Category: Blog
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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 an athlete or even a wife and mom. Now, put that in context with your children, it’s term end and teacher meeting time. What is it that you feel off […]
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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 write about my experiences parenting two kids that are polar opposites. On my Instagram I post life, inspiration and fun stuff.Enjoy the ride of life with me. www.vanvuurenk.co.za
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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 so many articles from northern hemisphere writers and professionals this December about “how to make the Christmas season less overwhelming for your SPD kids” but it just doesn’t touch on […]
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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 a deep responsibility. A responsibility to care for, raise and nurture little people to get them ready to fly the nest and be successful additions to the human race. This […]
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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 (including severe depression and anxiety) and those get triggered when my SPD kid is triggered, and so I have to watch my reaction to him and instead shift to make […]
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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 panic, but sometimes we win, and sometimes we loose.Today we lost. 😔Even sitting on my lap he still couldn’t cope. Ah well, the next haircut may go better 💇😕 @vanvuurenk […]
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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 and enjoy themselves right? Well this year their interests have shifted to games, the likes of offline minecraft (my kids are not allowed online), trail makers and marble world. All […]
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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 then there are the anomalies that have some of one and a dozen of the other or two sensory seeking activities and three hundred avoiding ones. It really makes for […]
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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 actually look like for each individual? How does it look when YOU get some time to yourself or even some time away from the world of caring and loving […]
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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. These kids have a very unique way of seeing the world and interacting with it, and it is refreshing when you see what they see. C is very pragmatic, practical […]