Category: special needs
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Gender neutral. Yay or nay?
Boys should be boys and girls should be girls. Blue for boys and pink for girls. Agree or disagree? I will lay my cards firmly on the table so you are in doubt what I think. We need to give all children the same opportunities so they all have self-belief that they can achieve anything…
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What your child’s new teacher must know
Who knows your child best of all? You. When your child goes back to school next week, the new teacher almost certainly will not have the first idea how to really manage your child’s behaviour. Therefore it is up to you to make sure the new teacher knows the facts. I don’t want to fill…
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Are you feeling guilty about your child going back to school?
The school summer holidays are very long. Very very long if your child has ADHD or challenging behaviour. Days may have been stressful, exhausting and sometimes even a total nightmare. Days may have also been wonderful, entertaining and a complete joy. Parenting a child with ADHD can be totally and utterly exhausting as life is…
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Why it’s vital to train teachers about special needs
Guess how much training new teachers get in learning about special needs? You may think that this extremely important area of teaching would get quality instruction. So perhaps out of a 3 year course, at least a block of say 3 months. No. What about 3 weeks. No guess again. 3 days. No try…