Why is feedback good?
Why are we so afraid of feedback? Why does the thought of someone else's professional opinion fill us with dread? In school, the workplace, as…
Category: Blog
About me.
Let me re-introduce myself. My name is Kim and I am a parent of one #sensoryprocessingdisorder kid and one neurotypical kid. On my #blog, I…
Summer Holiday
It's summer in South Africa, it's also Christmas and 6 weeks of school holidays before the start of the new school year. I have read…
You can’t give from an empty glass.
You know that saying about "you can't give from an empty glass". This is also true for our kiddos. As parents we are bestowed with…
How to handle your anger.
As a parent of a SPD kid, I know all too well what it's like when my temper is triggered. I have my own issues…
SPD and haircuts.
A game of mini golf after the trauma of having his hair cut. It's a very important thing for him to learn to control the…
Holidays and the dreaded screen time conundrum.
It's holiday time for my boys at the moment, they have 2 weeks off, and the usual go-to is to just let them run Feral…
Sensory Conundrums.
The amazing thing about neurodivergency is that no one person has the same profile. There are very typically sensory seeking, or sensory avoiding individuals, and…
5 time outs for moms.
We all know by now that "me time" and "self care" are important, even advocated in the mommy Instagram and TikTok worlds. But what does…
It’s not all bad.
Having aa neurodivergent kid isn't all meltdowns and tears. There are some phenomenal moments and all the love and hugs that anyone could wish for.…