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Rex Features Do you smack your child or not? How you discipline your child is still one of the hottest parenting debates; some believing it's fine to do as their parents did, others that it's a brutal and ineffective discipline method, and most ... Read more

 

]]>behaviourchildrendisciplinekidsnews-and-viewsNSPCCparentssmacksmackingwelsh assemblyIan NewboldWed, 19 Oct 2011 10:15:00 ESThttp://www.parentdish.co.uk/2011/01/08/single-parent-dad-wobbly-tooth/http://www.parentdish.co.uk/2011/01/08/single-parent-dad-wobbly-tooth/http://www.parentdish.co.uk/2011/01/08/single-parent-dad-wobbly-tooth/#comments Filed under: Single Parent Dad

At almost six my boy has his first 'wobbly' tooth. In fact he instantly seems to have a few. This is not a stage I have looked forward to. Partly as I anticipate my son swallowing most of his milk teeth - and we all know what that will ... Read more

 

]]>bracesdentistgapmilk teethoral healthsmilewobbly toothIan NewboldSat, 08 Jan 2011 08:00:00 ESThttp://www.parentdish.co.uk/2010/12/11/school-play-sorted-single-parent-dad/http://www.parentdish.co.uk/2010/12/11/school-play-sorted-single-parent-dad/http://www.parentdish.co.uk/2010/12/11/school-play-sorted-single-parent-dad/#comments Filed under: Primary School, Christmas traditions, Single Parent Dad

My son's school performances are always a stressful affair. Before they even happen there's the deciding who gets to use our measly ticket allocation, which is difficult even as a single parent. Then there's the inevitable scramble for the best ... Read more

 

]]>arriving earlyaudiencecameraChristmasgetting a seatnativityparentschool playscrumstressIan NewboldSat, 11 Dec 2010 11:00:00 ESThttp://www.parentdish.co.uk/2010/12/04/single-parent-dad-road-safety/http://www.parentdish.co.uk/2010/12/04/single-parent-dad-road-safety/http://www.parentdish.co.uk/2010/12/04/single-parent-dad-road-safety/#comments Filed under: Single Parent Dad

Raising my voice isn't really my style, or forte. But there are certain situations, ones I consider critical, where increased gravitas is required, and because of shouting being a rarity, when I do it, my child generally listens. Something I am ... Read more

 

]]>green cross codeiceicyroad safetyroadssnowteaching children road safetyIan NewboldSat, 04 Dec 2010 10:00:00 ESThttp://www.parentdish.co.uk/2010/11/27/learning-to-swim-single-parent-dad/http://www.parentdish.co.uk/2010/11/27/learning-to-swim-single-parent-dad/http://www.parentdish.co.uk/2010/11/27/learning-to-swim-single-parent-dad/#comments Filed under: Single Parent Dad

Since my son has been 16 weeks old, and armed with his first set of inoculations, he has been used to the swimming pool. One of his granddads is a very keen swimmer, a one-time county water polo player and police diver no less, and was itching to ... Read more

 

]]>25 metreslearning to swimsingle parent dadSingleParentDadswimswim playswimming partyswimming poolSwimmingPartyIan NewboldSat, 27 Nov 2010 08:00:00 ESThttp://www.parentdish.co.uk/2010/11/22/loving-school-single-parent-dad/http://www.parentdish.co.uk/2010/11/22/loving-school-single-parent-dad/http://www.parentdish.co.uk/2010/11/22/loving-school-single-parent-dad/#comments Filed under: Single Parent Dad

My son started his second year of school last September, which bizarrely means he is in 'Year One'. I think it is termed that way, as his first year, his 'reception' year is not really considered to be the real thing, more an introduction to what is ... Read more

 

]]>classhomeworkIan NewboldIanNewboldlearningloving schoolreceptionyear 1Ian NewboldMon, 22 Nov 2010 09:44:00 ESThttp://www.parentdish.co.uk/2010/11/06/single-parent-dad-recovering-from-our-holiday/http://www.parentdish.co.uk/2010/11/06/single-parent-dad-recovering-from-our-holiday/http://www.parentdish.co.uk/2010/11/06/single-parent-dad-recovering-from-our-holiday/#comments Filed under: Single Parent Dad

Parenting can seem like a rollercoaster; a series of highs and lows, and some corners that while you don't actually come off, you totally feel like you are going to. For me school holidays are the ultimate ride. Trying to maintain a balance ... Read more

 

]]>activitiesfriends and familyFriendsAndFamilyhalf termholidayholidaysian newboldplanningrelaxsingle parent dadIan NewboldSat, 06 Nov 2010 08:10:00 ESThttp://www.parentdish.co.uk/2010/10/30/single-parent-dad-new-column-on-parentdish/http://www.parentdish.co.uk/2010/10/30/single-parent-dad-new-column-on-parentdish/http://www.parentdish.co.uk/2010/10/30/single-parent-dad-new-column-on-parentdish/#comments Filed under: Single Parent Dad

"Mr Newbold, we can do no more, we have to pronounce your wife dead." In a kind of devastated daze, I immediately went to find my son. There was nothing more I could do for my wife, but there was a seven-month-old baby boy who was going to need ... Read more

 

]]>daddeaddiedIan Newboldsingle parentsingle parent dadsingle parentingSingleParentsonstay-at-home dadwidowedwidowerwifeIan NewboldSat, 30 Oct 2010 06:00:00 ESThttp://www.parentdish.co.uk/2010/09/20/whats-so-wrong-with-a-packet-of-crisps-packed-lunch/http://www.parentdish.co.uk/2010/09/20/whats-so-wrong-with-a-packet-of-crisps-packed-lunch/http://www.parentdish.co.uk/2010/09/20/whats-so-wrong-with-a-packet-of-crisps-packed-lunch/#comments Filed under: Nutrition News

When did food get so confusing and complicated? What we're supposed to eat, what's 'bad' for you, whether to compare nutritional content to GDA or RDA, whatever they are (Guideline Daily Amounts & Recommended Daily Allowances for the record) ... Read more

 

]]>childrenGDAhealthy eatingIan Newboldnutritionpacked lunchesparentsRDArecommendedschool dinnersIan NewboldMon, 20 Sep 2010 10:30:00 EST