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Head, shoulders, knees and toes. Once a harmless children's song although I've now come to think of it as a battle cry from my offspring. It's fair to say that my kids have made an impression on me in more ways than one. While I love them unconditionally I'll still whinge about them on occasion - particularly ...
Look away now, kids. We're halfway through the summer holidays so it's time to start planning for the new school year! Shoes, of course, are always high on the list of new things to get. Fortunately for us, Start-rite sent a couple of pairs of Tough Enough school shoes to review. Dylan and Xander have quite ...
I've just spent the last couple of days solo parenting while also trying to work. Kate had to leave at short notice to visit a relative in hospital at the other end of the country, so I had plenty to juggle. I'm not going to lie; it was really difficult! All three kids have reached 'peak ...
Last week I shared my experience of attending the Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship. Despite never having been to anything like it before, I had a fantastic time. I really enjoyed watching the high-speed action and was pleasantly surprised at how friendly the atmosphere was. I was there as a guest of Shredded Wheat. The ...
I returned to the scene I associate with my first big parenting faux pas recently. Fortunately, there was no repeat of what happened but the place still makes me wince. Since then, I've notched up plenty of parenting fails. Starting with that first one - and in no particular order as they're all bad - here ...
It's good to try something new now and then and that's exactly what I did last weekend. I headed to Snetterton race circuit in Norfolk to experience one of the ten British Touring Car Championship meetings of the 2017 season. In case it isn't already obvious who I was there as a guest of, here's ...
The start of the new school year may be a month away, but time has a habit of flying by. Particularly when it comes to getting everything organised for that all-important first day. It's natural that all of this creates worries for all concerned. As part of its Trust Me, I'm a Teacher campaign, M&S is ...
They say that you're as old as you feel. Whoever 'they' are. That being the case, I think I'm currently significantly older than my years. For the record, I'm 37. And, as anyone who has watched Monty Python and the Holy Grail knows, that isn't old. However, thanks to a combination of factors, I feel at ...
This is an advertorial post. Earlier this week I shared some 'Snackspiration' involving The Super Yummies breadsticks. Amelie enjoyed trying savoury flavours so now it's time to try some sweet ones. The Super Yummies Dairy Pots proved to be an instant hit and its great to see that they are a source of calcium. They come in ...
The first week of the summer holidays is over and things have gone well so far. The inevitable sibling squabbles haven't been too bad and we've managed to keep our promises regarding days out. Yesterday, for example, we had a great time at nearby Pevensey Castle. Here follows a brief history lesson! Pevensey Castle can be ...
I'm Tom Briggs. A proud dad of three and, somehow or other, a multi-award-winning parent blogger.
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.
