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Welcome to the second post in my new series about the week's television. I normally keep track of the news via social media during the day and tune in to News at Ten in the evening, after watching normal telly. However, this week it has been nigh-on impossible to watch anything other than the news. So, in an ...
As I mentioned recently, we've been getting rid of things that fall into the 'baby stuff' category. Youngest is almost three years old now, so we've been pushing the idea of her being a 'big girl'. One of the last remaining things on the hit list was the baby monitor. We no longer need to use ...
If you're anything like me, this is a giveaway that you do not want to miss out on! I'm a big fan of STEM-based toys and the difference they can make to children. To celebrate the launch of their imminent Kickstarter, the people at Pigzbe have ten frankly amazing prize bundles to give away. More on those ...
Like millions of other gamers, I've been looking forward to Red Dead Redemption 2 since playing the first one. I was delighted to get a copy for my birthday last week and, so far, it's lived up to the hype. It's strange to say I have an affinity with a game that glorifies crime, but it ...
We're now well and truly into autumn which, in our house at least, coincides with an increase in telly viewing! It's logical really - it gets darker earlier, it's cold and all the best shows return to our TV screens. To be honest, these are just excuses on my part - we're home-loving sorts anyway so don't ...
Welcome to the first in a brand new series about things I've been watching on TV. For most parents, staying in is the new going out so we watch a fair bit of telly when the kids eventually go to bed. My intention is to cover two or three things each week, but enthusiasm for one ...
Happy World Inventors Day! If your kids are anything like mine, they love inventing things. Mine are forever writing their own comics featuring all kinds of weird and wonderful contraptions. They rarely make it off the page though. So, to celebrate the recent publication of The Little Inventors Handbook and to mark World Inventors Day, I ...
I was looking at my LinkedIn profile the other day. I can be a bit rock and roll like that at times, I know. While I was on there, it struck me that my achievements looked a bit 'meh' on the page. That is to say that, although I'm very proud of them, they don't ...
I've been sleep deprived for eight years and counting. I know I've mentioned that more than once, but us Brits like to point out minor hardships. On the whole, I've got used to getting by on a meagre amount of sleep. The human ability to autopilot has carried me through plenty of times but, of course, ...
Playing video games and making a mess are two things that my sons excel at. So I was pretty confident that they'd enjoy Crayola Scoot. The new family-friendly title released today is Crayola's first licensed video game in 14 years. It aims - and succeeds - to deliver competitive, social and creative play. Crayola Scoot has a ...
I'm Tom Briggs. A proud dad of three and, somehow or other, the writer of a multi-award-winning dad blog.
I've been writing Diary of the Dad since 2010 and it's gone from a small hobby to my full-time job.
I still have the same enthusiasm for this blog as I did when I wrote my first post and hope you enjoy reading my musings as much as I do writing them.
