Review: Dads Don’t Babysit – Towards Equal Parenting At the time of writing, I’ve been a dad for nine years. During that time, my expectation of what it takes to be a ‘good dad’ may have evolved, but one thing has remained constant: the wish to be present, to be there for my kids and […]
Read More Review: Dads Don’t Babysit – Towards Equal ParentingSince Jasperino turned one last month he has developed a fascination with books. He loves sitting with an open book, feeling the pages and laughing at the pictures. With two older children, we have amassed hundreds of different books over the years, but one thing I’ve noticed is that we seem to have a shortage […]
Read More Review: My First Touch & Find BooksAs parents, ensuring that our children have enough sleep is one of our biggest concerns. Having three kids under the age of eight means that coordinating a bedtime that is calm and relaxed is a huge challenge. A chaotic bedtime leads to a later bedtime and if our kids even miss an hour of sleep it […]
Read More Bath, Book, Bed – our bedtime routineWorld Book Day is nearly here for its 21st year, which means kids will go nuts for the favourite book characters and their parents will hyperventilate over the pressure to knock up a costume, true MacGyver style from some scraps of fabric, papier-mache and face paint. But is that what World Book Day should really […]
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