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Treats Treats Treats
Every kid loves a treat, don’t they? Mine certainly do! Be it chocolates, ice cream, lollies, crisps, yogurt or sweets (in our case the...
Calum Dewsbury
Apr 16, 20223 min read
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Moving House with Children
Moving house is a stressful act in and of itself. There is the searching and the bidding, the sourcing of the solicitor, the mortgage...
Calum Dewsbury
Feb 19, 20223 min read
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My Little Girl - The Contrary Brat
I swear, if I didn’t know her so well, I would seriously have to question the age of my little girl. Some of the things she comes out...
Calum Dewsbury
Oct 29, 20213 min read
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Euro 2020 and the Terrible Twosome
I love an international football competition; they’re a true festival of the game. Especially in times like these, when the majority of...
Calum Dewsbury
Jul 31, 20213 min read
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Working with Children
I always thought I could have it all, that it would be easy, that parenthood and work would go hand in hand; that I could go to work,...
Calum Dewsbury
May 1, 20213 min read
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Children's TV Shows - A Father's Account
I’ve written previously about kids’ TV, of course. About how it’s a great distraction for my little girl when we need her to settle down,...
Calum Dewsbury
Apr 10, 20215 min read
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It Takes a Village
Have kids they said, it will be fun they said. Ok, no one said that. No one technically described having children as ‘fun’ (although my...
Calum Dewsbury
Mar 6, 20213 min read
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The Ever-Changing Food Tastes of My Baby-cum-Toddler
There is not much that has changed when it comes to my little girl more than the food she will accept. Sure, she’s taller, her hair is...
Calum Dewsbury
Jan 24, 20213 min read
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The Impossible Task that is Play Time with My Littlest Girl
Playing with my littlest girl is nothing short of a hazard. It’s pretty much chalk and cheese to how her sister played at under a year...
Calum Dewsbury
Nov 28, 20203 min read
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The Pleasure & Pain that Comes From Play Time with My Little Girl
Playtime with my little girl is a joy. The level of ecstasy I feel upon seeing her laugh and smile as she runs around without a care is...
Calum Dewsbury
Nov 21, 20204 min read
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Why? Why? Why?
I knew we were going to get to this point at some time. I’d began to prepare for it and I’d tried to set my mind to the right frequency;...
Calum Dewsbury
Nov 14, 20203 min read
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The Turbulence and Trauma of Life with the Terrible Twosome!
I’ve always dreaded the thought of having twins. It seemed to me that sleep alone would be a logistical nightmare. I could imagine them...
Calum Dewsbury
Nov 7, 20204 min read
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One Becomes Two in Lockdown
Lockdown was a trying time for most people. Friends and families were kept apart as grandparents lost precious time with their...
Calum Dewsbury
Oct 31, 20204 min read
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Kids TV - Relief, Pain and Mind Drain
Kids TV is the bane of my life. It’s a fantastic entity in that it can distract the bigger child on one of her more trying days; although...
Calum Dewsbury
Oct 11, 20203 min read
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My Littlest Girl - A Different Kettle of Fish
From the moment that my second girl was pulled from my wife’s uterus, kicking and screaming in a way that reminded me of the drugged up...
Calum Dewsbury
Sep 16, 20203 min read
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My Little Girl - The Tea Time Terror
I never imagined how something as simple as tea time at home could be so difficult as attempting to do so with a 2-year-old. We generally...
Calum Dewsbury
Sep 4, 20203 min read
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The Trials and Tribulations of a Sunday with Her Older Cousin
The relationship that my little girl has with her older cousin is like no other in her life. He’s a gentle giant of a child, someone who...
Calum Dewsbury
Aug 9, 20203 min read
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The Terrible Twos
I love my little girl, that much should be obvious. It is true and she is the best thing that has ever happened to me, making me smile...
Calum Dewsbury
Jul 26, 20202 min read
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The Lottery That is Eating Out with My Little Girl
Dining out as a family, with my girl in tow, has always been somewhat of a gamble. You have your good days and your bad days, and we’ll...
Calum Dewsbury
Jul 11, 20203 min read
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The Five-Stage Bedtime Routine
There is little more frustrating about being father to my little girl than bedtime. The routine is one of, if not the, most infuriating...
Calum Dewsbury
Jul 4, 20204 min read
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