Tag: school

  • Stop The Rudeness – Bring Back the Joy

      You bring your child into your family and your dream is for a kind of Waltons or Brady Bunch kind of scenario. Happy children, laughing and playing together. Time for bed…..Yes okay mummy, shall I help you with the dishes before I go? Yeh whatever. Hmmm, not likely. Instead what you have to tolerate…

  • Why you must be a great detective

    There have been times when seriously I could have packed my bags and left. Living with a child with ADHD is tough. My son was oppositional, rude, challenging and defiant. We had numerous holidays, family outings and celebrations ruined because of his rudeness and his behaviour. But I now get it. After years of shouting…

  • Why Restraining A Child Is Totally Avoidable

    This week I was horrified and upset in equal measure. A mum I know posted this on Facebook. It was in a closed group and she was genuinely upset and needed advice……………(I have asked her permission to share this but have deleted her name and photo to protect her son) I have since heard the…

  • Why A Pop-Up Pencil Case Taught Me A Lesson

    Our children are heading back to school. Every where we look there are reminders; new uniforms, lunch boxes and of course new stationery…. I am reminded of a particular horrendous time with my son, who has ADHD, standing in the aisle of a crowded WH Smiths. He was desperate to have a particular Disney princess…