I keep getting significant scenes replaying in my head. And they’re neither helpful or healthy. What if things had gone a different way?
The Misappropriation of Anxiety
Everyone has anxiety these days, it seems. It’s become a bit of a trendy thing to say. Now it’s being hijacked for marketing purposes… and it’s not OK.
EHCP application: my experience so far
When I finally took the plunge to apply for an EHCP for my daughter, I thought I knew what to expect. Nevertheless there have been shocks and surprises along the way. Here’s my experience so far.
EHCP: parental statement, without the emotion
Putting together your evidence for an EHCP is hard. Leaving out the emotion is harder. Here’s how I presented three years of evidence.
See with the eyes of others?
When I was a child, no-one knew I was short-sighted, especially not me. How was I to know how other people experienced sight? Same goes for your feelings and mental health, too.
Sick note
A person is struggling to get to their work place because of mental health, so the doctor signs them off. What about a child who’s unable to get to school?
The guilt of the SEN parent
My husband just turned to me in the kitchen and said, ‘We ought to put a pound in the pot every time we say sorry to each other, then spend it on something nice. I think he’s into something, you…
Percentage. Point?
What’s the point of attendance percentages? When you need to make a sacrificial offering of data to the god of education, Ofsted, apparently there’s a point. For our children? None.
100 days
With 100 days passed since lockdown started, I wanted to record the highs and lows of the past 14 weeks. At its best, it’s been super fun, the three of us being together. Laughing. Bantering. Smiling. Relaxing. Family time like…
The Blame Bomb
Why do I always blame myself, as the parent? Should there be shame in having a daughter with anxiety or any other mental health condition?