Video Gaming Habits Healthy
Read moreVideo games are becoming more and more of a domestic necessity in the world, it seems. They’re obviously not necessary, but they’re in the majority of households these days. People of all ages are playing video games due to their quality and their ability to hook, but they’re especially popular among young people and young…
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Introducing A Modern Look Into Your Home
Read moreThere are many styles which you might want for your home, and you might change your mind from time to time as to which you would prefer. But no matter how often you might change your mind, or what you might finally settle on each time, you can be sure that above all you will…
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Let’s Leave Our Children A Planet They Can Be Proud Of
Read moreWe live today in an absolutely incredible turbulent time. Governments, world leaders and people of power throughout the world are being shown as corrupt and dishonest in everything they say and do. The human race is dramatically trying it’s best to destroy the planet we live on. The people of power in the world are…
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Have I Learnt Anything From My Children?
Read moreA couple of days ago I was a guest on the The Real Nihal show with the school runnings segment which is broadcast on Radio 5 Live. The school runnings segment is all things parenting. It’s about a 20 minute long segment discussing a varied selection of topics that will in some way relate to…
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A Day Out At Mountain View Ranch Cardiff
Read moreAs summer starts to draw to a close the days of sunshine are less and less, but last Saturday the sun came out and there was blue skies for as far as the eye could see. We decided to visit an outdoor centre called Mountain View Ranch which is actually right on our doorstep. It’s…
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Five Great Gifts For Dads
Read moreThe best gift you can give to your dad is unconditional love. Fathers are guardians, guides, teachers, and the source of inspiration for their kids. Words cannot explain what it is like to be a dad, and you will only truly understand when you become a parent yourself. There is no best way to show…
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DIY MOT Checklist
Read moreEvery year the dreaded MOT rolls around, we’re often left wondering if our car will make it through and if not – how expensive it’ll be to get it back on the road again. MOT fail rates have gone down slightly since the new system of faults was brought in last year, but around a…
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