You are now the family taxi service
Homework you can (mostly) still help with. Playground politics with rules more complex than most workplaces. A weekend calendar somehow booked solid with clubs you don’t remember signing up for. Welcome to the years where you’re needed constantly and consulted rarely.
What you’ll find here
- Discipline that actually works at this age, without raising your voice
- Helping with homework you can still remember how to do
- Navigating playground politics and friendship fallouts
- Packed lunch battles, and picking them without losing your mind
- Screen time boundaries that don’t turn into daily arguments
Start here
- The Dad Voice Is Dying (And That’s a Good Thing)
Dads should not longer use their shouting/authoritative voice, instead a more nurturing and calming voice is needed to influence children - Shopping for school clothes – a list to remember [parenting hack]
Ever bought school trousers only to realise you already had 3 pairs that size? 😅 Or gone shopping and blanked on what size your child’s actually in? 👖 Create one… - Pancakes for breakfast – fun recipe with your children
Easy to make and fun for all the family, especially if using moulds to make playful shapes. The kids will love to get involved, and after a few attempts they…
Coming soon
Screen time with a 12-year-old
What’s worth the fight, and what genuinely isn’t.
Talking to your daughter about her changing body
Why this is a dad conversation too — not just mum’s job.