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The ups and downs of raising girls

Over the summer I’m aiming to publish one guest article a week. In the second of the series, I’m delighted to present his post from Nigel Higgins, the man behind the DIYDaddy blog. Nigel sits at No.2 on Vuelio’s Top 10 UK Daddy Blogger list and has a fantastic, warm writing style. A dad of

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Childcare

Friendships: When another one bites the dust

When I was a kid, I once got in huge trouble for writing in the family’s address book in pen. I’d specifically been instructed by my mother to update it in pencil and both she and my stepfather were forthright in expressing their disapproval of my actions.

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Childcare

Nursery and pre-school’s greatest hits

We’re into the summer holidays and every day that passes, Izzy gets closer to starting school and slowly but surely, she is disengaging from pre-school. We’ve already been through this with Helen, but now it’s the turn of her younger sister. I’ve been reminiscing about the many years my kids have spent attending nursery and

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Family Life & parenting

My scooter brings out the #BigKid in me

Tearing along the path on my two-wheeled scooter, I would hit the occasional bump. On doing so, the scooter and I would leap into the air. Each time I landed, I would look back to my daughter Izzy, who was a short distance behind, throw my fist into the air and shout “Oh yeah!”

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Education

Old enough for a smart phone?

It was the sight of all the Year Six pupils leaving school that got me thinking. Like most of the school kids and parents, they were gathered for an impromptu celebration. Everyone was gathered to mark the start of the summer holidays but the Year Six pupils were also saying goodbye to their primary school

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