Whisper game (Tool)- Dedicated to all parents of loud neurodivergent children

This post includes the ‘biggest gift’ we can give our children and the ‘whisper game’, a tool to help noisy […]

‘You are not invited!’ & ‘You’re a cheater!’ (Alternative Scenarios Game)

All posts by Simone de Hoogh This post includes ‘Alternative Scenarios Game’, a tool to increase the ability of a […]

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 […]

What if we’re exhausted?

Dedicated to Ellie To be fair, it wouldn’t surprise me if you are! Parenting a neurodivergent child is not easy […]

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, […]

Preparing for Christmas

Each year when our daughter was young, the carefully crafted balance in our family always started to go pear-shaped around […]

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 […]

From being terrified that my son would fail to him achieving a Mark of Distinction

I am a mother of four children, having had my first child at the age of 15 years old and […]

The Proposed Schools Bill – Punishing parents for the inability of schools to facilitate a suitable education for all children

By Joanna Merrett BA (hons), EYPS, MA, [PhD student and researcher at University of Exeter, Centre for Social Mobility], Joanna […]