This week my four year old twins were involved in their first Christmas concert at school. It was fascinating to see how much they had changed since their nursery Christmas concert last year when they hardly said a word and were very shy on stage. This year when their class had their moment in the…
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Brilliant Dad Feature Week 91
Read moreThis week our brilliant dad feature is Greg. He lives in the UK with his wife and fifteen month old twins, Saoirse and Cillian. He has been a stay at home dad since September, but before that he spent ten years teaching in secondary schools. He loves sci-fi movies and obscure beers. He blogs about…
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Do We Spoil Our Children at Christmas?
Read moreI imagine every year, every parent asks themselves this question. Do we spoil our children at Christmas? The honest answer for me and my children is probably yes! My oldest three children who are now 21, 19 and 17 years old. When they were toddlers they were definitely spoilt in the amount of presents they…
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What do you do when the Kids are in School?
Read moreWell, this week the boss gave me the week off work. Yes, I gave myself a week off! This was very convenient! My wife and I did all the wrapping of all the Christmas presents and put together lots of the girls toys and checked that they were all working. One toy in particular that…
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Why It Is Important To Care for Your Teeth Properly
Read moreThere are a lot of people who will only start to take care of a problem after it has already arisen. Prevention is key to remaining fit and healthy, and this does not only apply to your general health but also your teeth. Preventive dentistry is something that everyone can do to take care of…
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Caveman Dad or New Age Dad Which Are You?
Read moreNowadays dads seem to come in all disguises. I was wondering what moulds dads into the role they are to their children? Is it to do with your upbringing? Does that define what type of dad you will become? I grew up without any father figure and for most of my childhood it was just…
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When to Put Up Your Christmas Decorations
Read moreWell according to my wife’s gospel, it is ok to put up the Christmas decorations on November 26th. This is really strange for me as it’s my birthday on the 29th and I honestly can’t remember ever celebrating my birthday with the house totally decked out in Christmas decorations! Hey, what’s going on! Have you…
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How Far Would You Go To Fulfill your Children’s Christmas lists?(Hatchimals)
Read moreChristmas brings out the child in me. It really is the best time of year, especially if you have small children. Watching them slowly build in excitement actually makes me laugh with joy that they can believe so much in Father Christmas. Writing their Christmas lists, posting them and then telling anybody that will listen…
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Brilliant dad feature Week 89
Read moreThis week our brilliant dad feature is Mark. He is 32 years old and is a system analyst from the UK. He lives with his partner Kathryn and their daughter Evelyn. He blogs at The Honest Father . He started his blog to document his family memories. Thank you to mark for taking part. 1.…
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Is School Changing My Twins.
Read moreMy four year old twins have now been back in school two weeks. Since their half term break it has been a fascinating few weeks because there is a change happening that I didn’t expect. The girls confidence is growing at an alarming rate. No longer do they stay holding hands with mummy and daddy…
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Is the Desire to Win, Born or Taught?
Read moreI have often wondered if we teach our children the desire and will to win at sports or academic achievements. Or it is something that we are born to do? Is it part of our character and DNA? Looking back at my own childhood I was never encouraged, let alone taught to be first in…
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I Have Been a Lazy Daddy
Read moreWe live in the ever increasing technological super highway world, and I have been a bad daddy to my four year old twins, R and M. Over the last four weeks I have had a health scare. In fact I have been to the doctors this year more times than I have in my entire…
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Guns and Children
Read moreOn channel 4 the other night I watched a programme called the gun shop which was made by the documentary team, Cutting Edge. The show was all about a gun shop in a town in Michigan and it showed the type of customers that walk through the door to purchased guns of all kinds. This…
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My Four Year Old Twins have an Amazing Social Life!
Read moreMy four year twin girls went back to school on Monday after a week’s holiday for half term, and amazingly they couldn’t get their quick enough! Mondays and Tuesdays is my time with the girls, as mummy is in work, so I take them to school and pick them up. I arrived at 3.20pm and…
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Bonfire Night
Read moreI have to admit I have always been anti-fireworks and have always avoided going to firework displays. The reason is simple, as a child I saw a couple of friends get injured by fireworks. In fact one of them had life changing injuries so consequently I have always felt fireworks are simply dangerous and not…
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Taking A Moment and Reflecting On What I Created (Family)
Read moreBeing a dad of five children I hope I don’t miss any part of their lives, but the reality is, I will. I am great believer in karma and that good will always overcome bad, and with me life could have dealt me a better deal, especially my childhood, but out of the bad came…
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Halloween, Iceland and #thepoweroffrozen
Read moreThis year my four year old twin girls have become more aware of Halloween and this has happened since they started full-time school. The school had a scaries and fairies party just a few days ago and the girls loved dressing up. During half-term they went to a Halloween workshop at a local garden centre…
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My Daughters and neo-natal
Read moreIf you are a regular reader of my blog you might have read that that my 19 year old daughter is currently in her second year of university studying child nursing. Part of the course involves going out on placement to different hospitals and gaining experience in all the facets of child nursing. The placement…
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My Sunday Photo
Read moreThere is no particular reason why I chose this as my Sunday photo. I just love it,my twins are growing up too quickly. They really do make me laugh a lot,the older they get.
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My First Bananagrams Review.
Read moreRecently I did a review of party Bananagrams and then I was sent My First Bananagrams to play with my four year old twin girls. My First Bananagrams is suitable for children aged 4+. The game uses lowercase letters and combo-letters tiles to encourage your child’s love of wordplay and word games it has multiple…
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Quick and Easy Half-Term Tea & Lunch with Aldi Dad Lab
Read moreWith half-term upon us it is always difficult to entertain the kids all day. Usually, if you’re anything like me you will go out on day trips, which of course is a great way to occupy the kids. Of course when you are out all day meal-times are difficult and quite often you have to have…
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