When “steel meets steel”: grammar doesn’t need to be dull
My younger son tells me that talking about language – especially grammar – is boring. But it doesn’t need to...
Get out there! Being social and kind to others makes kids happier, better-liked, and less likely to be bullied
We all want our kids to be happy, well-behaved and well-liked by peers. But, sometimes – despite our best hopes...
Defrazzle, explore, re-engage and stimulate higher level language skills with new sights and sounds
Leonardo Da Vinci. Benjamin Franklin. Marie Curie. Albert Einstein. Ursula Le Guin. Steve Jobs. Great lives; with not much in...
Learn to love being stuck in traffic with your kids: here’s how
If, like me, you live in a city with limited public transport and terrible roads, you’ll spend lots of time...
Come on Dad! What we can do to help our kids’ language development
As my wife and sisters tell me from time-to-time: it’s not babysitting when it’s playing with your own kids! I’m...
Defrazzle: Ironfest (huzzah!)
A (possibly unneeded) confession: I’m a nerd. Amongst other geeky matters, I dig steampunk goggles and monocles, superheroes, penny-farthings, blacksmith-wrought...