Monday, 22 February 2021
Keeping our kids entertained for a few more weeks
The last year has seen us having to spend more time than ever in our homes. While it has been nice being able to spend more time than ever with our families, we have also had to find innovative new ways to keep entertained, particularly where the kids are involved!
Wednesday, 17 February 2021
Keeping the relationship with the Grandparents going
Labels:
grandparents,
lockdown
Wednesday, 10 February 2021
Helping improve my mental health with small changes
The current changes has led to plethora of news about it's impact on our mental health. I've written plenty about how it's impacted on us and just generally about the additional stresses that come with raising children who happen to have additional needs. Then someone said to me "Well, what can you do about?"
Labels:
lockdown,
mental health,
parenting
Wednesday, 3 February 2021
Making TimetoTalk for mental health
What's it like to bring up a child with additional needs? It can be wonderful, amazing and full of things I never thought possible. But it can also be very tiring and stressful. And as it's Time to Talk Day, the day to think about starting a conversation about mental health, it seems a good time to share.
Labels:
autism parenting,
mentalhealth,
timetotalk
Thursday, 28 January 2021
Five reasons why my kids get frustrated
My kids can become frustrated for a variety of reasons and it isn’t always easy to pinpoint the underlying cause of their emotions. Two of them have communications difficulties, but even our daughter can struggle sometime to explain why she's feeling frustrated. As a parent of autistic kids I've learned to behave like a detective - what's causing the issue?
Labels:
Autism,
autism parenting,
communication,
frustration,
meltdown,
sensory
Thursday, 21 January 2021
Educational resources for our kids this lockdown
Labels:
autism parenting,
school. education
Monday, 11 January 2021
Helping our autistic kids get the best sleep during the lockdown
None of our children sleep great. Estimates say between 50% and 90% of autistic people have some sleeping difficulties, whether that's going to sleep, staying asleep or sleeping at the wrong time - and that's just when things are normal. A King's College London study in the summer found that nearly two-thirds (63%) of people's sleep was worse during lockdown.
Tuesday, 5 January 2021
Back to online learning - 5 things we do to help our kids be safe online
It's back to remote learning. The internet is a fantastic tool for learning and socialising but, sadly, it isn’t risk-free. For us, it’s vital to recognise the risks associated with surfing the net and to try and implement effective measures to ensure our kids can stay safe online. To get started, we take a look at these five things we can do to protect our kids when they’re using the internet:
Labels:
education,
homelearning,
online safety,
remotelearning,
school
Monday, 28 December 2020
Looking back over 2020 with our autistic, ADHD and neurotypical family
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