I am a big believer in encouraging my children to play outdoors. I’m not going to tell our family is perfect, but my kids are encouraged to cycle, use scooters, visit parks and play on the trampoline in the garden. For some reason Helen, my eldest daughter, has recently developed a love of football. It
A little while ago I wrote a blog post about the challenge my wife I faced keeping our children entertained over the Easter holidays. We’d spent a fortune over the Christmas break and didn’t want to make the same mistake a second time. The post attracted a response from the delightful Maren Wryn. Maren, who
I always try and keep my children entertained outside for as long as possible. I do this partly to encourage my family to lead a healthy lifestyle, but also because it’s considerably easier to keep the house tidy when the kids play outside. Although I try my best, I recognise that I could do
A little while ago I wrote a blog post for BritMums about the insanity of the school run. Having had to stay hush hush for a little while, I can now reveal that next week I shall be doing as much of the school run as possible on public transport, foot or scooter. I have,
