I climbed a mountain with my children and learnt a lot more than I expected to, a lesson that will help me be a better parent for their whole childhood.
Better dad question #7
A question that’ll make you a better dad.
Better dad question #6 - My secret, simple tactic to being more patient and present
A question that’ll make you a better dad.
Better dad question #5
A question that’ll make you a better dad.
Better dad question #4
A question that’ll make you a better dad.
Better dad question #3
A question that’ll make you a better dad.
Better dad question #2
A question that’ll make you a better dad.
Better dad question #1
A question that’ll make you a better dad.
What you do, day in, day out is how they will remember you. I learnt this the hard way.
We repeat things every day, but do we want to?
Be a more patient parent with these two simple exercises. One of them is completely unexpected.
Does what it says on the tin.
Getting older and letting go of our younger selves.
An incredible poem about getting older. Something we’re all doing but never acknowledge.
Is it really worth rushing your kids before they’re mentally ready?
How do you strike the balance between being age appropriate and wrapping them in cotton wool so they don’t develop to their real potential?
The boring things to get sorted early as a parent.
No one tells you about the boring, but important things you need to do as a parent. The things that are much easier to sort before you have a child, but you never get around to because they are too boring. Instead, you spend years working out what they are, then take another few years to sort them out. All with that nagging, feeling you should really get one of them sorted rather than sit on your arse on the sofa.
Time to kill work-life balance
Work-life balance is unhealthy and insidious and should be killed. This is a better way to think about it.
Being more patient by going a bit deeper.
Digging into what ‘dIsagreement doesn’t mean disrepect’ means so we can be more patient.
The strategy that makes the mid-week dash home for kid bedtime actually work
If you’re a weekend dad, you’re only there for 38% of their young lives. Here’s how to stop the mad midweek dash home for bedtime from backfiring.
Epigenetics and parenting, what you need to know
Nature vs. Nurture,what science tells us about it and what it means for your parenting.
Swearing is good for children.
Swearing and children shouldn’t mix according to conventional wisdom, but that’s not the best way help them learn and grow.
Really being there. Being present. How to do it.
The pockets of pleasure philosophy that helps me enjoy those precious moments more.
Are you setting your kids up for failure?
If your child believes something that isn’t true, they won’t have a clear grasp of reality. If they still have that belief when they are older, they are going to make decisions that don’t fit well with reality. How well their decisions fit with reality will determine their quality of life.