Author

Simon Redcliffe

I’ll tell you how life happened. I was born in 1988 in a draughty, high-ceilinged house in Leeds, West Yorkshire. My mother was a nurse who smelled faintly of antiseptic and peppermint tea, and my father spent his days fixing printing presses, coming home with grease-stained knuckles and terrible jokes.

20.05.2026 · Healthy Living

Family life step by step: a short framework

Broadly, there is no order police here, but the core ideas really do make the other walkthroughs land…

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16.05.2026 · Healthy Living

What nobody tells you about family life

Broadly, the simplest way in is one breakdown, one step, an afternoon. Put simply, if you have half…

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30.04.2026 · Family Activities

Family life without the marketing gloss

Honestly, the shortest way in is one guide, one step, an evening. On balance, each family life walkthrough…

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28.04.2026 · Family Activities

A simple way into family life

Realistically, you do not need prior knowledge here — that is the whole point of the first principles,…

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26.04.2026 · Parenting Tips

Nine notes on family life from this year

Broadly, if you have a quiet hour, start with the plumbing and ignore everything else on the site.…

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24.03.2026 · Parenting Tips

Family life on a budget: a practical take

In short, there is no order police here, but the first principles really do make the other articles…

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