WonderfulWednesday: Father's Day at Sea via @bobscartoons

This month's wonderful Wednesday share was a link emailed to me by my husband.  It's a fantastic animated memoir by The Telegraph cartoonist, Bob, of his family’s first holiday which happened to fall on Father's Day this year.   Bob's daughter, Poppy, is a happy, cheeky, determined little girl who also happens to have cerebral palsy and epilepsy.  This year the family went on holiday and found that despite the difficulties it was well worth going.

Whose birthday is it today?

"Whose birthday is it today?"

That was the first question I was asked by Anthony this morning.  I racked my brain and wondered if I'd forgotten something.  Then he said, "You'll never guess."  Usually Anthony is right about this kind of thing.

Thank you little girls

Performance has always been difficult for Anthony. The pressure of a spectacle, the potential of failure and the large number of people are a lot to cope with. We've always been very proud of Anthony's effort to participate in his class performances but I've noted that it's not only his increased ability to cope with summer concerts and plays that gives me hope for his future. It's the actions of the other children too.

MadeUpMilestones: 'Bye Bye' with @kaiden_laverty

We have finally been able to enjoy some good weather - and there's more good news!  It's also time for this month's #madeupmilestones series when we celebrate the achievements special to us and our kids.  This month it's Kaiden and a lovely step for his son, Joshua when leaving nursery.

My CarersWeek 2017

It's nearing the end of Carers Week 2017.  My week has been like many others, full of highs and lows, based mostly on the highs and lows of my kids.  I have three kids and although I'm 'mum' to all three, I'm also a parent carer to my sons Anthony, age 9 and David, age 6.

Wacky weather tree motor skills learning activity

We've had a rather wacky few weeks.  And this had included the weather.  We've had cloudy days, sunny days, wet days and even night time thunder storms.  If this is causing conversation in your house like it is on ours, then turn it into a fun motor skills learning activity with a weather tree craft.

SEND & SpectrumSunday #50

Welcome back for Spectrum and SEND Sunday #50, the place where sharing autism, special educational needs and disabilities, and mental health posts is the thing to do.  In the spirit of keeping calm and carrying on, our linky is open but there's no denying it's been a shocking few weeks. 

The good things about our schools

Cuts, restructuring, costs, staffing, SATS. And this doesn't even get me started on special educational needs and disabilities.  There seems to be plenty to be concerned about, and rightly so - our schools are vital, our kids education important. As Parliament seems to be fighting over what should be done with our schools I asked some online to tell me what they thought their kids schools did well - what was happening in their schools now that they wanted to celebrate? Here's what some fellow bloggers said.

Why it's ok for my son to be playing Minecraft on a sunny day

It's half term.  The internet is full of photos of kids in paddling pools, at the beach and having picnics. But in our home, you are just as likely to see my kids playing apps and computer games as you are seeing them outside.