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Pranks for April Fools

31 Mar 2021 | Being Dad

Babies born March 31st are the easiest to prank on April Fools… They were literally born yesterday! View this post...

The Life of a Stay-at-Home Dad

19 Mar 2021 | Being Dad

House husband, house dad. Whatever you want to be called, you're a SAHD (a stay-at-home dad). Being the main caregiver...

February half term fun for everyone

02 Feb 2021 | Being Dad

It’s half term. You're in lockdown. It’s grey and cold. The kids are driving you up the wall. Thankfully, we have got...

Keep calm and carry on: tips for coping with home schooling

01 Feb 2021 | Being Dad

Ok, deep breath everyone.... home schooling is hard. Ultimately, we are parents rather than educators and therefore...

Love at Christmas

23 Dec 2020 | Being Dad

Wishing you all a Merry Christmas from Dad.info. Read on to hear a few thoughts from our CEO, Ian Soars as he tries to...

Adopting – Life with our teenagers

03 Dec 2020 | Being Dad

If you have been following Dad, Andy Peck's blogs about adoption in this new instalment he has fast forwarded through...

Cold Hard Cash for Christmas

26 Nov 2020 | Being Dad

All I want for Christmas is my two front teeth... yeah right...I wish! In our house the Christmas demands are coming...

Epilepsy? We All Know About That, Don’t We?

23 Nov 2020 | Being Dad

Everybody knows about Epilepsy, don’t they? Almost all of us have at some point seen someone collapse to the ground...

Adopting – The Process of Adoption

06 Nov 2020 | Being Dad

Did Lockdown leave you wondering about what you really want from life? Major adoption services including The National...

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Keep calm and carry on: tips for coping with home schooling

Love at Christmas

Adopting – Life with our teenagers

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Epilepsy? We All Know About That, Don’t We?

Adopting – The Process of Adoption

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