Helping Your Child Get Over a Difficult Experience
As a parent, your instinct is to protect your children from any form of harm or distress, but however hard you try, it’s not always possible to prevent unpleasant experiences. Throughout their childhood, even the most loved and well-cared for children will have to face problems, illness, or traumatic experiences at some stage. When these […]
Tips For Working Parents
While it’s not easy to be a parent and have a full-time job, it can be done when you’re committed to succeeding in your role. It’s important to keep a positive attitude and be willing to rearrange your life a bit so you can better manage all you’re responsible for. There are a few specific […]
How to Balance Your Social Life as a Parent
Being a parent is undeniably one of the best things to experience in the world, especially when you live with your loving family and a partner you adore. However, that isn’t to say it comes without its drawbacks. Many parents may see their social life suffer when they must commit much of their time to […]
How to Make an Impact on Your Child’s Education
Impacting your child’s education is not just a job for their teachers, it’s a job for you — in fact, it is your job. When parents are involved in what their child learns and, more importantly, the way they learn it, the better chance their son or daughter has of attaining great success at school […]
Easy Ways to Get Your Child to Do Their Homework
If you have kids then you will know how hard it can be for you to get them to do their homework. You will also know how hard it can be to get them to sit still and focus. Luckily, there are things that you can do to make the whole thing much easier and […]
Helping Your Teenagers Through Tough Times
Notoriously difficult to understand and communicate with, teenagers can be a real handful to dads who’re hoping to get through to them to help them through the angst and disruption of puberty. Perhaps you remember how it was for you when your parents threw their hands up in dismay as made grumpy, adolescent-fuelled rants. […]
More Than Homework: How Can You Really Help Your Kids With School?
When it comes to helping our kids at school, many of us settle for assisting with homework. That’s all there is too, after all. Right? Perhaps not. Homework is the most apparent way to support their school lives. But, it’s far from the only thing they may need advice on. Even once the school books […]
The Best Hobbies For Dads And Kids To Do Together
A hobby gives us a break from the ‘daily grind’ and allows us to do something we really enjoy. After all, the thing that puts food on the table and pays the bills might not be as much fun as we’d like; so there has to be something else. Sometimes, though, the choice between enjoying […]
Why It Can Be a Good Idea to Let Your Child Write for Your Blog
Creating good blog content can involve a lot of approaches. Some find that making their blog posts very personal can have a big impact – for instance, showing themselves and their families using products they are reviewing can add greater value to their descriptions of their experiences. If you have a successful blog and work […]
Keys To Being A Successful Parent
There’s no playbook for being a great parent and each family and person is different. There’s no point in trying to copy another strategy exactly. What you can do is study up on what it takes to be a good father and be grateful you’ve been given this opportunity. Accept that you’re going to make […]
Is It Time To Add Another Baby To Your Family?
Having a baby and growing your family is one of the single best things in life. A new baby brings so much joy and promise to a family, and whether this will be your first baby or you already have your own little tribe, you might be thinking about bringing another little one into the […]
Lunchbox Rescue: Calsway Snack Boxes
The Calsway concept is a simple one, create great tasting snacks that are packed according to calories and not weight, so those weight conscience snackers can keep tabs on what they eat without using crazy charts or apps. Calsway boasts that they hand-pick the highest quality products for your ‘in-between’ meals and mix them according […]
The Vital Life Skills to Teach Your Kids
As a parent, you need to take care of your children. That’s your job. But part of that process means getting your children to the point where they don’t need your care! Paradoxical as it may sound, it is, in fact, the ultimate aim of parenting. Everything we do as parents works towards our kids […]
Dad Day Out: Fun Things To Do To When You Have Some Time Out
Having a family and becoming a father is without a doubt one of the best feelings and things you can do. It consumes you more than you ever would realise, right from the moment you hear that you are expecting. However, sometimes you need some time out and some space. Mostly like a mother needs […]
Pester Power vs. Parental Providing
There are two competing instincts when it comes to providing for our kids. The first instinct is the most basic one: the desire to provide. It’s something that is ingrained in us from the moment we welcome our children into the world. We want to give them everything, keep them safe, do everything that we […]
Protecting Your Children When You’re Not Around
As a parent, you can probably attest to the fact that you worry about your children when you’re not with them. This is normal. Even when you are positive that they are in safe hands, it’s easy to start fearing the worst. It’s easy to start imagining everything that could possibly go wrong, going wrong. […]
Want Your Kid To Ace Those Exams? Get On Board With This Technology
When you leave school, you may think that you have seen the last of exam season stresses. However, this isn’t always the case. The majority of people go through it all again when they have children of their own, helping them with revision, learning the syllabus and waiting anxiously for those all important results. In […]
Getting Your House And Kids Ready To Welcome A New Baby
Bringing home a newborn baby is a major upheaval for any household, life for every family member changes as soon as the little one has arrived. You’ll have nearly 9 months (give or take) to prepare everybody and everything as much as possible before the due date, so consider the information and ideas in this […]
Does Your Family Home Have These Essentials?
As a parent, something that you want to be sure of is that your children have everything that they need. Actually being able to provide all that, however, is another matter altogether. In this article, we are going to look at certain things which your children might love to have around the home, but which […]
Coming of Age Gifts For Your Child
If you’ve got teenagers who are coming up to their last days of school or university, you’ve probably begun looking at the ideal gifts to get them as a souvenir for all their hard work. Because indeed, they have been working hard – it’s not easy to get through school or university, and now they’re […]
Protective Tech for Sport Loving Children
We would all like to wrap our children in cotton wool and protect them from the world, however, the urge to explore, taste and try everything is a magical gift that parents can’t help but nurture. Over the past few years, I have seen my children express interests in martial arts, sports, dancing and gymnastics. […]
Kids That Code: Should You Get Yours Interested In Programming?
There’s no denying that children these days are very much interested in gadgets and technology. It’s not uncommon to see kids as young as eight walking around with smartphones and tablets! At home, they probably outsmart their parents when it comes to technology! It’s also not unusual to see youngsters learning about stuff on computers, […]
Make Your Kids Proud by Becoming a Tech-Savvy Dad
Technology today just isn’t the same as it was when we dads were growing up. Computers are no longer massive hunks of metal that cost exorbitant amounts, connecting to the internet doesn’t make ear-grating noises anymore, and speeds are so fast that we often find ourselves wondering how to make the most of our internet […]
Flexible Design Ideas for Your Growing Child’s Bedroom
After spending a significant amount of money to build that beautiful Disney themed bedroom your four year old wanted, you will probably be hoping to not spend more money in redesigning it for a few years. However, children are constantly growing both physically and mentally. It is okay for them to be curious and interested […]
The Best Apps to Stop Dads Going Crazy
Being a dad makes for a busy life, but it’s all worth it in the end. However, that doesn’t mean that there aren’t some tough times along the way. When you’re extremely busy, and the kids are demanding your attention, it can be hard to keep your head on straight. All dads need a bit […]