What if we’re exhausted?

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

Preparing for Christmas

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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

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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

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

The art of giving heartfelt compliments to ourselves, our children and teens

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This post includes a ‘heartfelt compliment script’, a tool to compliment ourselves and our child effectively and is part of […]

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

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

What to say about Ukraine to our children – Six Steps to support our child or teen (and ourselves) in those challenging times

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Many of our children will experience anxiety and fear around the situation in Ukraine, which is often exacerbated by the […]