Spilt milk – a dad’s cry for help
We all know that there is no point in crying over spilt milk. But what if someone forgets to clean up said milk and it begins to stink out the car?
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Dear Father Hood: What goes on at The Baby Show?
The Baby Show is the UK’s leading pregnancy and parenting event series. It takes place three times each year (twice in London and once in Birmingham) and attracts a combined audience of nearly 70,000 visitors.
Read moreDear Father Hood: how do you make conversation with other parents in the park?
*Channels inner Sir David Attenborough voice.* And so, as winter turns to spring, the parents of young children begin to emerge from their homes and stagger downhill to the nearest play park.
Read more7 ways to get out of a parenting rut
Do you feel like you’re stuck in a parenting rut? That you seem to have run out of new things to do with your baby or toddler? That you’re bored of the old favourites, but keep going because, well, what else is there to do?
Read moreToilet training at night – what’s the plan?
Toilet training at night? That’s an easy one. You just whip your toddler’s nappy off, tell them that they need to get up if they feel the need to pee, and then go to sleep safe in the knowledge that absolutely none of your sheets, pillows, duvets or mattresses are going to get ruined in the next 6-10 hours. In case you can’t tell, I am being sarcastic. And here’s why…
Read moreHow do you get through the ‘I Want’ phase?
I have no idea. I mean, if it’s not shoes or boots, it’s handbags. If it’s not handbags, it’s jackets. If it’s not jackets, it’s tops. And if it’s not tops… …wait a second, you’re talking about your kid’s ‘I Want’ phase rather than your wife’s, aren’t you?
Read moreIs taking a toddler to the panto a good or bad idea?
Oh no, we didn’t. Oh yes, we did. On December 12, much to the surprise of the cast, the crew and just about everyone else in the theatre, my wife and I took our toddler to the panto.
Read moreA song that makes potty training easier
Ladies and gentlemen, are you on the hunt for the latest gizmo that is 100% guaranteed to make potty training quick, easy and painless? Well, unfortunately, I don’t have that. But I do have this Read more
Dear Father Hood: family holidays – is going all-inclusive worth the extra cash?
Great questions deserve great answers. And as my family unit’s self-appointed Holiday Booker-In-Chief, I feel perfectly positioned to give this top quality query the thought-provoking and insightful response it warrants. Which is… Read more
Are grandparents the new parents?
In an ideal world, my wife and I would quit our jobs and spend as much time as we could with our kid. In the real world, we’ve got bills to pay. This means we need to work. This means we need to outsource a significant proportion of our son’s childcare. And this means he spends around two-and-a-half days of every week with his grandparents. Read more