13 ways to survive the school holidays when your child has additional needs
As the school holidays arrive, social media is often lit up with posts from parents relieved not to have to endure the school run for a while and to be able to relax and spend some creative, pressure free and fun time with their little people. For parents like me, the...
13 ways to live, laugh, love and learn when your child has a disability
My boys turn 16 this year and recently I have been doing some reflecting on how they, and I have grown during this time. Today I wanted to share my thoughts on how I have managed to live, love, laugh and learn as I have come to terms with Harry’s disability. It’s not...
3 ways to reduce anxiety for children at school
I write this blog as a parent who thought long and hard about my boys return to school following the global pandemic of 2020 and as a teacher who is supporting students as they recently returned to the education that they have missed for five long months. It’s...
11 things that autism has taught me
I am a huge fan of the app ‘Time Hop’ and check it each morning for a reminder of past adventures and dramas! Today I read that eleven years ago to the date, Harry was officially diagnosed with autism. Eleven years. Is that all? It feels like an eternity. I have...
5 ways to feel less anxious wearing a face mask
I have to admit, I didn't expect to feel as anxious as I did on day one of wearing my face mask while I shopped. I appreciate that our NHS workers (including my Mum and Sister) are wearing full PPE for hours on end and they all have my utmost respect. I am in no way...
COVID 19; Why protecting our children isn’t always helpful
Ok so first of all I want to say that this is as far from a public health announcement as you can get. Parents and carers absolutely should be protecting our children; ensuring that they are washing their hands regularly, observing social distancing wherever possible...
Dear Harry, It’s time to think about respite…and I’m sorry.
My Dearest Harry, When I was carrying you and your Brother, I never imagined the life we live now; a life full of words like 'craniofacial syndrome' or 'autism' or 'respite' that I never expected to use. I have made no secret of my struggle to cope with our new...
Making a difference with Sense International
It feels like a lifetime ago since I was in Kenya with Sense International looking at the work the charity does to support deaf blind children and their families. I’m not going to lie, I’ve seen the adverts on TV that tug at the heart strings, showing lives a world...
SEND parenting; needing what we don’t want
I had planned the lives of my twins before they even arrived. Not in a control freak kind of way, but in an 'I'm taking for granted that my babies will be fine' kind of way and in honesty, I didn't realise I had done it until I was told it had been taken away from us...
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