Parenting is full of firsts. First smile, first steps, first word (different children achieve these in different orders and at different ages, don't panic). What I've found unexpected is that the firsts don't lose impact as your children get older. In fact, sometimes they're greater. I've … [Read more...] about The first song.
Parenting
A boy made of blocks by Keith Stuart
I kind of wanted to hate this book. Yet another story of an autistic boy, rescued from his lonely locked in state by some external power, this time in the form of a computer game. But I didn't. I don't entirely love it either. Repeated references to the autism scale, what is that? Spectrum, … [Read more...] about A boy made of blocks by Keith Stuart
Be a happier parent with NLP by Judy Bartowiak
buy at amazon This may be an unexpected post to see on this blog - I'm not sure that I've ever reviewed or even mentioned a parenting advice book or manual previously. That isn't because I don't read them though it's irregular, it's more because I don't believe any one system has all the … [Read more...] about Be a happier parent with NLP by Judy Bartowiak
Parenting spoons
Not the parenting *of* spoons. Not quite. No, this is about the resources we all have. Anyone with chronic illness or disability has probably come across The Spoon Theory (If you haven't, go read it. I'll wait.) Are we all caught up? Now, I'm not going to say that parenting is like a … [Read more...] about Parenting spoons
Living vicariously.
There's a danger, when you have children, to try to have a second go at life through them. To have them do the things you wish you could have done, to be able to glory in their achievements secondhand. It doesn't work. Our children's lives are their own, and we triumph most when we support them … [Read more...] about Living vicariously.
