Disclosure: this is a paid collaboration with Bramley & Teal Holiday Cottages. The summer holidays will soon be upon us and family breaks to UK destinations are becoming more popular. Particularly those in sunnier, coastal areas like East Sussex. I’m lucky enough to call said county home. With that in mind, here are some great …
With Father’s Day almost upon us, dads are very much in the spotlight at the moment. I’ve read numerous articles and blog posts lately that focus on us – particularly those about the need for us to be seen as equal parents. This is great, of course. Being part of the discussion represents an important …
I was disappointed to read about a new Channel 4 show coming soon. Entitled Britain’s Best Parent? the five-episode series will enter the world of competitive parenting. It will pit various approaches against one another in front of a live audience to establish whether a perfect parenting philosophy exists. First of all, I think the …
There’s something quite brilliant about discovering your kids’ abandoned play scenes. Well, sometimes there is. Admittedly, it can get tiresome when they never tidy things away, but I love finding their imaginations frozen in a moment. I like trying to work out what they were thinking about at the time and they often make me …
Disclosure: we were gifted these products by shopDisney. All thoughts and opinions are my own. With regular decent weather finally here, we’ve been enjoying plenty of time outside. It’s so important for the kids to get fresh air and exercise and getting some sunshine always works wonders too. So, when the people at shopDisney offered …
Disclosure: this is a paid collaboration. The last few days have been busy for us. They have been dominated by sports week at school. Both boys have had their respective sports days, weekly swimming lessons and have also taken part in Race for Life. As you can imagine, this has involved plenty of exercise outdoors, …
My kids are getting more and more cheeky. I don’t know whether this is down to an improvement in the weather and, therefore, their moods, but they’re getting bolder. So much so, that they have started using my own words against me. As with many such examples of insubordination, this all started with youngest. Although she’s …
Disclosure: this is a paid collaboration with HarperCollins. As a dad of three, I read a huge number of books every week. Specifically kids’ books though! Until recently, I hadn’t read anything just for me in ages. So when I was offered a preview copy of Charles Cumming’s The Man Between, I jumped at the …
Today is International Day of Families. This year, the UN observance is focussing on Sustainable Development Goal 13, climate action. We all need to do our bit – even on a micro level – so this is a great opportunity to assess whether we’re doing enough. I’m forever fretting about whether we’re doing a good …
My 40th birthday is now just six months away and, although I know it’s not really a big deal, it’s a constant in my mind. And my knees too, for that matter. That is to say that, while I’m still as fit and active as I was ten years ago, I’m really feeling it these …