Preparing our Child to transition to the School Holidays – Tips, Tools & Strategies
It is quite a common issue for our children and also for us to struggle with transitions. As one […]
Make Your Own Easter Basket & Super Simple Bunny Ears – Tutorial
These two simple spring crafts are Easter-inspired with lots of egg-hunting fun in mind! They can be made with very […]
Together working towards calm Festive Days with our neurodivergent children
For our intense, super-sensitive and hyper-reactive neurodivergent children, Christmas can be a huge challenge: dealing with transitions from normal life, […]
Make your Own Simple Paper Christmas Ball-balls – Tutorial –
This simple Christmas decoration tutorial is intended to be relaxing, fun and easily do-able with only a few resources and […]
Compassionate Crafting at Christmas (and allowing things to be ‘good enough’)
The Christmas holidays can be a lovely time for some cosy seasonal crafting and a good way to fill (and […]
Nature Exploration with Air-Dry Clay (Make your own Mushrooms!) – Tutorial
This open-ended craft exploration is directly inspired by a recent ‘Fungi Treasure Hunt’ walk and talk in our local park, […]
Preparing for Christmas
Each year when our daughter was young, the carefully crafted balance in our family always started to go pear-shaped around […]
Dealing with acute overwhelm, including tips how to get through
Recovering from obstacles The last few years my life has been coloured by different obstacles, some private ones and some […]
I take with me … my ‘cool suitcase’ – How to support our child through common transitions
This post includes ‘the cool suitcase or cool box’, a tool to increase the emotional resilience of our child in […]
The art of giving heartfelt compliments to ourselves, our children and teens
This post includes a ‘heartfelt compliment script’, a tool to compliment ourselves and our child effectively and is part of […]