Having a bond with your kids is so important. It’s either going to be something that you found so easy to do, or it’s something you’ve struggled with a little bit. It generally goes that moms have the reigns with the kids. You’ll only be allowed a couple of weeks maternity leave, whereas they will…
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4 Ways To Keep You And Your Children Sane On Holiday
Read moreLet’s face it, there will be an inevitable family row on any holiday, be it the school holidays, or travel away with the family. But it doesn’t have to be that way the whole holiday! There are ways to wind down the chaos on the inevitable toddler tantrum or break away from the big bad…
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I Really Hope We Never Lose The Magic Of Christmas
Read moreOur twin girls are now in the middle of celebrating their seventh Christmas and it’s been an interesting journey for us to watch over those years. This year has been easily the most fascinating Christmas for me to watch when it comes to the girls, and that’s mainly because I know that the magic of…
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Are We Changing The Way We Cherish Family Memories?
Read moreWhenever I look at feeds on social media, mainly Instagram, I’m constantly bombarded with posts about how people are making family memories and then I see the word AD. Firstly let me just say that I have absolutely no problem with social media influencers, bloggers, and vloggers etc making money from their feeds. I earn…
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[AD] Review Of Red At The Wales Millennium Centre
Read moreLast Saturday we were fortunate enough to be invited to the Wales Millennium Centre with Likely Story for the opening of the show, Red. Red is inspired by “Little Red Riding Hood” and it was certainly an off the wall interpretation of a classic tale. There were times when I felt I been transported to…
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The Importance of Sleep for Kids’ Emotional Well-being
Read moreKids need more sleep than any other age group, but they don’t seem to be getting enough. According to recent data released by the CDC, only 25.4% of high school students get more than 8 hours of sleep every night, and that percentage decreases a little more every year. While it’s not entirely clear what’s…
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Oh YES! That Father Christmas Threat
Read moreHow many of us use the Christmas threat as way to hopefully get our children to behave I know I do! and as Christmas day approaches, the elf has now become the major threat. There is no chance that either my wife or myself haven’t used this threat. Because we have on numerous occasions. But…
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4 Health Changes You Need To Make When You Become A Parent
Read moreAll parents want their kids to be healthy, but convincing them to follow good habits like eating vegetables or getting outside and staying active can be tough. Sometimes, it seems that the harder you push them to be healthy, the harder they push back, which is why you should take another approach. It’s important to…
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[AD] Christmas Stocking Fillers With funkypigeon.com
Read moreThere is nothing more exciting on Christmas morning to me than to have a Christmas stocking full to the brim of presents that Father Christmas has filled up while you slept. Yes! I still believe! Who doesn’t? it’s the magic of Christmas! I’m sure, like me, you are always struggling to think of presents to…
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[AD] Healthy Eating And Outdoor Activity’s Equals Healthy Children
Read moreDisclosure: This Post was commissioned by Every Child Wales The world has moved on since the dark ages of mums being the only full-time carers of children. Nowadays more and more dads are taking on the role of being the principal main carer of children by doing the school runs, cooking, laundry and much more.…
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AD| 7 Drum Cymbals for Drummers Who Are Dads
Read moreSo you have a family, and your kids are alright. (Okay, let’s be honest, you dote on them, and everything they do from smiling to throwing a fit and a fistful of Cheerios is adorable.) But just because you’ve fully immersed yourself in the dad life doesn’t mean you have to let go of all…
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Empty Nest Syndrome Solutions
Read moreAre you approaching the moment when the kids have flown the nest, leaving you with more spare time on your hands? We all know they have to leave eventually and, on paper, the prospect of the washing basket one day being empty, no muddy boots left strewn around the hall and not having a food…
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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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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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Karcher FC3 Cordless Floor Cleaner AD
Read moreI love cleaning and I’m forever getting the hoover or the mop out to clean the kitchen floor, so when Karcher approached me recently to review the all new FC3 cordless floor cleaner which is part of their new range of hard floor cleaners, it wasn’t a very difficult decision for me to agree to…
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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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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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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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