Tag Archives: parenting

The Santa Clause – When to break the awful truth..

WARNING – The post has life spoilers – stop here if you’re young! 🙁 [...]

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What is the right age to get your Child a Mobile Phone?

Back in 1999, when I turned 18 my friends clubbed together well over £100 and [...]

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‘Sorry.. You expect ME to look after my OWN children?’

The recent inclement weather has closed many schools and given plenty of children up and [...]

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STOP FEEDING YOUR CHILDREN CRAP!

I’ve been mulling over writing this for a while, but, it’s I’ve never got round [...]

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Letting go and worrying less..

As most of you will know, my daughter is 9. She’s very small for her [...]

Top Parenting Tip #1 – Buy a tent.

G and her new friend have been in here for nearly three hours now. I’ve [...]

Judge Not Lest Ye Be Judged – Parenting Choices

This isn’t a religious post – don’t worry, I just couldn’t think of a better title… Parenting [...]

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I’m Famous!

(In Leeds – to a  few thousand people). My piece on ‘feeling like a Daddy’ [...]

Making a Bear

Baby me with my monkey! Loz and I had discussed the idea of G getting [...]

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Taking our local hospital’s (Antenatal) Parentcraft class.

I live in Chelmsford and our local Hospital, Broomfield, falls under the Mid Essex Hospital [...]

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Daddy Geek P0rn – The ‘Summer Baby Touch Video Monitor’

This little beauty arrived in the post today.. It’s a ‘Summer Baby Touch’ Digital Colour [...]

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Being a working stay at home parent.. (8 weeks to go!)

Parenting does seem to be divided into two firm camps: those that go out to [...]