The Questions of My Child

Parenting a PDA child can be challenging. Find advice, tips, and personal experiences to support your journey every step of the way.

Advocacy for Children

26th Sep 2024

Do you think I should go to school?

This week is School Avoidance Week, and the topic couldn’t be more relevant to us right now. Do you think I should go to school is asked a lot in our house from both me to my husband, and from my son to me. Historically, school avoidance, often labeled as “school refusal,” has been misunderstood Continue reading

Advocacy and Support, Neurodiversity, Parenting Struggles, School Avoidance, Sensory Processing

Advocacy for Children, CAMHS (Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services), Mental Health in schools, Neurodivergent children, parenting neurodivergence, school refusal, SENCO (Special Needs Coordinator), sensory overload, Special Educational Needs (SEN)
29th Feb 2024

What’s that black under your eyes?

Our household is a blended family and my son goes between my house and his dad’s house. We have a very good routine. It took us 3 tries to find a routine that fit but we have it and it works extremely well. This is a routine we have come up with ourselves – it Continue reading

Family Life, Mental Health in Parenting, Neurodivergent Thinking, Neurodiverse Family Life, Parenting, School Struggles

Advocacy for Children, Balancing Work and Parenting, Coping Strategies, Motherhood Reflections, Parenting Challenges, school anxiety, Sensory Processing Issues