I have written on a few occasions about gender stereotyping when it comes to toys, films and activities for our children. I am 100% behind toys being gender free. As parents I have often wondered do we influence what toys our children play with because of our own likes and dislikes from childhood? After all…
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My Brother: How Things work out in Life
Read moreI have written before about my sibling relationships and how unfortunately due to a very dysfunctional childhood it’s left the relationship with my sibling in tatters to the point today that none of us speak to each other. It is very sad, but its just the way life works out. Growing up I have…
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Brilliant Dad Feature Week 97
Read moreThis week our Brilliant Dad Feature is Benny. He recently quit his job as an auctioneer to become a stay at home parent, which he says he loves. He decided to start a blog called Daddy Poppins to help him meet others in similar situations, allowing him to write and tell jokes and generally give…
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I See a Little Bit of Me in All My Children
Read moreWhen I observe my children it really amuses me that they have some of my traits. Quite often they really are very small insignificant things or they could tell me something that they have done and I smile and instantly think yes, I did that! Haha! Your children are going to pick up habits from…
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The Effects of the Ageing Population
Read moreThe average age of the population of the UK reached 40 for the first time in 2015 and there are more than 10 million people aged over 60, with that projected to almost double over the next 30 years. This is dramatic demographic change to the population comes with a raft of problems but also…
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The School Run: Organised or Mayhem?
Read moreI have read on many occasions either as a full post or included in a post about the difficulty of the school run. This is something that never ceases to amaze me. I will explain why. I first of all have never been late in getting my four year old twin girls to school on…
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My Four Year Old Twin Girl, R, Always Puts A Smile On My Face
Read moreIn just over five weeks time my twin girls will be five years old, and they are now in their second full term in primary school. I feel they have grown up so much since Christmas and their observational skills and memory are developing into very powerful tools. Ultimately our children mimic what we do…
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As Parents Do You Agree Or Disagree
Read moreAs parents do you always agree together as to the decisions regarding your children or is it a point of conflict? As parents do you have same values in the possible rights and wrongs of parenting or is it something that causes issues? Do you have the same attitude towards your children on how they…
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Breast or Bottle: A Dads Perspective
Read moreI seem to read a never ending amount of posts about the advantages and disadvantages of breast or bottle, and 99.9% of the time they are written by mums, which if I’m honest is what I would expect. There always seems to be a lot of argument and debate over what is best,…
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Is There a Right Way to Be a Parent?
Read moreWhen you become a parent for the first time there is no doubt you’re completly clueless, so as new parents we often go off to our local bookstore to buy some parenting books because of course when the baby is impossible to comfort and screaming the place down at 2am you can quickly run to…
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Brilliant Dad Feature Xmas Break (Thanks Guys)
Read moreThere is no brilliant dad feature this week and there was none last week either, but don’t worry! It’s back next week. I have been having a little bit of a blogging break or at least reducing the amount of posting I have done over the Christmas holidays. I wanted nothing to impact on my…
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Christmas Eve in Our Home
Read moreNow that our twins are four years old, they’re able to work out exactly how many days it is to Christmas. The countdown, as you can imagine, has been in full swing for quite a while! Of course the advent calendars the girls have, have encouraged them to countdown the days, but that’s not a bad…
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As Parent Bloggers are We Portraying the Right Family image
Read moreNowadays there are thousands of parent blogs being written, and all of them will have a different take on parenting, but for me there are so many of them that are portraying their children as shining examples of perfection, They portray the perfect family life and this, as a consequence I believe, puts far too…
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My Sunday Photo
Read moreMy Sunday photo this week is my adorable, beautiful,so very cute four year old twin girls R and M. All dressed in denim ready to go to a friends birthday party. It’s hard to imagine they will be five years old in February 2017.
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Brilliant Dad Feature week 92
Read moreThis week our brilliant dad feature is Jeff. He is a father to three wonderful kids. His oldest daughter is 18, his little girl is ten and his son is seven. He is married to the woman of his dreams who, as he says has made his life complete. He works in construction in Edmonton,…
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How Well Do We Prepare our Children for Adulthood
Read moreSomething struck me the other day as my three older children are taking to their wings and leaving the family home this could be either going away to university or moving in with their boyfriend/girlfriend. I thought to myself how well have I prepared them for the real world. I have always talked openly to…
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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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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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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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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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Do You Have To Be Identical To Be A Twin?
Read moreRegular readers of my blog will know that I’m a dad of four year old twins, but what they may not know is that I’m also married to a twin. There is a difference with twins, one which at times I find infuriating. My twin daughters are not identical, yet my wife and her sister…
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