Guess who has just learnt how to add surveys to their blog? It’s anonomous and quick… please take a moment to click on one of the options below to add your vote.
Feel free to comment / explain / whatever in the add comments section also but at the very least do just put in your […]

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(warning – this post discusses male genetalia and bodily fluids – please place a calm blue ocean in your minds eye and skip to the next post if such references shock, offend or make you feel slightly queasy)
Sperm Donor… At worst that’s what we guys are in the “miracle of life” equation.
For Mum’s there is […]

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Thanks to Marion who emailed me a link to this interview in Psychology Today with Psychologist Robert Epstein.
According to the article teaser:
“Epstein argues in a provocative book, “The Case Against Adolescence,” that teens are far more competent than we assume, and most of their problems stem from restrictions placed on them.”
What I liked […]

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A brief aside – I wanted to acknowledge people so far who have responded to the last post, 8 Things About You. With the variety of answers and insights so far it has now officially become my favourite post on this site. Please add your own answers if you have not done so already… […]

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Anne has been putting me on to the likes of Eckhart Tolle & Jon Kabat-Zinn recently. They both discuss the importance of being aware of the moment as the moment is all we have.
In parenting terms, I am beginning to realise the particular importance of being aware in “that moment”. You know the moment […]

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Anne & I have a great responsibility in the morning. We take turns in assisting a scientist with his work.
The science is quite ecclectic. One morning the focus is on chemistry and mixing a huge range of chemicals and compounds with unexpected results. Alternatively it might be on physics, especially comparitive studies on gravity, mass, […]

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So you’re reading it anyway right?
In fact more people will probably read this post because of that title. Me writing “Do NOT read this Post” is a limit that is unexplained, artificial and/ or you have no reason for believing… why wouldn’t you at best ignore it or more likely become even more curious by […]

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Ive just written this article, its not “giant” as in big… its about Giants.
Its called Into the World of Giants and you can read it here.
It is actually based on a post I wrote a few months ago which I always intended to turn into an article but it has escaped me until now…
I […]

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Got an email from the editor of Kindred Magazine who published my Unschooling Journey article in their July/ August edition.
I was both surprised and excited to hear that the Unschooling article has had more positive feedback than almost any other article in the magazine to date (apparently up there with the “vaccine cover-up” and […]

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“It takes a village to raise a child”
– African Saying
What constitutes a family these days? There are single parents; blended groups via splits and new partnerships; mixed genders with gay & lesbian relationships etc etc.. However in most iterations there is often a common thread – pressure put on one or at best two individuals […]

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