When you have a child, everyone has a tip to share, their absolute must have best advice But some days it feels like everyone just wants to tell you what you’re doing wrong. Or at least that is how feels as a new mum who hasn’t had a good nights sleep for months.
I know the power of routines for my children but I hadn’t realised how much I needed routines to get me through the day until recently.
This comes under my “finish what I start” category but if I am honest, the only start I had made on many projects was pinning the idea on Pinterest for inspiration at a later date.
Motivational quotes, such as “she knew she could so she did” are all very lovely but how many of us actually read that and get motivated.
How many of us see that and think “oh how motivational, I must share that on Instagram”
Now, although my accent has changed, I am no longer regarded as having a Northern accent when I am up North but I am also not regarded as having a Southern accent when I am down south. The Northerners think I speak like a Southerner and the Southerners think I speak like a Northerner.
I think I saw myself through her eyes. I was explaining about the difficulties and her response was “Debs, sorry love but I think you’re just lazy, there’s no excuse”
The only way I can make next month a better one is to draw a line under this month and accept that it happened and that I cannot change it.
I wanted to share with you some books I have loved over the last few years. Books guaranteed to encourage, inspire and motivate.
Life on the SEND Line is a never ending rollercoaster, catch a reply of a FB Live I did about life on the SEND Line.
Trello describes itself as “…. the easy, free, flexible, and visual way to manage your projects and organize anything”
Are you going to the gym because it helps you to reach your goal of being fit/running 5K or are you going to encourage a friend who won’t stick at it if you don’t push her? Are you running a group because your goal is to bring people together or do you do it because no one else will?
If, like me, you are a great list writer but not so great at doing; if you too are a Leader in Procrastination, then hopefully one of these will help you to part ways with procrastination.
I don’t know about you but I’m reaching that age when I forget why I walked into a room, what I’m looking for and yesterday, I even took the scenic route home – by scenic, I mean long and totally unnecessary! Summer Holiday Brain Mode: My brain is still in summer holiday mode. Summer holiday…
It’s that time of year, relief and hoorays mixed with a tinge of sadness, a huge serving of stress and anxiety and a side helping of “why did I leave the new shoe purchases so late – again”? The time of year when we think about the calm.
I am thinking of a coastal theme for the van – I would go shabby chic but I think my hubby may divorce me as it’s a family van.
As part of owning the caravan is a quest to do more outside the house as a family, away from iPads and PS4s, having such a great walk on the doorstep is such an asset.
Having lived in our current home for 13 years, I realised it was the longest I had lived at the same address – ever.
Do MPs provide us with good examples of behaviour to share with our children or examples of how not to behave?
The things I love about life in the SEND Minefield. Yes there are some positives.
The experiences that have left me sat seething with anger, crying in pain or shaking with frustration.
Its’ not the critic who counts
The joy that is Rain Man has helped to perpetuate many myths around autism; we are often asked what his talent is or if he can recall everything he has read.
When I need me time, I head to the beach. I’m a beach for all seasons type of girl
Like most parents who have a child with ASD, I had read all the books I could find and each of them said “use their obsession” but no one explained what this meant.
This company were not just celebrating a win, they were laughing at the parents who had lost. Somehow, the child at the centre of this didn’t appear to be even considered.
I wanted to share with you how I use the Bullet Journal method to keep on top of the Special Needs Minefield.
please, when you see him do not say “oh bless him”. The number of people who say this is unbelievable. It’s as if everyone thinks that because his eyes don’t work, his ears have stopped working too. He can hear you!
A few tips on good practice when working with families and children with SEND.
Why can we not just say thank you and move on? This is something I have been thinking about for some time. I like to give compliments but I am useless at receiving them.
Do treats need to cost anything? What makes you smile, what makes you happy?
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