Small human, enormous opinions
Somewhere between the first smile and the first proper sentence, you become the most impressive person alive — briefly, and mostly because you can reach the top shelf. This is also the stage of theoretical sleep, supermarket meltdowns, and finding Lego with your bare feet.
What you’ll find here
- Sleep survival — rotas, routines, and realistic expectations
- Handling tantrums in public without losing your own composure
- Choosing a nursery or childminder — what actually matters
- First milestones, and what to do when they don’t arrive on the “schedule”
- Screen time in the early years — what’s actually worth worrying about
Start here
- Stuck for a Game to play with your child? We Built a Tool for That
Stuck for a Game to play with your child? We built a free tool to give you ideas – Game Finder! Find it here; https://daddiary.co.uk/game-finder/ - Tantrums in Public (What’s Happening in Their Head, and What to Do About It)
What’s actually happening in a toddler’s head mid-meltdown — and the honest techniques that helped, from distraction to naming emotions as your child gets older. - Surviving the 3am Wake-Ups (A Rota That Actually Works)
Every family’s night-time reality looks different, and there’s no single script that works for everyone. What follows isn’t a step-by-step manual — it’s what worked for us, and a few…
Coming soon
Choosing a nursery: what actually matters
Beyond the shiny brochure — the questions worth asking.