A letter to my 13 year old self

Dear Stephanie I wish you knew how special you truly are. You don't believe your worth. You are at home but it is already becoming really strained. But you are streetwise. You already know you have a strength which will resonate with you into adulthood. I wish I could tell you your friends are no …

Surviving Christmas with a kid with ADHD

Christmas is always a hard time with kids that have been diagnosed with ADHD and autism. All the sensory input, the lights, the music, the excitement, how busy everybody gets, it can all get a bit much. Then comes the meltdowns, the anger, the over excitement, the fights, the arguing. Then he is back to …

ADHD why you so ashamed?

So, I dont quite know where to begin with this one. I'm just annoyed. A "friend" told me her son has recently been diagnosed ADHD to be honest you could see it, but it was always polite to never bring it up... She told me the doctor wanted to put her son on the same …

Transition from cot, to toddler bed to big boy bed

When Ethan was about 18 months old we moved him over from his cot to his toddler bed. It was an all in one so figured if it didnt work out then we could always put him back in his cot. But I'd always had my heart set on being that mum that if we …

We have been pretty quiet over here lately…

So we have been very quiet over here. I didnt appreciate that my last post was actually during the summer holidays... I dropped the ball and carried on running didnt I. Better go back and get it... So we've had alot going on the last few months. Ethan started state nursery, he's only been there …

The Best Part Of Our Summer Bucket List

Ok it may have taken us an hour to set up and half the time to execute but the water balloons on the trampoline has got to be the best activity ever! The weather this summer has been somewhat of a disappointment so we had to grab the opportunity while we could but I'm glad …

DoodleMaths Summer Challenge Accepted!

I always worry that the maths and English that Korey has learnt over the school year will be forgotten once the school gates are closed and the dreaded six week holiday begins. Then I found DoodleMaths and let me tell you this app is a game changer! Research shows that kids are four times less …

First Day Summer Holiday

So the first day of the summer holidays is almost over and I can honestly say that it wasnt as painful as I had envisioned. It started off with a bit of bickering over breakfast as to who was sitting where at the table and who was eating what, I think these guys thought they …

End Of Year Report Is Here!

It's almost a year since we started with our official ADHD diagnosis and it has been great to get the answers we desperately needed. We were at a loss before we broke up for the school holidays. I didnt know what this year had for us. I was apprehensive. But he got his diagnosis and …

Summer Holiday Bucket List

The summer holiday is almost upon us and I have the job of making sure that both the boys are entertained and off their tablets for the summer. I have put together a little bucket list that I am going to try and get through as the weeks go on. The list was longer but …