Specialist places for specialist children It is a constant thread in my work life- the request for help, the request for support, the request for additional evidence to prove, to demonstrate, to show the level [...]
Convoi Exceptionale A quick and absolutely non-exhaustive list…making meals, food shopping, school run, school letters, clothes shopping, paying club fees, parent rota, swimming kits, housework, form filling, bank and bill organising, role playing, play date [...]
Tango2 and all that’s new It’s been such a long time since the last blog. Usually this is either a symptom of a really busy life and struggling to find time to write or [...]
Bouncebackability Being able to bounce back and recover from events and things that happen to you is a really valuable skill to have. This is something called resilience. Resilience is something that is talked [...]
It's just far too exciting! This week has been a very exciting week indeed for boy number two! It began with looking after a friends puppy (who doesn't love a puppy?!) and moved on to [...]
What's your superpower? The last blog post discussed boynumbertwo beginning to identify with his disability and recognise that it is something he is proud of, owns, thinks is special and is realising that there are [...]
Identity & Community One of my favourite theories in psychology is Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs. In this theory, Maslow explains that certain aspects of life should be satisfactorily met before the next level of need [...]
The Great Stuff Woman, Mother, Business Owner, Educational Psychologist, Wife, Daughter, School Governor, Trainer, Friend, Book Clubber, Crossfitter, Snowy Owl are amongst the labels I have and would describe myself as in different scenarios and [...]
A sunflower in the Central Reservation Boy Number One, Boy Number Two and Boy Number Three all do things in their own unique ways, and all of them never fail to surprise me in a [...]
The storm before the calm Behaviour is something that I get asked about an awful lot in my job as an educational psychologist. Mostly people are asking for strategies to help cope with or manage [...]
