Camping tips, tricks and advice from a fairly average parent and a reformed dad blogger
A few years ago I put together what some useful tips for taking your family camping – it was at the end of our first full year as a camping family, and summarised a few of the things we learnt. You can take a read here: Fatherhood²: 7 Lessons I’ve Learnt After Our First Summer…
As I’ve mentioned a few times over the summer, Sara and I recently invested in our first family tent, along with all the equipment needed for family camping trips galore. Several months later, and as the last remnants of summer begin to leave us for the year, I’m pleased to report that we’ve made great…
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…
Henry has been asking me to write a blog for ages. I’ve always declined the offer as I’ve really got nothing interesting to say on parenting – plus I’d never written a blog. So it was a teensy bit scary. But I’ve finally thought of something to write about which, if it reassures or helps…
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…