I can not believe it been over a year since I put pen to paper…..well actually yes I can as I have no idea where the time has gone. It seems to be a blink and miss it scenario at the minute. So much has happened, L sat GCSE’s and then left school but is bravely fighting mental health, E finally got her diagnosis of ADHD combined and started to accept herself and understand herself, C started college and is trying to manage her seizure’s and M is nearly 19 and makes me so proud each and every day with how hard she works even though she still needs a lot of help and support from me and dad. Who ..read more

Stop press….. Who ever said parenting was easy should come and live in this house. On a daily basis I feel sorry for all my children. Each special in their own way, each trying to grow and learn and each of them struggling with Mental health. Mental health problems in children and adolescents is not a new concept. Its documented all through history and has been researched, so why in 2021 do we still not have enough support for children. Photo by Lisa on Pexels.com There is no simple answer for this! Services are like a postcode lottery and are so strapped that they can’t take on anyone unless ..read more

This title feels very apt at the minute, I feel as a parent that I am constantly try to keep my head above water. Raising special needs / disabled children is taking everything I have and the shore is seemingly a long way away. leanne Brown When you are a parent you not only have to keep on top of your own mental and physical well being but also the well being of your mini me’s. Sometimes this is fine, you potter along doing what you can, ensuring they are safe and happy. Other times you can feel like your in the middle of the ocean and have no idea where the bloody shore is or how far away s ..read more

Being a mum is not always all doom and gloom as we all know. Some days make us feel all giddy inside and others make us feel like tearing out our hair but let’s talk about the good times. With summer just around the corner and with the promise of sun and warmth this week the start to the Easter holidays has been an ok experience. If like me your stuck in daily routines, tantrums, school clothes, homework and housework the start of the holidays can be daunting. No school run yippee but hungry, agitated little humans being home all day, all week really can leave a ‘take me now’ feeling. I turn t ..read more

When things get difficult who do you as a parent, husband, wife, son, daughter, brother, sister, friend turn to? As a Parent / Carer who do you have to support you? Having a support system in place is one of the most valuable assets any human can have especially those of us that raise and Care for our children. Having children with special needs and Hearing loss and mental health is exhausting and can at times take over my life. Having a support network isn’t always easy though. Some of us struggle with family who don’t understand and who can be unsupportive and judgmental and friends that di ..read more

I’m writing this blog, curled up on the sofa, in an empty house. My girls are all at school and college and my husband is out at work and for the first time in four days I’m allowed to just sit and think and feel. Last week was just like any other school week. With a school refuser and three other daughters to ensure get where they need to be I literally run on fumes from a Monday morning to a Friday afternoon. Theres no time to think, theres no time to relax its full on, high octane drama in this house. Its busy, loud and some days its just a case of getting to the end of the day, trying to f ..read more

I’m writing this blog, curled up on the sofa, in an empty house. My girls are all at school and college and my husband is out at work and for the first time in four days I’m allowed to just sit and think and feel. Last week was just like any other school week. With a school refuser and three other daughters to ensure get where they need to be I literally run on fumes from a Monday morning to a Friday afternoon. Theres no time to think, theres no time to relax its full on, high octane drama in this house. Its busy, loud and some days its just a case of getting to the end of the day, trying to f ..read more

If you saw me in the street or the supermarket with a 11 year old child, who looked more like a 15 year old, sat on the floor screaming at me, red and flustered, crying, shouting and basically having a meltdown what would you… Think? Do? Feel? Do you have an inside argument with yourself on what you should do for the best, do you feel uncomfortable, do you carry on walking past or do you stand and watch? Photo by mohamed abdelghaffar on Pexels.com Its a hard one to answer isn’t it? As an adult it is not considered appropriate to witness a child shouting at another adult in public, you may be ..read more

For many children with ADD/ADHD sleep can be a really stressful and upsetting time of the day. I know for us personally even with medication for one of our daughter’s, she still finds it hard to settle down and switch off. We battle constantly with periods of wakefulness, unable to fall asleep, defiance and problems getting into bed and very early starts to the day from both our undiagnosed (still)ASD, ADHD daughters. Both of our daughter’s has their own very set routine. I call it Faffing, its infuriating, painfully slow and if I am totally honest, as someone who just gets ready for bed and ..read more

Are we finally coming to the end of what has been an extraordinary, challenging year? Lets face it, the life of parents everywhere has been invariably change at some stage or point in time during the last 12 months. Life as a parent of disabled child has been no mean feat, the transition from parent to carer with the first diagnosis to Parent, carer, teacher in the last 12 months has certainly taken its toll on me and other parents who are in the same situation. At points there have been times when I have no idea what I am doing and where primary school work has made me feel like the dumbest p ..read more