parenting
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The last school run
After years of random conversations, laughter, rain, snow. sunshine, lost shoes and wind, today was the last school run. So, what comes next? Why is the end of Year Six Summer Term so emotional for sentimental mums and dads everywhere?
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What is wrong with parents?
Forget the kids, what is wrong with the parents? Why are grown-ups causing so many teachers to quit teaching? Here's how an induction evening turned into a terrifying insight into the plight of education in the UK today.
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First concert tips for parents
Top tips for parents taking children to their first big concert. What to bear in mind, things to avoid and how to jump the train queue. Here's what I picked up after taking my 12-year-old to see Coldplay.
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Can children turn your hair grey?
A recent haircut got me pondering as to whether there is a direct correlation between the amount of child-induced stress and amount of grey hair on our heads? What can any of us do about it? And does it matter?
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Why SATs really don’t matter
Testing 10-year-olds' progress in maths and English; a valuable measure of achievement, or are SATs failing to reflect children's abilities? Here's why we need to be looking as much at creativity as we are at English and maths.
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April Round-Up
Here's a quick round-up of everything we got up to during April, from joining a cimate changing collective, to sorting out dodgy feet. We even found time to drink the healthiest drink on earth...probably.
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Time travelling old photos
Looking at old photos and realising that you are now the same age, or older, than your parents were back then - is a mind bending moment. Here's why nostalgia can make you terrified and grateful in equal measure.
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We’ve killed the Easter Bunny
It's finally happened, we've killed the Easter Bunny. What happens now? Will any eggs be delivered to our children this year? The question of belief has been asked, and the results mark a parenting milestone.
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Happy Parenting – 10 magic moments – Part Two
In the second of a two-part post, here are five more moments of happy parenting magic. Amidst the chaos of raising children, it's easy to forget what wonderful human beings they are. So, to remind myself that it's all worthwhile, here are a few more of the things that make me smile as a dad in 2023.
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March Round-Up
Here's everything that we got up to throughout March. From texting mysteries to DIY disasters, puking children, night time injuries, artificial intelligence and runs in the rain.
