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Amelie is getting more and more adventurous as she explores the house. She loves her brothers' bunk bed. She had been climbing onto the lower bunk to steal Xander's cuddly toys for a while, but upped things a notch this week. The other day I followed her in expecting to find her playing with teddy bears. Instead ...
I never cease to amaze myself with my propensity to forget to do small but important things. Getting a case for my phone is a case in point. I've had mine for at least two years without taking action. As a result, it has a few cracks and scratches. Something needed doing before any of them got any worse. ...
I've been a parent for almost seven years. In that time, I've learned lots about kids' behaviour and how to at least try and manage it. I've negotiated both the terrible twos and threenagers twice and emerged unscathed. The latest challenge would now appear to be here. From what I've witnessed so far, the stroppy sevens ...
We love watching films as a family. Most weekends we sit down together in front of a suitable movie. Of course, there are varying degrees of success but, for the most part, we see them in their entirety without sibling arguments or one of the kids wandering off. I especially enjoy sharing titles that I loved as a ...
Pampers' new campaign, #PowerOfBabies is all about how having a baby has the power to change you completely. I completely agree. Since becoming a dad, I've become a lot more patient, thoughtful and confident. I have a much cooler head when things go wrong too. This is all thanks in no small part to Dylan, Xander and ...
Amelie has a new favourite thing. As is usually the case in such situations, it isn't hers. Well, it wasn't hers. It is hers now though. Years ago, before children were even on the radar, Kate's brother gave her a Gizmo toy for Christmas. On a recent visit to the loft, I found a box of things including ...
Now is the time of year that we can start looking forward to the summer holidays. The final school term is underway and the weather is warming up. To celebrate Father's Day, Thomas Cook is running a competition called #DadMoments. People can enter by sharing their favourite holiday moments involving their dads. There's a £1,000 Thomas Cook ...
At risk of sounding like the enthusiastic lad in The Fast Show, aren't dads brilliant? Okay, I may be a little biased being one myself, but there's so much that they give us. From important life lessons and imparted skills to belly laughs and inherited, 'endearing' personality traits. The people at Moonpig obviously agree with this sentiment. ...
With Father's Day approaching, it's time to think of ways to say thank you to dads. My old man can be tricky to buy for. He always insists that he doesn't need anything. I beg to differ! Food is a necessity, so a nice meal seemed like a good choice for an early gift. He couldn't ...
Dads are often said to be difficult to buy gifts for. As a result notonthehighstreet.com is on a mission. Namely to help people get to know their dads better and surprise them with thoughtful gifts. Their Father's Day gift selection asks online shoppers to get to know dad by considering what kind of dad their old man ...
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.
