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Limiting screen time is a big challenge for today's parents. This is easier said than done though. According to new research by Persil, children spend two years and three months in front of screens by the age of seven. Even more alarmingly, the study of British and Irish parents found that time spent on screens is ...
I've said it many times and I'll say it again: I'm not a fan of autumn. The change in season always leaves me feeling a little flat and "meh". As well as my pernickety reasons for disliking autumn, there are some sounder ones. I struggle more with my asthma and also find it harder to be positive about ...
Did you know that it's National Eczema Week? One in five kids in the UK suffers from the condition with most getting it before they're five. As I experience it myself, I know how irritating it can be. The itching and resultant urge to scratch can affect sleep and nobody needs that. It's always at this time ...
It's always great to see kids getting enthused about a sport. Even more so when it's relatively new to these shores. I recently witnessed this first hand at the NFL Flag Summer Bowl presented by Subway®. American Football is growing in popularity in the UK. Indeed, the new Tottenham Hotspur stadium will host a number of ...
As I've said a number of times recently, I've changed a lot since becoming a dad. For the most part, this is in terms of my outlook on life, but there have been some physical changes too. I've definitely put on a little weight in my eight years of parenting and it started pretty early on. ...
The fact that the largely decent weather we've been enjoying lately hasn't gone anywhere prompted me to make a major realisation. Summer is definitely here now. And, more to the point, I wasn't ready for it. Working both for myself and from home, it can be easy to let standards slip. I prioritise my family and work - in that ...
With the exception of overly familiar strangers who always seem to sit next to me on the bus, nobody likes discussing intimate health issues. As a nation, we're generally very awkward about such things and tend to shy away from them. As a result, though, we know less about some conditions than we ought to. For example, ...
One of the biggest challenges modern parents face is making sure their children get enough outdoor exercise. Due to the increased availability of screen time, it can be easy to allow things to slide - no playground equipment pun intended! I believe in encouraging good habits early on, but know that I need to do more. Theory ...
I do enjoy a challenge-based blog post and this has to be one of the most fun to date. Simplyhealth sent me and my best mate, Rob to take part in a mysterious event. They also sent me a Fitbit Flex to track my movement. The event in question was Enigma Escape. As its name suggests, it's ...
I was surprised to read some recent research which discovered that almost half of adults confessed that the furthest they could run is half a mile. Despite working from home, having three children and asthma for good measure, I manage to keep fit so anybody can! If that's not motivation enough, here are some other reasons ...
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.
