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Fatherhood²: 5 Books for Preparing Kids for School

Posted on September 3, 2012January 7, 2018 by Henry Elliss

I should probably have written this post a couple of weeks ago to be honest, since we’ve been drip-feeding some of these books for the past few months at least. But hey – better late than never! As this week will see a load of little munchkins heading off to ‘big school’ for the very…

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Fatherhood²: The Joy of Kids – 50+ Things You Would Never Have Known if You Hadn’t Had Kids

Posted on August 22, 2012January 7, 2018 by Henry Elliss

In a move partially inspired by writer’s block, and partially by a desire to write something positive which would reassure prospective and expectant parents, I posted a question on both my Twitter and my Facebook last night – and the following are just some of the great responses I received. The question I asked was…

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Fatherhood²: The Trials and Tribulations of Toddlers and Technology

Posted on June 18, 2012January 7, 2018 by Henry Elliss

As somebody who spends half of my life sitting in front of a screen (if not multiple screens!), the topic of how much time children should spend on a computer is one that I follow quite closely – though admittedly one that is only just coming on to my own parenting radar on a personal…

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Fatherhood²: Four Years of Parenting – Happy Birthday Robert!

Posted on June 14, 2012January 7, 2018 by Henry Elliss

As I sit here typing this blog, I am swigging appreciatively on a glass of Champagne. Not because that’s the sort of guy I am (though frankly, I’d like to be!) but because Sara and I are celebrating the fourth anniversary of becoming parents – yes, today was Robert’s birthday. As we chatted about it…

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Fatherhood²: What do you get the child who has (inherited) everything?

Posted on June 7, 2012January 7, 2018 by Henry Elliss

Before finally arriving on the topic of today’s (probably very short) post, I was intending to write another Father’s Day Gift post, like I did last at Christmas – i.e. what the man in your life really wants this Christmas. Unfortunately, my fellow fathers seem a lot more reluctant to speak their mind on Father’s…

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Fatherhood²: Birthday Parties for Kids – How Much Effort is Just Enough?

Posted on May 8, 2012January 7, 2018 by Henry Elliss

With both Robert and Freddie’s birthdays coming up in the next couple of months, our minds have turned to the sticky subject of birthday parties. Obviously with Freddie it’s a first birthday, so his opinion on how it’s spent is not really top of our priorities – so long as he gets food and a…

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Fatherhood²: Guest Post – Let’s talk about sex

Posted on January 8, 2012March 3, 2018 by Henry Elliss

I still remember the first time my father discussed the subject of sex with me. I was fourteen years old and it was clear that my father had no idea of what I was going through. I had returned home from a summer vacation camp. Together with fifty teenagers I had been locked into a…

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Fatherhood²: “…Just call 555-RATE-A-SANTA now!”

Posted on January 1, 2012March 3, 2018 by Henry Elliss

I know the festive season is now drawing to a close, so I should probably save this post for next year, but hey – I’m far too impatient for that. So instead, consider this the germ of an idea that I might well turn in to reality by next Christmas… As is probably traditional in…

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Fatherhood²: A Christmas Message from Henry’s Blog

Posted on December 22, 2011March 3, 2018 by Henry Elliss

As we come hurtling towards the end of 2012, full of Christmas cheer and festive spirit, I wanted to take a moment to thank all the people that regularly read my blog – and those of you who have contributed guest blog posts to it in the past 12 months. As well as marking the…

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Fatherhood²: I Want to Believe, I WANT to Believe…

Posted on December 18, 2011March 3, 2018 by Henry Elliss

I should probably start this post with a disclaimer – a sort of “Spoiler Alert” for those of a sensitive disposition: If you have somehow stumbled upon this blog post and you are under the age of 10, please don’t read any further. It’s for your own good, trust me. (You might laugh, but I…

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As today is ‘Back British Farming’ day, I want As today is ‘Back British Farming’ day, I wanted to give a shout-out to all the farmers in the local area, especially Brimpton’s own @mbowden1954. One of my favourite aspects of living where we do now is being surrounded by countryside and farm land - and being able to see an actively-farmed field at the end of our garden. Every time something’s being done to the field I’m out with my camera, usually trying to figure out the names of all the machinery - and it’s so nice to see a product being grown right from seed to harvest. I know it’s not easy for farmers at the moment, and I dearly hope ours are able to keep farming for many years to come - so if you have one near you, make sure to show them all the support you can!
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