Education
What to do on snow days and when school suddenly closes
Snow days and unexpected school closures. I find they are both a blessing and a curse.
February 28, 2018
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Education
A new stage of fatherhood
I was sat at the edge of a school hall while my kids took part in a gymnastics class. When I looked around at the other parents in the room, it confirmed something I’ve been thinking for some months now: I have entered a new stage in my journey as a stay at home dad.
January 29, 2018
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Family Life & parenting
Putting our house on the market (at last)
We’re 10 days into 2018. How has is it been for you? For me it has been like being a passenger on an out of control diesel locomotive, all because of a conversation Mrs Adams and I had at the very end of last year about putting our house on the market.
January 10, 2018
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Education
Getting #prettycurious about STEM with EDF Energy
I recently wrote about my daughter’s disappointment when she was unsuccessful in trying to join a computer club. The real disappointment wasn’t that she’d failed the selection process, but that 10 of the club’s members were boys. It seemed to be a classic example of the ‘STEM issue’, but the good news is that EDF
December 21, 2017
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Childcare
Cash or Carry? The lack of flexible working for mums and dads
The past few days have been a little testing. Last Thursday evening, my eldest daughter was complaining of feeling sick and the next morning she felt worse and had a temperature, so she didn’t go into school. It was just a little bug and she fine was by Saturday.
December 13, 2017
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