Just a short one, this. It occurred to Tom and I the other day that Richard has been extraordinarily well behaved at school this year....

For god’s sake this parenting lark is hard work. It’s perhaps a bit of a cliché but Lyall and Richard appear to subconsciously take turns...

It’s far too late at night for me to be awake, but here I am, in our beautifully clean and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle free kitchen (I’ve...

Problem. It’s too soon for us to leave the boys at home with a babysitter (all of our house rules would go straight out of an upstairs...

Broadcasting to you live from PlayHard soft play, the town’s largest (and most horrendous) but cheapest play centre. Whilst peaceful and...

This is our new family – from left to right in this marvellous illustration; Lyall, Daddy, Dad and Richard. I’m Daddy, although unlike...