As most of you will know, I often struggle when it comes to creating good posts on behalf of brands. My reviews are paltry at best, and when brands as for other things I usually fail to figure out how to creatively bring their wishes to life. So when JCB asked me to take part…
Category: Fatherhood
This is where you’ll find all of my posts about parenting, from advice to reviews, and plenty of head-scratching.
Fatherhood: My Son just Made me Homer Simpson
Having now been a parent for close to seven years, the list of ways that my children make me happy is enough to fill up a large-volume novel. Every day I wake up a dad, I count my blessings – I’m fully aware of how lucky I am, what a charmed life I lead and…
Fatherhood: Review – Nickelodeon Turtle Power!
As with most of my reviews, I should probably start this particular one with a disclaimer: I don’t pretend to be a consumer champion, an expert reviewer or (as you can probably tell) a genius wordsmith. To be honest, I’m not even sure why people bother to ask me to review stuff. But ask me…
Fatherhood: Our Revolutionary New Parental Incentive Scheme – and Why it’s Failing!
In an effort to incentivise our children to do good things, parents turn to many different options. Some choose money – whether ‘pocket’ money or ad-hoc rewards – others choose praise (good luck making that last past 18 months!). Some reward with presents, some use sticky charts or tables and some believe that to ‘reward’…
Fatherhood: A Crafty Mother’s Day in 10 Photos
When the clever people at Tesco asked if they could send the boys and myself a little box of Mother’s Day surprises, I (as ever) jumped at the offer – what better day to celebrate the woman of the household than with some home-made goodies and a bit of pampering. Rather than waffle-on about how…
Fatherhood: Review – Heroes of the City
Around this time last year, I ran a competition for some ‘Heroes of the City‘ goodies – a competition which generated quite a lot of interest. And Heroes of the City did the same for my children – they’ve watched the 1 DVD we own of the show NUMEROUS times since then, and still quote…
Fatherhood: Review – I’ve been Framed
Most of the items I get contacted about reviewing for this blog are child-related – and usually in a pretty obvious way. So I found myself scratching my head a little when the folks at eFrame got in touch to ask if I’d like to review their online picture frame service. However, whilst scratching my…
Fatherhood: Guest Post – And then there were 4
I don’t write about my children often. I love sharing pictures and amusing stories, but when it comes to anything serious I was always conscious of coming across as one of those people who either never shuts up about their kids, or would imply that a certain method of parenting is better than another. But…
Fatherhood: How do you solve a problem like pessimism?
As a parent, it’s common to want to solve your children’s problems. Scraped knee? Easy to solve. Problems with some homework? Simple. Trouble playing a new game? Let’s play together. Solving problems is one of the main challenges in parenting – and also one of the most rewarding aspects. However, it’s not always quite that…
Fatherhood: Guest Post – Everything is indeed awesome (or at least more enjoyable) when you’re part of a team
I’m changing jobs again, it’s become a habit and one I’ve learnt to embrace. Last time I switched I took the family to Egypt in that lovely between-jobs period when you’ve not got an old job to stress about and you’ve not yet started your new job to stress about, it was wonderful. This time…