Guest Bloggers

I spy with my little eye… Phonics Fun. ‘I spy with my little eye… something beginning with s!’ ‘Sky?’ ‘No.’ ‘Sun?’ ‘No.’ ‘Sock?’ ‘No.’ ‘Sunglasses?’ ‘No.’ ‘Oooh sweetheart you have really been thinking hard… I wonder what it could be!’ ‘You’ll never guess mummy, you’ll never guess!’ ‘Ok then tell me… you clever little sausage, you!’ ‘Car!!’ ‘Sorry?’ ‘Car mummy car!’ ‘Oh… you’re right sweetheart, I never would have guessed.’ Does this sound familiar? I spy is almost a right of passage through childhood isn’t it. A well-loved classic but my word those early days… Read More »I spy with my little eye… Phonics Fun – Guest Blog Post

Stay at home dad. So, this is it. My time to take over the reins and become the main carer to my daughter is nearly upon me. My wife returns to full time teaching in a few days’ time after nine months of maternity leave. I took the decision to resign from my job a few months back after we did some research into possible childcare options and discovered that a nursery place would, for our 8-month-old in central London, be more than our rent! This would leave us with only a little bit of… Read More »Stay at home dad – Guest Blog Post

Power of positivity for children. Now life is difficult, we all have our own issues and problems which mount up and suck happiness/positivity out of us. Bills, work, health, cars, friends, partners and yes even our children. These are sources of friction, day after day, week after week they can grind us down. We can take frustrations out on those close to us. I remember a time quite vividly where my boy Ethan was following me around the house, after a long day in the office, he was excited about a toy he wanted. I… Read More »Power of positivity for children – Guest Blog Post

My Open Letter To All Dads Who Are Suffering. A lot of people ask me if I could give dads out there some advice, what would I say? What advice would I give? Well, what if I could talk to all dads at once. So here goes. Dear suffering Dad, First of all, I would like to say well done for coming this far to even have found my blog post. You have made the first few steps. The first few steps are hardest, trust me I’ve been there. I can’t tell you how you are… Read More »My Open Letter To All Dads Who Are Suffering – Guest Blog Post