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A wooden baby play gym set up on a rug acting as a physical floor map for a baby learning to walk.

Forget The Screens: Building A Real Baby Steps Game Map At Home

It was 2:14 AM on a Tuesday, and I was sitting in the dark nursing my youngest while the glow of my phone screen burned my retinas. My middle child, Leo, was fourteen months old at the time and barely...

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A tired dad staring in horror at a television screen

Why the voice remote caused a Sunday morning toddler meltdown

I was halfway through pouring a deeply inadequate cup of instant coffee when I heard the unmistakable, booming sound of a cinematic explosion coming from the living room. Let me set the scene: 6:14 am on a Sunday. I hadn't...

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A tired London dad trying to distract twin toddlers with wooden sensory toys.

Dear Tom: The Truth About Baby Games Online and Screen Time

Dear Tom from exactly six months ago, I know precisely where you're right now, mostly because I can still feel the lingering trauma in my left shoulder. You're huddled by Gate 42 at Gatwick Airport, sweating profusely through a shirt...

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Mom laying on rug making funny faces at her four month old baby

The Honest Truth About Baby Games When You're Just Exhausted

I’m currently flat on my back on the living room rug, making bizarre clicking noises with my tongue while my four-month-old aggressively mouths a silicone spatula. Somewhere in the background, my oldest is trying to teach the dog how to...

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