Malcolm DixBloghttp://www.malcolmdix.com/blog/2012-02-24T05:01:56ZSquarespaceShadow jumperhttp://www.malcolmdix.com/blog/2012/2/24/shadow-jumper.htmlMalcolm Dix2012-02-24T04:26:47Z2012-02-24T04:26:47Z

Some of the worst things in my life never even happened.

Mark Twain


My crazed dog jumps at shadows.

At different stages of our lives we all do.

We imagine all sorts of disastrous things that may go wrong.

Thankfully they rarely do.

]]>Change - sometimes hard - often necessaryhttp://www.malcolmdix.com/blog/2012/2/19/change-sometimes-hard-often-necessary.htmlMalcolm Dix2012-02-19T12:37:21Z2012-02-19T12:37:21Z

Changing things in life can be difficult.
A car tyre, leaky nappy, job, mortgage, relationship.
The decision to change anything is yours and yours alone.
Change is rarely easy and most likely there will be consequences.

]]>Ninja Dad's Weekly Dad tipshttp://www.malcolmdix.com/blog/2012/2/17/ninja-dads-weekly-dad-tips.htmlMalcolm Dix2012-02-17T01:00:00Z2012-02-17T01:00:00Z

If you have a Baby: Get out there and start pushing that pram as much as you can. (Remember to take the baby with you!) Not only do you benefit from the added exercise but you give mum a much needed mental and physical break and you get some time alone with bubs. Win-Win for all.


If you have a Toddler: Potty training will ebb and flow. Have patience and don't forget to laugh when ya

]]>DAD vs Daughterhttp://www.malcolmdix.com/blog/2012/2/16/dad-vs-daughter.htmlMalcolm Dix2012-02-15T23:00:00Z2012-02-15T23:00:00Z

My 14 yr old daughter wants an iPhone.

When I asked why she said, well all my friends have one.

All turned out to be a few.

Friends turned out to include any random student with a phone.

]]>Remember...http://www.malcolmdix.com/blog/2012/2/12/remember.htmlMalcolm Dix2012-02-14T02:35:36Z2012-02-14T02:35:36ZIt's never too late

...to start heading in the right direction.

(Seth Godin)

Says it all really.

Malcolm.

]]>Join me at the City of Stirling Environmental Forum this Saturdayhttp://www.malcolmdix.com/blog/2012/2/13/join-me-at-the-city-of-stirling-environmental-forum-this-sat.htmlMalcolm Dix2012-02-13T04:20:56Z2012-02-13T04:20:56Z

Come along this Saturday 18 February to the Osborne Park Community Centre from
9.30am to 4.00pm.

As the MC for the day I can guarantee it's going to be an exciting, fun and informative day.

The City of Stirling is creating a new strategic community plan to guide how their city grows and develops over the next 10 years, so come along and have your say.


All day supervised kids activities (age 5 and over), entertainment, art,
drama, expert gardening advice and more!

]]>Roll with it...http://www.malcolmdix.com/blog/2012/2/12/roll-with-it.htmlMalcolm Dix2012-02-12T00:22:35Z2012-02-12T00:22:35Z 

Last night I had planned to take my two older children to a festival show.

Instead I spent my time forcing antibiotics down my third child's throat and listening to him cough like some possessed hound from hell. The doctor informed me he had croup, a respiratory infection, a high temperature and a bad cold.

There go my plans.

This is what parenting is.

]]>Weekly Ninja Dad Tipshttp://www.malcolmdix.com/blog/2012/2/6/weekly-ninja-dad-tips.htmlMalcolm Dix2012-02-05T19:00:00Z2012-02-05T19:00:00ZNinja Dad and my clan

If you're the dad of a baby: If friends and family are visiting to see the new baby, ask them to bring a meal with them. It may seem a bit odd but who cares. Finding time to cook healthy food with a new baby is hard work and it's easy to end up eating a lot of crap food simply because it's convenient. And before you know you've put on 7 kilos which is not what you want. Trust me.

]]>Landing or Leapinghttp://www.malcolmdix.com/blog/2012/2/2/landing-or-leaping.htmlMalcolm Dix2012-02-02T00:22:40Z2012-02-02T00:22:40Z

"We're hoping to succeed; we're okay with failure. We just don't want to land in between."

David Chang

]]>Communication Trumps Allhttp://www.malcolmdix.com/blog/2012/1/30/communication-trumps-all.htmlMalcolm Dix2012-01-30T03:50:13Z2012-01-30T03:50:13Z

The older I get, the more I'm convinced that the basic building block of good parenting is having a great relationship with your partner.

You can read every parenting book and blog in existence, attend various courses and know the latest parenting theories inside out, but if your relationship with your partner is struggling- or worse- then all that knowledge is largely irrelevant.

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