Category: special needs
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How To Help Your Child Make Friends
One of the most heartbreaking things about being the parent of a child with ADHD is watching them fail at friendships. It is tragically sad to see them rejected in the playground, no invites to play dates or birthday parties and lonely holidays. My son struggles with his birthday even now he is an adult,…
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Why Punishments Don’t Work
Picture these scenarios: Meet Jamie. Jamie has a messy bedroom. He cannot find anything. Letters from school are lost and homework is left to the last minute. So mum nags him and get cross. “Tidy your room. Where’s your letter? Why are you leaving everything until the last minute?” Things escalate and eventually Jamie storms…
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3 Steps To Self Love Success
Love is in the air. We are being bombarded with reminders to buy flowers, cards, chocolates, jewellery to give to loved ones on Valentines Day. I guess it’s nice to receive a pressie. But why wait until 14th February to tell someone that you love them. Maybe we should say it every day to our…
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Is ADHD An Excuse For Bad Behaviour?
The reason why I pose this question, is because today my Facebook and Twitter feed has gone crazy with this article featured in The Sun. Ant McPartlin has been diagnosed at the age of 43 with ADHD. Yay – welcome to the community! However, the reason why I pose this question is that my feed…