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Birthday Party for Spaceman This birthday we had snakes, lizards, grapes and popcorn. We don’t do birthday parties every year, with 6 birthdays from January to March I simply wouldn’t survive. Neither would our bank accounts manager. So when we do throw a party I try to make it as memorable as possible and as [...]
My eldest child is 18. In 18 years I have never allowed any child to have a television in their bedroom. There has been plenty of peer pressure to give way but I’ve prided myself in holding fast to connecting the family and forcing kids out of the bedroom. Ensuring they come face to [...]
Reward Charts Are So Yesterday You may well know that I have some heavier than average challenges in my home but we are winning! I wake up each morning and remind myself where we have come from, where we are heading and that we are winning. We have worn through star charts, smiley faces, goal [...]
I Probably Judged YOU – (ADHD In Children) I was on top of the pack order when it came to judging others and if you are reading this I am #SORRY more than you will ever know. I did not believe that certain conditions diagnosed in kids really truly existed. Yep, I was one of [...]
I’m happily shopping and my phone rings. A familiar caller I.D flashes (school) I answer with a big Sighhhh. Often it means a child is exaggerating illness in order to come home. Not this time.
What do I mean by The Grey Child? It’s my term and seems to be catching on, for the child that very obviously has special needs yet receives little to no help because they do NOT meet the criteria set by higher powers.
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