New game: “Daddy, Daddy!”
Board game idea: "Daddy, Daddy" (Mummy version is also available). It's like snakes & ladders. The aim is to get out of the front door - the last square!
Category: Baby
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Please. Don’t. Play with the…
With a pre-schooler, a simple activity, like trying to plug a hose into a water butt, turns into a mind-bending philosophical monologue.
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One article I read about 5 things I learned about raising boys
This little article has made a real different to me and Isaac today.
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Letting go – a parenting revelation
I don’t write much about parenting and Isaac. This isn’t a parenting blog. But something has happened recently which has been quite monumental and I think it’s worth writing about. Background There’s a bit of background needed here. The first thing is that we’ve taken an approach to parenting that fits a lot of the […]
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Bambino Mio miosolo reusable nappy…err…review
With apologies to Bambino Mio for being late here's my thoughts on the miosolo all-in-one nappies that they kindly sent me to try.
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Success!
Well, that couldn’t have gone much better. Sally’s gone back to work now and I’m looking after Isaac on Wednesday mornings. And today has been a resounding success. He started by wolfing down most of a Weetabix (other wholewheat cereals are available), after which we brushed his teeth. changed his nappy, and read a few […]
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Prevent Accidental Shootings
There has been a lot of discussion of America’s gun laws and culture recently after the school shooting in Conneticut. The danger of gun prevalence in the USA really hit home, though, as I was reading a book over Christmas. I’ve been reading Armin Brott’s excellent ‘The New Father: A Dad’s Guide to the […]
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Breastfeeding: A Guide for Dads and Dads-to-be
Well. I broke my ‘no parenting advice’ mantra by writing about cloth nappies. And it went down a treat, being published in the local NCT newsletter and retweeted by several people, including a big cloth nappy manufacturer, as a good article. So I figure I’m on a roll! And I kinda have a need to […]
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Reusable/Cloth Nappies: A Plain English Guide for Dads and Dads-to-be
We love our reusable nappies and, if you can afford the up-front investment, we would recommend them highly. This guide is a jargon-free, no-nonsense guide for dads (OK, and mums) that want to give them a try.
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Parenthood – the sum of my knowledge
I found out the other day that a guy I know’s wife is pregnant. It’s funny how, as a newbie parent myself, it’s so tempting to offer advice. I also had a conversation this week with someone else who was talking about the dilemma of offering this kind of ‘help’. And the longer I am […]