Tag: self esteem
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9 Ways To Have Fun With Your ADHD Child This Summer
School is out and there is a welcomed respite from the stresses of rushing to a tight schedule, getting homework done, getting teachers to understand the needs of your child and the general daily grind of battling. However Summer holidays can be very looooooooong for our children with ADHD without the structure and with…
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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…
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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…
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8 ways to build emotional resilience in our special children
Emotional resilience is the ability to cope emotionally with unexpected situations. I have often wondered why some adults fail to cope with horrific situations whilst others use it to benefit their lives? We all know of the survivors of abuse and tragedy who have turned the disaster into a positive. How do they do that?…