What if we’re exhausted?
Dedicated to Ellie To be fair, it wouldn’t surprise me if you are! Parenting a neurodivergent child is not easy […]
It is immensely powerful…
Dear Simone, I loved your article on real compliments. It was very timely for me and I am attempting to […]
Together working towards calm Festive Days with our neurodivergent children
For our intense, super-sensitive and hyper-reactive neurodivergent children, Christmas can be a huge challenge: dealing with transitions from normal life, […]
The school thought it was helpful to get Social Services involved…
“Hi Simone I thought you’d be pleased to know that since our session this week I am now already back […]
Preparing for Christmas
Each year when our daughter was young, the carefully crafted balance in our family always started to go pear-shaped around […]
Dealing with acute overwhelm, including tips how to get through
Recovering from obstacles The last few years my life has been coloured by different obstacles, some private ones and some […]
I take with me … my ‘cool suitcase’ – How to support our child through common transitions
This post includes ‘the cool suitcase or cool box’, a tool to increase the emotional resilience of our child in […]
Joanna Merrett has won The Hutton Prize for Excellence
Congratulations to Joanna Merrett, on winning this year’s Hutton Prize for Excellence, for her dissertation on Understanding Home Educator’s Experience of […]
From being terrified that my son would fail to him achieving a Mark of Distinction
I am a mother of four children, having had my first child at the age of 15 years old and […]
The art of giving heartfelt compliments to ourselves, our children and teens
This post includes a ‘heartfelt compliment script’, a tool to compliment ourselves and our child effectively and is part of […]