As a busy mum of two kids, there’s not a lot I haven’t experienced as a parent.
If I hit a problem on the road, I found the solution and it’s my job to share as many parenting shortcuts with you as possible.
I have a child who is diagnosed with ADHD and I know the struggles parents face each day with children with special needs.
Are you living with someone who has been diagnosed with ADHD, or do you have ADHD? Either way, you’ve probably had ADHD overwhelm! For the ADHDers of this world, hats off to you dealing with the daily struggle of just getting through the day.To the parents of kids with ADHD, I know exactly what you’re […]
I wasn’t so lucky with my childhood friendships as most people. My dad was a civil servant and had to move to a different county every three years to get promoted. While this gave us a better lifestyle, it caused havoc to make and keep friends. Today while I only have a handful of friends, […]
You can’t understand it, you love your child with all your heart. He is the love of your life. You love spending time with him, but he hurts you. You don’t see other parents getting abused by their child, yet this is happening to you almost every single day, you’re exhausted, broken, and drained. You […]
Remember the terrifying feeling of the first day at high school? My experience was rather dreadful as I’d just moved to a new area and didn’t have anyone to start my new school with. It was the ’70s and parents didn’t coddle us as much as we do these days. I remember cycling to school […]
There’s nothing better than when a child first learns how to buckle their own car seat, make their own breakfast or reach the tap to get themselves a drink. These are the little wins that make our day as a parent that tiny bit easier. The question I get asked all the time is, when […]
I struggle to get my little boy to sleep at night. Kids with ADHD don’t need a lot of sleep and my son is no exception. Even though we have a strict nighttime routine he is often still out of bed at 12.30 am. So, I try to make things as relaxed as possible at […]
I still get a shiver when I think about the day I discovered that my child would be taking KS1 SATS papers at the age of 7 years old. Last year the same feelings came flooding back with my 7-year-old ADHD son! Having a child who struggles to achieve the expected standard and finds it impossible to sit […]
Grab them while you can! These super cute coloring pages are free for a limited time only! These easy to print cute coloring pages are perfect for your kids to use anywhere and at any time. Printable coloring pages are so easy to carry around on those days where you need to keep your toddler […]
It is Mental Health Week here in the UK, so I thought it would be good to touch on our experience of living with a child who has ADHD, how we went about getting him diagnosed and eventually how we got him the help he needed to flourish at school and home! In this post, […]
Our seven-year-old little boy is an amazing little person, with a fabulous personality, he’s charming, funny, loving, and very comical, he also has ADHD. My partner and I are blessed to be his parents, however, from a very young age, we always knew there was something unique about him but struggled with the stigma of […]