Find your calm so you don’t join their chaos
Remaining calm in situations where we are triggered is not easy, but the benefits of keeping composed in challenging moments have an immediate and long term positive impact on your child.
Teaching self-advocacy skills
Teaching your child self-advocacy skills is giving them a life-long gift that not only equips them to seek support but also builds their self-confidence.
Back to School Part 4: Empowering teachers
As you gear up for the start of term, it’s essential to remember that your partnership with your child’s teachers can significantly improve their learning experience.
Back to School Part 3: Side-stepping anxiety
Investing time in preparing your child for the upcoming school year can make all the difference between school reluctance and a positive educational experience.
Back to school – Part 2: Testing new things
Need to know: Tips for neurodivergent children on the first day of school. I’m not sure about you, but leaving things to chance and hoping everything […]
Back to school – Part 1: Sleep
Need to know: Strategies to get your child into a regular sleep schedule. Ah, school holidays, the time when you are able to loosen up […]
Lived experience – the crumbling wall of rewards
Have you ever had a moment when you questioned some of the fundamental beliefs that underpin your parenting? Welcome to my week! After spending years […]
Dysgraphia: what to look out for and how to support your child
Need to know Does your child go into a complete panic, sometimes to the point of a complete meltdown, at the thought of having to […]
Lived experience – My child didn’t need to change, I did.
Need to know: A personal account on the challenges of neurodiverse parenting. Three years ago my days were filled with power struggles, yelling, sadness and […]
Lived experience- let go of the fear for the future
Need to know: A discussion on overcoming parenting fears and obstacles. As a parent, nothing is scarier than the thought of your child facing challenges […]