Daddy3 minAdoption myth-busting... #YouCanAdoptThis week marks the launch of the 2020 national adoption recruitment campaign... #YouCanAdopt...
Daddy7 minBribes and punishments. Do they work?Did I mention Lyall and Rich like to squabble? Relentlessly? Like every moment they have together? Find out more here!
Daddy3 minBooks | The Blanket BearsSam's beautiful new children's book, The Blanket Bears follows the adoption journey of two neglected little bears...
Daddy2 minTalking to the boys about their memoriesRichard's earliest memory is eating custard doughnuts on a beach on holiday when he was three. Probing deeper into Richard's memory...
Daddy4 minThe adoption process - part fiveHere it is folks; the final part of our adoption application process and the prequel to the very beginning of the Daddy & Dad story almost..
Daddy1 minDaddy & Dad talk adoption with BuzzFeedSee Daddy & Dad and a nice little cameo from the boys in the latest BuzzFeed UK videos about parenting (sponsored by Calpol). Enjoy!
Daddy5 minAdoption Panel - The biggest interview of your life!We've all been there... the dreaded job interview. All those antiquated techniques you learned in the careers room at school are dredged...
Daddy6 minThe adoption process - part fourIn part three, Tom and I were recommended for adoption by the panel and, sure enough a couple of weeks later a formal letter arrived from...
Daddy4 minAdopting Siblings... Double Trouble?This is a throwback to a blog post written in 2018! Enjoy x There’s no denying the fact that being a parent is hard work, right? On one...
Daddy4 minThe adoption process - part threeAfter our final assessment visit from Michelle, things went quiet for a couple of weeks. The assessment had been intrusive and demanding...
Daddy5 minThe adoption process - part twoAbove: Our nephews from Nordhorn in Germany who helped us with our assessment 💙 Find part one by clicking here The grand assessment...
Daddy7 minThe adoption process – part oneI started producing the Daddy & Dad blog shortly after Lyall and Rich ‘moved in’ back in 2014, after our adoption process had reached its...
Daddy5 minAdopting Siblings – National Adoption Week 2017National Adoption Week 2017 (October 16th-22nd) focused on adopting siblings. There are thousands of adorable little sibling groups...
Daddy4 minRoutineIt’s 20 minutes before the head teacher, Mr Hovers, rings his huge bell right into my unsuspecting face (not a euphemism, naughty),...
Daddy3 minLGBT Adoption and Fostering Week – 7-13 March 2016This isn’t strictly a new blog post (slapped wrist) but rather an article that I put together recently for LGBT family network New Family...
Daddy5 minStepping into the unknownQuestion (Beyoncé fans of a certain age raise their hand): Is it okay or not to leave the children in the car at the petrol station while...
Daddy5 minThe end of a long adoption process(Warning – there is some awful bad language in this blog update, if you’re of an easily offended persuasion, skip the first bit) Here I...
Daddy3 minOne year of Daddy and DadHeavens. (Oo I sound just like Grannie Jean. Hi Jean *waves). It’s already April 2015 and officially twelve months into our adoption...
Daddy2 minThe introduction, part twoFind part one here. The front door of the foster home opened; it was the boys’ foster carer, Lindsey, sporting a huge smile and reaching...
Daddy2 minThe introduction, part oneArriving half an hour early, we parked the car in a lay-by just around the corner from Lyall and Richard’s foster home. It was a sunny...