Tag: children

  • 7 Rules To Safely Guide Your Child Through Social Media

      Before I start, a little proviso: This blog is aimed at parents of primary school aged children. Parents of teenagers – sorry, that is a whole different kettle of  digital fish… So here we go… Screens and social media. A hot topic at the moment. How much time should you allow your child to…

  • 5 Ways To Help Dads

    I hear time and time again that not only are us Warrior Mums fighting the system, the teacher, the playground mums but we are also having major battles with the dads of our special children. Dads who just have different strategies and rules that vehemently clash with yours. Dads who find it difficult to accept…

  • Why Our Children Need Fabulous Self Esteem

    I often hear parents saying ‘I just want my child to be happy’. Lovely sentiment. Of course that is our wish for our children. We want it with all our heart and soul. But many of our special children are far from happy. Why? Many of our special children have had a tough time so…

  • WISHING + DREAMING WON’T WORK

    . ‘So another year over – and a new one just began….’ are the immortal lyrics of Mr John Lennon. We start the new year as if it really is a new beginning. It gives us a clear starting point with good intentions and dreams in our pocket. But why is January 1st any different from…