The #SSEWomensFACupFinal is today and it kicks off at Wembley at 5.30pm. Thankfully it is live on BBC1. I was planning to go to Wembley to watch the match, and see Arsenal Women and Chelsea Ladies battle it out to become FA Cup winners, but sadly due to ill health I am unable to make…
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Would You Ever Divorce Or Disown Your Children?
Read moreBecoming a parent is without question the most wonderful thing in my opinion that can happen to you in life, holding your new born baby for the very first time is it magical and quite honestly the most emotional moment of a person’s life, well for me it was and I have been lucky enough…
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Finding The Balance Between Teaching The Basics And Technology With Our Kids
Read moreThe world we live into today is now totally reliant and massively influenced by the internet, with social media being at the forefront of all of this. There is of course no doubt that my six year old twin girls will be hugely influenced by technology and the internet, and there will be nothing I…
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An Interview With Tom Briggs Who Writes Diary Of The Dad
Read moreMy third interview in my top parent bloggers interviews is Tom Briggs. Tom is the proud father of three children. He has been blogging since 2010. In 2015 he quit his stressful office job to become a full-time blogger, and make a living at something he loves. He says it’s one of the best decisions…
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A Woman’s Work Is Never Done Or Should It Be A Mans Work As Well?
Read moreThe other day I was decorating in a property and the client was a lady in her mid-sixties. I was just getting on with the work which was papering one wall in the bedroom. Meanwhile she was pottering around and as she walked past the bedroom door, she announced to me that a woman’s work…
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It’s Summer That Means Day trips Out With The Family
Read moreThe best part about summer is going on day trips as a family. This is something that we do very often through the summer months. I thought I would share today some of the places that we plan to visit this summer. There are of course nowadays so many different types of trips you can…
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So, Your Child Wants to Become a Mechanic?
Read moreThe career path your child decides to go down is something you will, of course, be very interested and invested in. As parents, we always need to be careful that we do not try and get our children to live the life that we wish we had. We can fall into the trap of being…
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Brilliant Dad Feature Week 128
Read moreThis week the brilliant dad feature is Jamie, author of the Daddy & Dad blog. It is the current Adoption Blog of the Year. Along with his fiancé Tom, they adopted their boys, Lyall (nine), and Rich (eight), four years ago in March 2014. Adopting the boys is the single most life-changing and challenging thing…
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An Interview With Jo Middleton Who Writes Slummy Single Mummy
Read moreSecond up in my new series of interviews with some of the UK’s biggest bloggers is Jo Middleton. There is no doubt that Jo is a premier mum blogger consistently hitting the number one spot on the bloggers lists, plus winning many awards along the years. If you take a look at her blog, you…
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Teaching Your Children Problem Solving
Read moreI have always believed it’s so important to teach our children from a very young age to problem solve, but I’m not talking only about maths problem or a word search in a magazine although they are problems that will definitely teach them lots and help with their academic education. Life isn’t only about problem…
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The Sun Has Arrived Finally: My Sunday Photo
Read moreSo finally the beast of the east has left us, and the skies have turned blue, and there is a strange yellow circle called the sun shining brightly, and quite honestly it feels like it’s been six months since we last saw the sun. No wait, it is six months since we last saw it,…
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Co-Sleeping And Twins Seriously What’s The Problem
Read moreOur twin girls are six years old and yes! Shock horror they still find their way into our bed most nights of the week, does it bother me well quite honestly not a lot. This is my reasons why? Nothing in this world can prepare you for having twin babies, two demanding babies who each…
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A Guide To Helping Your Child Adjust To Day Care
Read moreEvery parent remembers that first day at a care centre, and more often than not, for all the wrong reasons, with screaming junior being gently restrained by a professional carer while mum makes her exit. The reason for such anxiety is really quite simple to understand, as the child had not undergone any preparation for…
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Do You Trust Your GP’s Practice?
Read moreRegular readers of my blog will know that I have been suffering from high blood pressure since Christmas. This has resulted in two incidents of me being hospitalised, and on the second occasion this resulted in me having a stroke, which, as I have written, was a very scary and frightening experience. My open question…
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An Interview With John Adams Who Writes Dad Blog UK
Read moreFirst up in my series of interviews with some of the UK’s top bloggers is John Adams. John without a doubt in my opinion is the number one dad blogger in the UK today. His blog is always fresh, new and innovative, and there are not many days that go by that I don’t read…
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My Eldest Daughter J Wow! You Make Me So Proud
Read moreMy eldest daughter, J, like all of my children make me feel so happy inside and outside, and they all never cease to amaze me with the achievements that they keep achieving in life. It’s actually never ending. Friday of last week was one such day that my love and pride of my children was…
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Interviews With Some Of The UK’s Biggest Parenting Bloggers
Read moreI’m so excited about this new series that I have coming to my blog very soon. It has taken me about two months to put it together, but it has without a doubt been really worth every moment. It is something that I have wanted to do for a long time, so it’s fantastic that…
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Do I Regret Having Children: Maybe, Maybe Not
Read moreThis is a hot topic of recent days. Apparently there have been many parents that, although they love their children, have said that they’ve regretted having them. This is something I struggle to understand. Over last week or so it’s been all over the radio with many people debating it. I was actually asked to…
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Brilliant Dad Feature Week 127
Read moreThis week the Brilliant Dad feature is Jon. Jon is the father of two and has been married for seven years. He’s passionate about health & sport, community action, and personal development. These passions have integrally influenced his character into the man he is today. He’s the Founder of This Dad Can. This Dad Can is…
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Some Things You Will Need To Be A Parent: Guess What, They Are Free
Read moreWe live in a very fast technological world and our children are growing up right in the middle of it. iPads, mobile phones, and every conceivable item of technology is available to them, and incredibly at a cost they can or at least their parents can afford. The other day I read that generation Z…
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My Dad Commandments
Read moreIf you are a regular reader of my little space on the internet, you will know that I have been a dad for 22 years. This at times has felt like a life sentence! In fact I think you will get get less jail time for murder! During those 22 years I have learnt that…
Number 3 UK Dad Blogger 2020
Finalist Online Influencer Awards 2019 Vuelio
Number 10 Parenting Blog UK 2019 (Vuelio)
Number 4 on Vuelio’s 2019 list of Top 10 UK Daddy Bloggers
Working Dad Of The Year Winner 2018
Finalist Vuelio Blog Awards 2018 – Daddy Blog Category
Number 4 on Vuelio’s 2018 list of Top 10 UK Daddy Bloggers
Number 10 on Vuelio’s 2018 list of Top 10 UK Parent Bloggers
Number 2 on Vuelio’s 2017 list of Top 10 UK Daddy Bloggers
Number 8 on Vuelio’s 2017 list of Top 10 UK Parent Bloggers
Number 10 on Vuelio’s 2016 list of Top 10 UK Daddy Bloggers
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