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Time to make our house our own

By Tom on Tuesday, March 30, 2021
A paint roller in front of a wall.

Disclosure: This is a paid collaboration with The Paint Shed. We’ve been in our ‘new’ home for just over a year now so it’s time to finally make our house our own. So far, we’ve redecorated the bedrooms but two big jobs remain. For ‘remain’, read ‘were ignored in the ridiculous hope they’ll miraculously do …

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Education

I’m not ready for my son to start secondary school

By Tom on Wednesday, March 24, 2021
A child in a secondary school library.

Somehow or other, oldest is starting secondary school in just six months. He has a place at our first choice and we’re impressed by what we’ve heard about it so far. But I’m so not ready for him to move up from primary school! As soon as he got his place, my own experiences of …

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Health and fitness

It’s all about to kick off again

By Tom on Thursday, March 18, 2021
A dad kicking a ball over his kids and into the back of the net. It's all about to kick off again!

I realised today that I may be allowed to play five-a-side relatively soon. I’ve really missed my weekly game of football so can’t wait for it to kick off again. There’s only one problem. I’m horribly unfit. Thanks to hurting my back moving home shortly before the first lockdown, it’s been at least 13 months …

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Books

How to encourage your kids to be Super Siblings

By Tom on Monday, March 15, 2021
Two super siblings reading a copy of Create Your Own Kindness.

Disclosure: I received a copy of Create Your Own Kindness. This post also includes affiliate links; if you buy a copy I may earn a small commission. Like most parents of more than one child, I find sibling relationships fascinating. It’s really interesting observing how they act towards each other. For the most part, they …

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Education

What would my remote learning report say?

By Tom on Monday, March 8, 2021
A blackboard with happy, neutral and sad faces next to tick boxes to denote the success of remote learning from a parent's point of view.

With the latest round of remote learning over and children back in schools, I’m sure many parents are breathing a sigh of relief. For our part, we’ll miss having our three around but won’t miss the stress of virtual lessons. I like to look at everything as a learning experience though, so it’s time to …

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Family life

Five phrases that sound wrong when said by kids

By Tom on Monday, March 1, 2021
A speech bubble with the words 'Five phrases that sound wrong when said by kids' in it.

There are some words and phrases that sound wrong when uttered by children. Now, I’m not talking about swear words – that’s a given. We all remember and secretly laugh about their first expletives. For the record, my three kids’ first profanities were two Fs and an S. FFS, indeed. Anyway, back to the matter …

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Books

Review: How to Grow Up (and Feel Amazing!) by Dr Ranj

By Tom on Thursday, February 18, 2021
Dr Ranj posing with a copy of How to Grow Up (and Feel Amazing!)

Disclosure: I received a copy of How to Grow Up (and Feel Amazing!) to review and keep. Oldest is off to secondary school in September, so there’s no getting away from the fact that the difficult developmental stage synonymous with the teenage years isn’t far away. I have to admit that it’s something I’m dreading. …

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Entertainment

Wowing my kids with the Magic Dads course

By Tom on Tuesday, February 9, 2021
A man performing a balancing banknote trick from the Magic Dads course.

Disclosure: I was gifted access to the Magic Dads course. When I was around eight years old, I wanted to be a magician. I got a Paul Daniels magic set as a birthday present and was forever practising tricks in the hope of wowing family and friends. In addition, I spent quite a lot of …

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Education

Boosting home learning with Night Zookeeper

By Tom on Tuesday, January 19, 2021
A child playing Night Zookeeper.

Disclosure: This is a paid collaboration with Night Zookeeper. We’re a couple of weeks into the new lockdown restrictions so are getting used to home learning again. I’ve been really impressed by how much the school is doing to keep everything going. As well as providing regular live lessons and offline tasks, teachers have encouraged us …

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Family life

Lord of the rings: was it wise to give my tween a phone?

By Tom on Tuesday, January 12, 2021
A toy of Gollum from Lord of the Rings holding a toy smartphone.

A couple of years ago, I wrote a post discussing when it was sensible for kids to get their first phone. I concluded that starting secondary school was a good marker. Cut to the present day and oldest is in year six. And, yes, we just gave in and got him his first phone ahead …

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Time to make our house our own

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I’m not ready for my son to start secondary school

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It’s all about to kick off again

Two super siblings reading a copy of Create Your Own Kindness.

How to encourage your kids to be Super Siblings

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What would my remote learning report say?

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