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Five interesting facts according to Elsa
Elsa wanted to do a video so here we are…don’t worry, it isn’t too long!
Council Support Worker hours!
Sorry for the double publishing tonight but I wanted to tell you about the phone call I received today from my new council Case Worker. A bit of background…about a month or so ago, …
Guest post – Intrinsic Motivation
I wrote a guest post for my lovely blogger friend Jenni from Chilling with Lucas. Inspired by an overheard conversation (I’m such an earwigger, aren’t I?!) where a mother told her young son that …
Update on Jude’s social care situation
I realise I haven’t written about my communications with the council a great deal recently. This is partly intentional because a) I don’t want to appear like I’m whinging again and b) I …
Meal Plan Guest Post
In a bid to continue my attempt at reaching a professional level of domesticated organisation, I agreed to contribute to the lovely Lyndsey’s Meal Plan Monday series. I should have taken a picture …
Direct Payments
A while ago I think I mentioned how I was hoping to transfer Jude’s Jubilee House hours into Direct Payments so we could hire a Support Worker for him once a fortnight. Well, as you …
How does a melt down feel?
Jude, anxiously waiting for his bus. I told him to come and sit in the car with me (I was dashing off straight afterwards) and he felt so uncomfortable because we normally wait in the hallway! …
Pearls of Wisdom
Sporadically, across my blogging life, I have offered up anecdotes of situations I have found myself in where complete strangers have given me advice or suggestions as to how I should parent my children, in particular …
Lies we tell children
I’m not sure if I’ve become more sensitive in my old age but I’ve definitely become more in tune to things we say to children through observing the way people treat their little ones when …
Family Fund post
Occasionally, I write a post for Family Fund based on a topic they give me as a focus. Family Fund “is the UK’s largest charity providing grants for families raising disabled or seriously ill …