Most people don’t have a clue when they first start out on the road to parenthood. However many people you talk to, videos you watch, or classes you attend, the experience you have throughout this process will be wholly unique. Your children will be like no others, and they probably won’t want to go down […]
“Dad, school is running an Austrian exchange – can I do it.” Those were the words that started this. Then I was handed the letter that explained the exchange, and more importantly how much it was going to cost us. This is where we had to say to our teenager, “get a job.” The fact […]
The deadline for applying for secondary school places for a year 7 starts is Wednesday 31st October 2018. I’m sure many parents are on the ball and have their application submitted. But many will still be deliberating the decision and not have theirs in yet. If you fall into the latter category then don’t make […]
Readers of the blog may remember a post earlier this year where I discussed that we had moved our teenage girls to a new secondary school. As we approach the first break of the new school year I thought now would be a great time to talk about how it’s going. Why we moved secondary […]
Ask most children if they like homework and you would expect to get a firm “no” as the answer. Ask parents and you’re more likely to get a mixed response about it. Some schools have rebranded homework as home learning, either way, it’s the same thing. But what are the pros and cons of homework? […]
I recently read a blog written by Nigel over at diydaddyblog.com asking whether we protect our daughters more than our sons. It made me think and wonder for a moment. But I can’t relate to Nigel as we have four daughters and no sons. I can’t say whether I would have treated a son any differently […]
Back to school – all parents of school-age children will dread those words. We first start to see them in the media before the end of a school term has even ended. Advertisements from Aldi to Marks & Spencer – all designed to hook you into spending money hand over fist. But why? You might call me […]
As we live just down the road from Dalby Forest we are frequent visitors there. On every visit, I stop and watch the folk whizzing down the zip lines of Go Ape. Although I’ve not got a brilliant head for heights I’ve often wanted to try their treetop adventures with the children. We visited during […]
Finding the perfect gifts for your child can be a real challenge. Particularly if you feel like they already have a lot, and you don’t want to give them the impression that life is all about material things. Give them an adventure as a gift instead – just pair it with a small gift to […]
When I started dating Helen, one thing that became apparent was how her family all came together and joy each other company playing a game they called Fish-Animal-Bird. It wasn’t just the games that were fun it was how we’d sometimes all squeeze ourselves around a garden table in a greenhouse until late at night playing […]
