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Toddlers are funny little things, aren't they? Youngest, for example, has been at her contrary best of late. We should have called her Mary. Here are five kid-friendly things she has a complicated relationship with. Pyjamas Thanks to hand-me-downs from her brothers and cousins as well as ones we've got her, she has a veritable plethora of pyjamas. ...
Well, I never thought I'd see the day. This is my 1,000th blog post. I won't get a letter from the queen or anything like that, but it's a proud achievement nonetheless. As my good friend John from Dad Blog UK put it the other day, I'm a veteran blogger now. This is a much better ...
I've been down in the dumps lately. To be honest, I think most of us have. The weather has been bleak and the interminable Brexit gloom hasn't helped either. As a result, I've been harder on myself than I normally am. Particularly with regards to my parenting skills. But, over the weekend, I realised something I hadn't ...
This is a collaborative post with DK Books. In case you didn't know already, we're currently in British Science Week. So what better time to review this title recently published by DK? Written by science presenter and comedian, Steve Mould, Science is Magic teaches kids the science behind a range of magic tricks. I've always been a keen ...
We love a good board game in our house. It's always good to discover one that stealthily educates kids too. And, in FReNeTiC, I've found one that achieves just that. Made by the creators of Accentuate, it's a word game based on the periodic table of the elements. It's recommended for two or more players aged ...
Like most self-employed people who work alone, I can get a bit down from time to time. It's so easy to lose self-belief and, as a result, motivation when your entire workforce is just you. On Monday, I spent an hour or so searching Google for articles and blog posts about the way I was feeling. ...
Before having kids, I was pretty squeamish about certain things. I didn't like getting my hands dirty and was always at great pains to avoid doing so. That's not to say I was afraid of hard work, you understand. Just that I've always been a bit Lady Macbeth with regards handwashing. Things have changed a lot ...
We still haven't got round to seeing THE LEGO MOVIE 2 yet but, thanks to the good people at DK, we have even more to whet the appetite! They sent us a bundle of their new THE LEGO MOVIE 2 books. Here's what to expect from them, plus read on for a giveaway you won't want ...
Yesterday, we went shopping. It's something I really don't enjoy doing and, judging by the atmosphere in our local shopping centre, I was in good company. Everybody present could be best described as "meh". Then I saw a particular kids' item for sale in shop after shop and was reminded of a certain film. Could there ...
Last week, I was explaining to oldest how different things are now to when I was a kid. We were in a shopping centre in the town I grew up in, looking for my wife and other two kids who had been to a couple of other shops. "Aren't you going to phone them then?" he asked ...
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.
