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Tag: Bedtime

Fatherhood²: Review – A Toothbrush Revolution, That YOU can be Part of!

Posted on November 27, 2013January 7, 2018 by Henry Elliss

I was recently contacted by an inventor – not something you can say very often – who has created a brand new type of toothbrush. He has just launched the project on a crowdfunding site, and sent me one of his prototype brushes to road (or teeth!) test with the kids. Reminiscent of the classic…

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Fatherhood²: Time for Bed – or Is It?

Posted on July 9, 2013January 7, 2018 by Henry Elliss

With the recent spate of unusually warm weather, bedtime has become a topic of regular conversation in our household. Our usual 7pm kids bedtime rule has taken a big hit for a number of reasons, namely: 1. The heat means Freddie is sleeping without his ‘gro-bag’ sleeping bag – leaving him free to cause terror…

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Fatherhood²: Favourite Pre-school Bedtime Reads – UK vs North America

Posted on May 16, 2013January 7, 2018 by Henry Elliss

With so much talk of literacy and reading at the moment, I found myself curious to know whether the books we enjoy here in the UK are also enjoyed elsewhere in the world. As I’ve recently been invited to join a community of other Dad Bloggers – most of whom reside in North America –…

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Fatherhood²: Routine – The Joys and the Sorrows

Posted on October 19, 2011March 3, 2018 by Henry Elliss

I don’t profess to be anywhere near an expert in parenting – in fact, I’d go as far as to say that in a lot of respects I’m nothing more than an amateur. But what I DO know is what has worked (and not worked) for my children. Routine is one thing that has made…

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My Year in Photos – January 29th – “Building up to bedtime”

Posted on January 29, 2010November 26, 2010 by Henry Elliss

My Year in Photos – January 29th, originally uploaded by henweb. At the end of what has been a pretty fecking tiring week, I was pleased to come home and find that Robert was feeling much better, so much so that when I walked in he was treating his mum as a trampoline. For those…

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My Year in Photos – January 21st – “Superbaby!”

Posted on January 21, 2010November 26, 2010 by Henry Elliss

My Year in Photos – January 21st, originally uploaded by henweb. Apologies for the slight blurriness of this image. There was a MUCH better one, but I mistakenly deleted it while trying to Bluetooth it off my phone. Don’t even start me on the evil bloody uneraser programs, which tell you they’re free, show you…

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