Nominations of Simone de Hoogh
Thank you to those who nominated Simone for Bridges 2e Center for Research and Professional Development’s ‘People to Watch’. Nominations […]
“Innately empowering and humanising: We all need more of this!”
Interview with PowerWood’s Director Carolyn Sargentson I had seen Simone’s [founder of PowerWood] stand at a home education camp – […]
I can say to my daughter that other people feel like this…
When I first read about PowerWood I thought it was interesting because my kids are really quite sensitive. They will […]
“She was really wound up, deeply depressed, withdrawn, not talking to anyone”
‘Airy fairy’ When my daughter Lisa* started at a preschool group, the staff noticed that she was a bit ‘airy […]
“The violence towards me from my child was constant” single mum of child with PDA
I always knew that James* was different. People would say ‘He is a boy’, ‘You are on your own’, ‘It’s […]
“The biggest challenge is not being understood and being forced to fit in” Mum of three about life with OE’s
How and when did you first realise your children were different? With my oldest I knew from young that he […]
“My son had been diagnosed with many things before” How PowerWood helped a family to find clarity
I first contacted PowerWood to try to make sense of my extremely complex son. He had always been unique, I […]
“Everything seems to affect him so deeply and intensely”
A family describes the beginning of their PowerWood journey. I heard about PowerWood from a local mum. She sent out […]
“She is a mirror of me” – Understanding my child helped me to understand myself
My youngest child has been very intense from birth. She is different from the others, really hard to understand. People […]
“PowerWood Helped My Daughter Get Over Her Obsessive Compulsive Behaviour”
Children’s names have been changed How did you come across PowerWood? I always knew that my daughters (now 7 and […]