You choose Youtube?
I love Youtube. But, Youtube has an impossible problem. 300 hours of content is uploaded every minute. EVERY MINUTE. Yes, even The Dad...
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Evolutionary Kawhi
Kawhi Leonard is the perfect basketball athlete. Look at the size of those hands! It is as if he is the fulfilment of a sporting...
Feedback
Giving feedback to children is kind of my speciality. There’s a fine line between positive feedback and praise. Positive feedback is...
Video games and life as a parent
My brother presents the contrarian view of video games as a counter point to a discussion on our mini-podcast, which you can listen to...
TDR Podcast Episode 24: The Relaunch Death Show
The crew returns and celebrate the relaunch with a discussion about death. Listen on iTunes Listen on Stitcher #podcast #dadregime #dads...
I bribed my child and I'm proud of it
I don’t like using bribes for behaviour. As a teacher, I’ve avoided sticker charts and points systems and instead rely on developing...
Opinion: Playground Etiquette
There’a Peppa Pig episode in which Grandpa Pig upsets the playground by letting the littlest ones ahead of the bigger kids on the rides....
Thought Provoking Thursday: Sense of accomplishment
From early in life we’re conditioned to try and find satisfaction in completing a task - tidy your room, eat your dinner, finish your...
Cliff Richard is helping my children
When I was younger and I was travelling overseas, there were a few things that I used to do to help me immerse myself in the culture: Eat...
Holiday boredom? Here's a tip
Do you know what I hate? People that tell you how to “beat school holiday boredom”, like those pompous, self-righteous, upper middleclass...
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