The specifics of how much sleep your child needs, and some beautifully calming and sweary words from Samuel L Jackson.
Curiousity in kids’ brains and how it helps them learn even boring things
How curiosity works and how you can harness it to help your little ones learn, even boring things.
How I've become a more present dad
Leaving work at work and really being there for your kids is no easy task. Over the years I've experimented with different approaches and found one that really works.
When routines for your kids don’t work, you might be the problem
Routines are great for children, but if you don't know how they understand time, you could be setting yourself and them up for failure.
Applying mental models to parenting
Much wisdom has been distilled into mental models. Many of which we apply to work, but rarely do we consider their help in parenting. Here's the best that you can start using straight away.
These questions will make you a better dad
Most people search for answers, but answers always depend on the context. It's better to hunt out good questions. These are some of the best ones fathers can ask themselves and their kids.
How to get your kids to tell you about their day
They don't understand how much we want to know about their days, their dreams, their hopes and their friends, especially as they start to live their own lives. Here's how to get that precious insight into their changing lives.
You’re playing the longest game
If you're not thinking long term, and putting in the effort early, when they get older it's only going to be harder.
What childless Dizzee Rascal knows about parenting that most parents don’t
How many dads have really thought hard about the future they want to create? About the relationships they want with their children, about the type of person they want to raise? Very few, for something so important. Here's a few of the best questions to get those precious answers for yourself.
Your life is harder because the maps of masculinity and fatherhood are leading you astray.
How the traditional paths of masculinity hold us back in the deepest possible way and what we, as men, as fathers to boys and dads to daughters can do about it.
How you can use principles to avoid raising a narcissistic and violent child
What principles do you parent by? Is your parenting style setting your kids up to have a harder life? Research shows there's a clear path to raising amazing human beings.
Let’s hope Disney’s news writes a new narrative for us blokes
Disney's announcement to change the way they portray fathers came from the findings of a shockingly small study. Perhaps it's a sign of the times, but whatever's behind it, let's hope it helps us and our children as they turn you into a grandparent.
Unexpected learnings from doing affirmations with kids
We started doing affirmations with our kids to boost their self-esteem and learnt some very valuable lessons along the way.
The connection between kids’ bedtime routines and their creativity
Raising your kids with rules or principles? Research shows one route holds the key to thriving family life and well-adjusted young people.
The things I know will make me a better dad
I've worked hard to be the best dad I can be, and won't ever stop. Here are the things that I'm working on right now and how I'm tackling them.
Laying down memories with our little ones
Thoughts on what dads teach their kids without realising.
Public Parental Embarrassment
Our job is to raise well-adjusted amazing people. It's not their job to represent us, no matter how embarrassed we may get when they melt down in public. When that happens, it probably says more about you than you want to admit.
What to expect when you're expecting - a talk
This one's for employers and new dads. The title says it all.
What a cabby taught me about being a dad and a leader
I think about this story regularly. One dad's mistake he regretted for the rest of his life. Don't make the same one.
Thinking about emotions and our reactions to them
If you see emotions, especially tantrums, as things to deal with, you need to read this. Emotions give you far more insights and opportunities than you realise.