Weight Anxiety as a Mama
We had a really great day at Gulliver’s yesterday on a home ed day organised by another HE Mama. It was such a joy seeing The Boy relaxed and happy being with his new buddy, the pair of them so… Read more ›
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Accessible Family Day Out
Once upon a time I had my heart broken on a family day out. My thoughts for our future shattered and jilted in one day out. Miss W was only 2 or 3 years old but already a wheelchair user… Read more ›
What a difference a day makes
Writing down how you’re feeling is wonderfully cathartic, everyone should try it. I found that when Miss W was a baby, when I used to do daily then weekly updates on how she was getting on in a private Facebook… Read more ›
Support for families of children with disabilities
I’m struck this week, in particular, how little support we ACTUALLY get as a family. Both Mr T and Thing 1 have been ill for a few days, which has actually made the last two daytimes a damn site easier,… Read more ›
Family Date Night
We had our first date night tonight, a family date night! Mr T and I really needed some time together, my intention was to get the kids in bed, fed early and then cook something just for us. I know… Read more ›
I’m feeding my daughter sugar just so she can go to school
I can’t believe I’m doing this. I’m sitting next to my 5 year old’s bed as she struggles with secretions in her sleep, waking so regularly that there’s no point in me going to bed. This isn’t usual, this is… Read more ›
Our First Week Home Educating
Well, it came and went, or first week home educating The Boy. This is how we started: Slower, more relaxed mornings make for happier everyone. Having seen his reactions and how he’s struggled with a few basic concepts that I… Read more ›
Education. At home, at school, or otherwise.
On opening my WordPress App in order to blog about Thing 1 making us dinner tonight from having nothing in the cupboard, I thought I’d have a quick clear and sort of draft blog posts. I have four draft posts… Read more ›
Value of Money and Earning
Children who are very oppositional are not comfortable with orders and demands, giving them the control allows them to benefit from contributing to the household, earning their pocket money, increasing their self-esteem on achieving goals. Read more ›
Camping Revisited : Part 3 – The Bell Tent and the Woods
We took our Bell out her first outing just down the road to Inwood Camping in Basingstoke. Inwood is a Camping Unplugged site and Mr T declared it his best camping trip ever! We will definitely try some of the other… Read more ›