Inattentive ADHD
A wonderful friend recently spoke to me about an experience they thought may be linked to ADHD. I happened to say that my husbands ADHD...
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MUM LEARNS
Apr 252 min
ADHD and Listening
Communicating when your brains are wired differently can be tricky. But effective listening can help.
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Apr 63 min
Broken Lighthouse
How can we re-build the lighthouse? How do we make it more visible?Â
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Apr 52 min
The Freedom Pizza
…and yes, yes I know I made the decisions to get married to have a family and yes, yes all of these people become part of me and therefore I
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Mar 73 min
Ageing at 32
It has been a month of facing up to my age. It isn't old, per say... I actually had to work it out. I think I am 33, no hang on I am 32....
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Feb 283 min
The Day the Supply Teacher Quit
Today I was doing a task around the school. My class had a supply cover. You may have learnt by now that my wonderful class has a real...
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Feb 232 min
A Bedtime Routine
Have a bedtime routine they tell me. Keep a track of it they say. Well...here is mine: 6:00pm. Walk in the door. Post strewn across the...
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Feb 232 min
Life is like having a poop
Trigger warning: Graphic descriptions of pooping My daughter is on the toilet and I am in the bedroom doing the food shop. She likes to...
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Feb 222 min
The Privilege of a Village in Parenting
This week my husband was away for work. I caveat this by saying I am fully aware others may be heroically solo parenting without a...
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Jan 271 min
Blogger Imposter Syndrome
What to say. I have writer’s block. Perhaps if I start it will come to me. This is my third start. I keep feeling the imposter syndrome....
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Jan 43 min
A Teaching Post: Upper
My last teaching related post was a downer. The darker side of teaching in the UK system as it currently stands. In the interests of...
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Dec 21, 20235 min
A Moment of Trauma Healing
Today is the first day of the holidays. I am solo parenting and in preparation have bought all of the things I have been neglecting....
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Dec 19, 20231 min
An Elf Comes Calling
Have you been sucked into the joy and burden that is Elf on the Shelf? If not, let me explain. A small toy elf appears one day in your...
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Dec 17, 20233 min
Managing the Christmas Madness
Hello fellow Mum. I see you there and if you are anything like me there is a certain terror which accompanies the excitement of...
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Dec 16, 20233 min
A Birthday
It was my husbands birthday yesterday. We have been married 10 years and if I am being honest, the last few years have been hard. In...
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Dec 14, 20234 min
Now and Next Strategy
Sometimes called the Now/Next or First/Then technique. This is an easily applied strategy aimed at building an understanding of action...
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Dec 13, 20232 min
Teaching. A Downer Post
Trigger warning: intrusive thoughts, suicide This one isn't a particularly upbeat one. Some days are highs and teacher life feels great....
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Dec 12, 20234 min
A School Run.
It's 6:30am and, so far, the day has been a quiet one. Mainly because the children are still snoring. In approximately half an hour our 7...
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