Author: Steve Lucas
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An Easter Miracle
I have never been a religious man. That is not to say I do not believe in some greater power, I just have no idea what it is. Today though, we have seen a miracle on Good Friday right inside our own home.
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15 things I wish I knew before becoming a Dad
Those that have read my earlier posts will realise that I began my career as Dad being a clueless intern. I’m now a little better and though I am not expecting any Father of the year awards quite yet, I’m certainly not the worst.
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Isn’t it ironic?
World health day during a pandemic, World beer down during a lockdown, isn’t it ironic?
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How to make your own Easter basket
We woke up feeling a little bit crafty this morning and not in a sneaky way! Of course, Easter is just around the corner so we decided to make Robbie his own little Easter basket for the big day.
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How much screen time is bad for toddlers?
I’m sure I’m not the only one spending a little more time at home these days. Since being banned from the world outside I have seen so many articles, advice and accounts of homeschooling activities.
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It’s been too long
I was looking back at my recent posts last night and realised something was missing. Something far too big to be leaving out of posts and the whole reason this little blog exists. Something’s name is Robbie, my very reason for starting a parenting blog.
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Social media, let’s be kind
Social media gives us great power, how we chose to use this power can make a difference to the lives of those we may never even meet.
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What A Week!
In case you haven’t noticed by now, the world has gone a little bit crazy. Widespread panic and sky high stacks of toilet rolls have become the norm but somehow, I seem to have avoided most of it.
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9 Happy news stories from around the world
There is still good news out there, you just have to find it. Here’s 9 stories to make you smile this week.
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How to make your own Play dough
A guide to making your own play dough using a simple recipe of household ingredients. Making play dough is a fun activity for kids and parents and this no tartare recipe is really easy to make.
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Is Coronavirus the end? Probably not.
Coronavirus- how are we all coping and is there a silver lining?
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Boris Johnson, a new Dad
Our Prime Minister is having another baby, but how has he got on with the others?
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Breastfeeding VS Fed is best- A Dad’s view
The internet is full of advice and views on breastfeeding, though very few of these will have been written by a man, so I know this is risky!
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The diary of Dad, Part 6
The annoying jingles and pointless decorations start earlier each year. Radio stations seem to be instructed to only play some of the worst music ever created whilst the TV companies give up on making any new material and just play re-runs of old films that were not great the first 500 times. Yes, it must…
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Hartbeeps – Robbie Reviews
It’s that time of the week again, Wednesday morning is almost upon us which means one thing, Hartbeeps time!
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Hair today, gone tomorrow
Today the unthinkable happened. My beautiful and extremely charitable wife had a little trim in order to donate the hair to The Little Princess Trust (LPT).
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Who said romance is dead?
Valentine’s Day is nearly over and I can honestly say this has been my most memorable one yet.
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Dad’s survival guide to Valentine’s Day
No idea how to get through Valentine’s Day without ending up on the sofa? This Dad’s guide has everything you probably don’t need to know.
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The diary of Dad, part 5
New born babies are strange little things. For all the constant attention they crave and the panic and chaos they create, they do not actually do very much at all.
The diary of Dad 