Woah! What a day… It was time for their annual dental check, it is usually uneventful. I book all three in for successive appointments, production line, bang, bang, bang, done. If there are any issues it is more often their eldest sister, who has had acute dental issues from a very young age, they suspect … Continue reading
*cheers* (cheer with me) YAY!!! The SCHOOL is seeing it, well the principal anyway and beginning to comprehend. We had a meeting with them this morning about what we can do to deal with the days she just can’t function. Last week was a three day camp. Just 3 days in Ballarat. We could see … Continue reading
A tip for parents dealing with multiple children with behavioural issues mine are bigger and uglier now and I’ve had over a decade to work on tactics. When they start aggravating each other and you can see the first signs of it erupting into a full scale war is the time to start intervening. but … Continue reading
Many of us want to scream with frustration regularly, frustration with the ups and downs of recovery, frustration with a mental health system which is wrought with holes and voids, frustration at feeling helpless while trying to deal with family members so deep in the pit that they can’t see your hand extended in front … Continue reading
Trampolines are the greatest thing on earth. Our’s reached the end of its life about 2 years ago, it was quite old and the mat finally gave up the ghost although it may have been helped along by a magnifying glass inappropriately used… The death of the trampoline was a significant loss for our little … Continue reading
Journaling can have applications for Psychologists and specialists, however primarily it is a tool used for self for self reflection, processing of the day’s events and seeing progress and growth over time, particularly when we reach those stages in our lives where we feel stuck, it can be good to look back and remember what … Continue reading
While they are infants dealing with liquids and dosing for medications can be nerve racking, making sure there is time between doses and each are measured correctly and making sure you aren’t using too many with the same active ingredient. It can be a nightmare. I don’t have a solution for dealing with liquid medications … Continue reading
Someone said blog “it must be said” they say…..well you said that, because I did say it, didn’t you….and I brushed it off….and you know how thoughts and idea’s chew at the back of your head and itch and you think oh shit they brought home headlice again….until after combing and scratching you realise it … Continue reading
Yes ok it is usually served as a hot beverage and considered an adult drink….but it isn’t a scotch on the rocks. How many have sat down and considered how much sugar and caffeine is in anything else they hand to their kids for example a snickers bar, Mars bar, hot chocolate, chocolate milk, LCM’s, … Continue reading
Ok so background….household with 37 yo Mummy (me) 3 teenage girls with attitudes in FULL SWING…. and a 40 yo male with spending issues, impulse control, all sorts of struggles going on there not all are a case of just saying pull your head in. His shopping spree’s are usually in bursts, for weeks he … Continue reading
The Little Super Hero 
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