A journal of my parenting thoughts, ideas and tips. This is real parenting. Good Parenting made simple.
There are two types of sensory challenges, and many kids have both. The most common type is oversensitivity, which is what Sam had. He would become easily overwhelmed/ overloaded by the information that come in through his senses. So, he would avoid sensations that he could not tolerate. This is called sensory avoidance.
Read MoreThe story of a remarkable young man, called Connor, who has battled mental health issues throughout his teen and young adult years, and in his quest to promote a positive mindset, he finds his answer in exercise.
Read MoreFor many of us, after a long two years of lockdowns, and limited travel, the thought of getting away to sunnier climes at Easter, and ditching the staycation, was just too tempting. However, based on the recent Easter weekend travel carnage, we may all be now reviewing our plans……
Within 12 hours of leaving London Heathrow and arriving into Miami International Airport, things started to unravel pretty quickly. Read more about Team Halligan’s adventures and get some top travel tips for flying with children.
Read MoreThe issue is that additional learning needs can present themselves in so many different ways, that parents have to be behaviour detectives
Read MoreMy own son presented very differently and was deemed by many, including ourselves, to be just out of sync with typical children. His behaviour was really button pushing for us and also bewildering. He had sensory integration dysfunction, but it took us a long time to work this out.
Read MoreWhen Perfectionism is coupled with stress or is extreme, it is correlated with depression, anxiety, eating disorders and other mental health problems.
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