Camping tips, tricks and advice from a fairly average parent and a reformed dad blogger
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…
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…
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 –…
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…
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…
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…