School and Education
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How Do Fireworks Work?
I was surprised it had taken this long for him to ask. We’d had seven firework/bonfire nights in his lifetime and for every single one of them, he’d loved it yet he had never asked how fireworks work. Out of all the events that children go to or are part of, this was the one Continue reading
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How old is the maths tutor?
A Parenting Story of Calm Chaos and GCSEs This post follows on quite nicely from my one last week about my son and his no filter and the fact he talks loudly. Not only does this story capture the essence of what I was talking about last week, it also captures (or at least I 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
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Is being a parent hard?
We were in our living room and I was on the countdown to bedtime. It had been a good day, although my son had been a bundle of energy all day, flitting from one thing to another and I was tired…..it was a good tired. These days are long but I would take them over Continue reading
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The Questions of My Child: Understanding Communication Challenges
We know my son asks a lot of questions – so much so I have written a whole blog about this. His favourite type of conversation isn’t a typical back-and-forth exchange but more of an interview—he asks, and the other person answers. He much prefers one-on-one conversations, and when more people are in the room, Continue reading
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A Poem – He’s Fine!!!
Normally I write a full blog post but the last few days have been hectic to say the least. Tuesday in particular was a horrible day which resulted in a day off school for my son who was completely distressed, and me desperately trying to catch up on work, and life, and personal admin and Continue reading
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Parent Led CBT and the Many Many Questions.
This is a slightly different post this week and instead of writing about a question my son has asked me I’m going to write about a question that the lady who is training me on my “Parent Led CBT” course. She is always asking me… “How are you feeling about this week’s tasks?” Many months Continue reading
The Questions of My Child 