Parenting
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Can we count my money?
A week-long hyperfocus on coins, banks, and joy. My son every so often will latch onto something and become extremely obsessed by this thing. It could be an event, a person or an activity and it will consume him…….and us. This consumption can go on for a couple of days. He will talk about it, Continue reading
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Why does everything happen to me?
My son hurts himself a lot. Not intentionally, of course, but by accident. Thankfully, none of these have been serious injuries, but the small ones? We’ve had plenty. Cuts, scrapes, stubbed toes, splinters, bruises—you name it. Lately, he’s started to notice too. After each one, he’ll cry and ask: “Why does everything happen to me?” Continue reading
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Do you the know the 4 Saints of Great Britain?
Lately, my son has become a bit… saint-obsessed. Not in a “kneel down and pray” sort of way — more in a “recite random religious facts and then use Saint Francis of Assisi as a dramatic exclamation” sort of way. It started with him on the way to school one day asking me…. “Do you Continue reading
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Can you get square eyes?
My son had recently become obsessed with a game on Roblox called Grow your Garden. He loved it. And my husband, who also had an account on Roblox (for the kids I might add!!), also enjoyed playing it with the kids. Every morning my son would sit with my husband and play on this game. Continue reading
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Is my son psychic?
This is something that’s been on my mind lately. Not exactly bothering me, but niggling away in the background. I’m not even sure I believe in people being psychic, but like with most things, I try to stay open — especially when the evidence starts piling up. Over time, little things have happened with my Continue reading
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How many blood vessels are in your body?
We were travelling to the swimming baths in the school holidays, all 5 of us. This was somewhat of a miracle. Lately a day out with all of us had seemed out of reach and what usually happened was I stayed with my son and my husband went out with the girls. This was disappointing Continue reading
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Can you practice singing Happy Birthday to me?
We were getting to my son’s birthday. The countdown was well and truly on. He was counting down to his birthday and also counting down to his birthday month. He had a birthday list of presents as long as his arm. He kept asking about it, over and over again. “How many days until my Continue reading
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Why do you have your eye on me?
Understanding Eye Contact Struggles in Children If you had read “Have I got one eye or two eyes?” you would know that eyes have been a talking point for my son. You would also know that he doesn’t like being looked at and I take this to mean he struggles with eye contact, but this Continue reading
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If you could have any superpower what would you have?
This is every child’s wish, isn’t it? To be a superhero and have a superpower. Even adults sometimes wonder what superpower would be best. The list is endless, but the most popular ones tend to be flying, invisibility, super strength, speed, or mind reading. But not my son. His answer was as unique as he Continue reading
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Is God real?
Over the last couple of weeks the questions have been back. We have had some great questions and it didn’t surprise me when my son asked me the biggest question he had ever asked me, a question which is one of the most frequently asked philosophical and religious questions in history. It is googled more Continue reading
The Questions of My Child 