It's almost mid year, that means parent teacher interview time. Parents rejoice the moment that note comes home with the little box checked, interview required - yes. Yeah right. With this many children (half a dozen plus one, in case you're just coming in), I am fast becoming a pro at the art of the parent... Continue Reading →
Do you use your iPad to help your child communicate?
For those just coming in, we have three children with Autism. Our son Tom is quite severe and has very impaired communication abilities, he has never grasped writing, talking or signing. However he can communicate using pictures very well. Autistic children around the world, rely on communication pictures to tell their carers what they need. ... Continue Reading →
While I was sleeping…
My biggest girl is spending the weekend with her grandparents to see Walking with Dinosaurs (lucky girl!), so this morning I woke to no fights, coincidence? While I arguing with myself, about daring to put my toe out from under the doona (on this minus 5 morning) to go turn the heater on, I am became aware... Continue Reading →
Never leave the room…
Because this is what can go down. I was out of the room for maybe a minute? Look at the bright side, at least it's Vegemite. 😉 I know what you were thinking...
Gotta go…. fight club.
Here we are half way through the school holidays, and lordy me haven't the fights started. It doesn't help that it has turned quite cold outside, and the kids being perpetual bags of snot are not able to go out and play. Thomas is demanding to watch the same dvd on a loop, Lucy is forcing... Continue Reading →
It’s official. My children have robbed me of my sanity.
Every morning so far this holidays I've been woken up to the sounds of children fighting, actually more than just fighting - full on screaming, toy boxes being tipped over, fridge stripped of food (they break every lock I've bought), Georgie screeching at whoever has dared touch something she is holding (glass cracking screech), Lucy voicing... Continue Reading →
I love it when a plan comes together.
As some of you may be aware we recently moved from one end of the state to the other, all in an effort to get better services and opportunities for our children. Not to rag on what the beautiful town of Inverell had, but it was stuff all - the lovely people running what services that... Continue Reading →
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