Parenting a Neurodivergent Child
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What is half of 16?
Our World of Numbers It’s been a while since I’ve shared a maths-related moment — not because they’ve stopped happening, but because they’ve simply become part of our everyday life. Numbers are woven into almost every conversation we have. They’re no longer “maths questions” to us; they’re just how we talk. We count everything.We time 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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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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What is the rarest crystal? A question from the rarest boy I know.
Several weeks ago my son requested a day out. I could have cried. Honestly. Something as simple as asking to go somewhere just does not happen with my son, he much prefers to just be in the house which I understand and accept but I do find that hard. Sometimes I feel like a prisoner Continue reading
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Why Have You Bought Me Vitamins? Understanding PDA in Kids
My son takes vitamins—nothing fancy, just some strawberry-flavoured Mr. Men ones from Boots. I had accepted he wasn’t the best eater a long long time ago and taking that vitamin is probably the only bit of vitamins he actually gets…..and then I am not completely sure of the efficacy of the Mr. Men vitamins but Continue reading
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Christmas and The Many Many Questions of My Child!
Yes, it’s that most wonderful time of the year isn’t it!? And I absolutely love Christmas, or I certainly did. It used to give me a warm fuzzy feeling every year and more often than not I couldn’t sleep on Christmas Eve for excitement. I was Mrs Christmas – trees up early, presents sorted and Continue reading
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Can you say this?
Somewhere along the line, and most of the time I’m not entirely sure how but my son, or maybe I do, starts little rituals that start off small but over time become a major issue. I say issue because this insignificant small ritual grows until it dominates his whole life…..and mine….and there are several of Continue reading
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How quick has this year gone?
There were so many times when my son said things that were so much older than he actually was. And this was one of those times. We were driving to school with his favourite song on and I could see he had his fingers crossed and he looked at me, sighed and said: “How quick Continue reading
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Time and the Many Many Questions of My Child!
What time is it, is easily my sons favourite question. When he first started asking it he was around 3 years old and I’m not even sure if he knew what it meant, nor what the answer meant. And I’m not sure he even wanted to know the answer. What I do know is that Continue reading
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Am I Weird?
Everyone is different, everyone has weird traits but what happens if you know you don’t fit in. We had just been to McDonald’s for dinner. Not nutritious at all I know, but we were on our way to the cinema…..which costs a fortune and needed a low cost meal out beforehand and McDonald’s fit the Continue reading
The Questions of My Child 