Parenting

The Tale of the Feather of a Bee Hummingbird and a Glacial Boulder

by Head Office | Mar 15, 2022 | Anxiety, ASD, Parenting, Relationships, Your Stories

The Tale of the Feather of a Bee Hummingbird and a Glacial Boulder By Anon During a recent phone conversation with a GP locum about my daughter’s depression, he said something bewildering: He apologised to me about her autism. Stephen Fry infamously said that, if...

Autism: ‘Takiwatanga’

by Katie | Sep 9, 2020 | Anxiety, ASD, Parenting

Takiwatanga A Letter to My Daughter by Anon Dear Daughter, Do you remember when you were seven and you had all those invisible friends? On the way to school, you told me about the fairies that helped you in Maths. Once we went to the forest and you made friends with...

COVID-19 & Your Kids: Adapting to the New Normal

by Guest | May 6, 2020 | Parenting

COVID-19 & Your Kids: Adapting to the New Normal By Annette Willett – Associate Occupational Therapist at the Purple House Clinic, Loughborough What does it mean to be a child? What are their roles in life and how do they feel fulfilled and...

Ditch the Naughty Step & Try the Love Step!

by Katie | Jan 6, 2017 | Parenting

Highly popularised by certain TV shows, the ‘Naughty Step’, along with other sanction/reward techniques are commonly used parenting approaches. Based on Behaviourist principles, the idea is that behaviour which has bad consequences is unlikely to be repeated, whereas...