Have you read Peter and the Wolf to your kids yet? If not - why not get a book out from the library (perhaps with a CD) or check out the following links. It's an absolute masterpiece by Prokofiev and a such a fine example of how music and instruments ...

If you were to catch your teen texting or typing the acronym "PBS" and you're desperately trying to work out in your head what PBS could possibly stand for ... don't worry, you are not alone. These days our children are more likely to use TXTing, tweet...

One thing about having a two year old or a kid at any age for that matter is that regardless of where you go or what you are doing you always have to bring along a portable toy chest. Now depending on your child and where you are taking it ...

This blog for the most part, is about dads and kids, and childhood joys and fatherly revelries. Today, it is about baseball.I have had an obsession with baseball since I was a boy. We are all aware of the clichés surrounding fathers and sons and the g...

Here's an idea for suprising your children. Download the attached WORD DOCUMENT, replace "PETER" with your child's name and print out at work. Put it up on the door to your child's room over night and see what they say the next morning ...

If you get asked that question over the next few days - here are some ready-made reponses for you: 1. Very short answer: Because I said so 2. Short answer: It's complicated - go and ask your mum 3. Long answer: The term Halloween, originally spelled Hallowe’en, is shortened from ...

"One day ... one glorious day my little champ won't need a nappy". That's what we're all looking forward to after 2 years (or thereabouts) of changing nappies, isn't it? Unfortunately it doesn't quite happen by itself (like very few things with children - apart from ...

He tells me, "Daddy, can you ask Santa for the Lego police station?" And I remind him: "Buddy, you mean: can 'I' ask Santa for the Lego police station?" Pronouns are elusive. "Daddy, can I ask Santa for the Lego...

I have three children two of which are daughters, one 14 and the other 12. Recently I have been spending more time with my son now 13 helping him with his jobs in the neighbourhood mowing lawns, which by the way he is doing very well with. It dawned on ...