A Father’s Mission is now available to pre-order on Amazon stores worldwide. This new book (and my debut) is much more than a ‘best of’ This Dad Does. If you want to know more, I posted the introduction to the book for free a few weeks ago. A Father’s Mission: Introduction If you are a […]
The cover design for my new book on fatherhood – A Father’s Mission – is now complete. The cover to encapsulates both what the book is about as well as capturing my own identity and passion of the outdoors as well as personal improvement and development of the family. That’s why I loved the idea […]
How do you create better memories for you and your family? Imagine if there was a way that anything you did was instantly burned into your memory as something positive. You’d quickly build up a library of moments that you could treasure for ever. But the problem is this: you don’t really have much – […]
The Mark Baxter podcast has rapidly become the number one podcast for men. Since it’s launch a few months ago, thousands of men across the world have benefited from Mark Baxter and his range of guests. So it was an honour for me when he asked me to appear as a guest on the […]
How do you make money from a website in your free time? That’s a question I get asked a lot. And it’s important – here’s why: Living is expensive, especially when you have kids. Any extra income is welcome. There aren’t many people out there who would turn down the chance to make a bit […]
What is the secret to a good marriage or relationship? In a time when 50% of marriages fail, it looks like we need some help. Funny how a lot of people who have never been married claim to know what makes a good marriage. Or worse, they carry a string of broken relationships with them […]
How can you read more to your kids? This is a question that has been on my mind for a while and I think I’ve got some of the answers. Keep reading if you want to know more. Here’s the rub: you’re a busy Dad. And I mean really busy. I know because I’m the […]
What is a father’s mission in our modern age? As our world becomes more connected, more turbulent and more violent – is the role of the father under threat? I’m writing these words on the evening of the London Parliament terror attacks. The stability and relative peace that our own fathers enjoyed is coming to […]
In case you missed it — you probably did — the Green Party in Scotland want smacking outlawed and fathers who discipline their children to be convicted for assault. A Bill proposal was submitted for consultation by John Finnie, member of the Scottish Parliament. The new law has one aim: to make smacking a criminal offence. (See the proposal […]
If you want to plant a fig tree in the ground there is something you should know: fig trees like to have their roots restricted. Often you’ll see figs grown in pots which is a great way to restrict growth. But what if you want to plant a fig tree in the ground? Fig (Ficus […]
