The parenting Oscars: 7 great acting performances every parent needs to learn
Do you know your “I’m asleep, honest” from your “impossible to open jar”? You will soon, as Father Hood celebrates the parenting Oscars…
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Jobs for parents: 9 jobs parenting inadvertently trains you to do
At around 2am this morning, I was woken from a deep sleep and instructed to change my son’s bedsheets. What followed was not pretty. I walked into walls, I dropped pillowcases, I got lost in the duvet cover and I had to restart the process six or seven times.
Read moreIf Toddlers Could Text: Dressing for winter
Dressing a toddler is never easy. If they’re naked, they don’t want to put on any underwear. If they’re in pants, they don’t want to wear socks. If they have pants and socks on, they don’t want to wear trousers. And so on. And so on.
Read moreParenting game – Nursery Drop Off Bingo
New week, new parenting game from Father-Hood.co.uk. This one is called Nursery Drop Off Bingo, it pokes fun at common (but true) nursery parent stereotypes and I expect everyone who has a pre-schooler to be able to cross off all the boxes by the end of the week. Good luck.
8 things I learned at my toddler’s nursery Christmas show
It’s showtime. The hottest ticket in town. The must-see extravaganza. The performance where absolutely nobody, including the choreographers, can predict what is going to happen next. It’s an emotional roller coaster, it’s a tear-jerker, it’s… …the nursery Christmas show.
Read moreWhen Daddy Got Stuck In The Soft Play
Excellent news, people. I’ve written another song. This one is all about the recurring parental nightmare of getting stuck in the soft play. Sing it loud and proud to the tune of kiddy’s festive favourite ‘When Santa Got Stuck Up The Chimney’.
Parenting satire: toddler uses tennis racquet to play tennis
A two-year-old has shocked onlookers by using his tennis racquet to hit a tennis ball. The Scottish toddler, who may or may not be related to Andy Murray, is believed to have Read more
5 slightly creepy things all parents do
Inspiration can strike at bizarre times. Like when you are sniffing your child’s backside at the side of a swimming pool in Ibiza on a sunny Friday afternoon, for example. There I was doing our standard 3pm poo check, when it hit me: as a parent, you end up doing loads of things that are actually pretty creepy when you sit down and think about it. Read more