Parenting Challenges
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Just Relax
‘Just Relax’ is our family motto — said often, rarely achieved. A story about good intentions, Christmas plans, a dying guinea pig, and learning that sometimes relaxing just isn’t possible… and that’s ok 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 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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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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How do you make money?
We were about to go to the seaside for an afternoon and were planning on going in the arcades so my son was counting out all his 2ps for the 2p slots. He spent ages looking for the 2ps amongst all his other change and then he asked me… “How do you make money?” This Continue reading
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Did you have a nice Christmas and New Year?
We all know the score don’t we. For a couple of weeks after the big day and New Year when you see new people, people you haven’t seen since last year they say… “Did you have a good Christmas and New Year?” And I always wonder are they really interested, like really interested or do 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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Is Education a Cult? A Parent’s Awakening
This week it’s me asking the questions again with this question slowly forming in my mind over the last few months. As I reflect on my family’s experiences, it feels as though I’m finally breaking free from a cult…..finally seeing the light. And now, I can’t help but question….. “Is education (as we know it) Continue reading
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What is a daydream?
It had been a long, long day (aren’t most of them nowadays) and I knew I had a long way to go. I had been playing headers with my son where I throw a small ball and he heads it. This was the new version of goalkeepers that he liked to play. He then wanted Continue reading
The Questions of My Child 