Helen, my six year old, has just come home from school with one of those letters. You know, one of those that explains in stark terms that your child is about to receive a lesson in sex and relationship education (SRE).
Do you ever have what I term “vacuous parenting days”? These are days when you can be in the company of your kids for hours and hours at a time and yet do nothing constructive with them. It’s happened to me a couple of times this week. When I have such days it makes me
It’s day 11 of my #BeardforBabies charity beard-growing quest on behalf of the Lullaby Trust. This is what I now look like. Personally, I think it looks unkempt and ungroomed, but I’m feeling rather affectionate towards my facial hair. Just in case my wife reads this blog post, please don’t panic, it will be coming
With Father’s Day fast approaching, many of us are probably thinking about what card to get Dad. But did you know, it’s now possible to buy a handwritten, personalised card, all through your mobile phone, using a clever app called Inkly? Better still, you can take part in Inkly’s fantastic #InDadsShoes competition for a chance
Dogs, by and large, are lovely creatures. I grew up surrounded by the things. Unfortunately my children are scared of them. This is particularly the case with Helen, my eldest daughter, who had a few unpleasant experiences with dogs jumping up at her when she was a toddler. As a result of this, we’re very
