Just Bring the Chocolate

Freedom on four wheels: A film for Whizz-Kidz

Renata — Mon, 03 Jun 2013 09:30:30 +0000

Freedom on four wheels: A film for Whizz-Kidz We are driven by five genetic needs: survival, love and belonging, power, freedom, and fun. William Glasser Have you ever gone to sit down and realised, the instant before your bottom makes contact with the cushion, that you’ve left your drink over the other side of the room? It seems to happen to me [...] Just Bring the Chocolate - The (misunderstood) art of extreme parenting

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Proof that tolerance is usually just a matter of education…

Renata — Sat, 01 Jun 2013 14:12:00 +0000

Proof that tolerance is usually just a matter of education… Is teaching tolerance simpler than we think? This is just a short post, an aside if you will, that occurred to me as I stood in my kitchen this afternoon. There, in front of me, stood three representatives of creatures with a long running history of violence and bloodshed against each other. Creatures that most [...] Just Bring the Chocolate - The (misunderstood) art of extreme parenting

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The Boy on Wheels: An epic movie trailer

Renata — Tue, 28 May 2013 11:00:14 +0000

The Boy on Wheels: An epic movie trailer What did you get up to this Bank Holiday? The kids and I had great fun all in the name of helping one of our favourite charities, Whizz-Kidz. Just because it amused me to the point of crying with laughter, here is an (epic) trailer of the film we have been making … I’ll post [...] Just Bring the Chocolate - The (misunderstood) art of extreme parenting

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Dear Mr Collin Brewer: your disabled seat is reserved

Renata — Thu, 16 May 2013 13:13:00 +0000

Dear Mr Collin Brewer: your disabled seat is reserved Dear Mr Collin Brewer, Firstly may I congratulate you on your recent re-election. It has certainly come as a surprise to many. Indeed I believe that I can count myself amongst the number of people who were slightly bemused as to quite what societal blip occurred in-between your apologetic resignation in February and then rather [...] Just Bring the Chocolate - The (misunderstood) art of extreme parenting

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Undiagnosed Children’s Awareness Day 2013

Renata — Fri, 12 Apr 2013 11:12:59 +0000

Undiagnosed Children’s Awareness Day 2013 On Saturday 13th April 2013 I will be celebrating Undiagnosed Children’s Awareness Day, probably at home, perhaps with an acquired bit of Easter chocolate, but undoubtedly with a huge sense of pride. I guess I don’t talk that much about Dominic (and of course Elliot and Lilia as we know they have a milder form) [...] Just Bring the Chocolate - The (misunderstood) art of extreme parenting

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Fluff and Circumstance: the conclusion to egg watch

Renata — Sun, 07 Apr 2013 14:34:42 +0000

Fluff and Circumstance: the conclusion to egg watch I feel a bit squidgy inside, gooey almost. It’s not from the glut of Easter eggs that I have eaten (that has been hampered by the fact that there seemed to be an Easter egg shortage in Hertfordshire this year) but because of fluff, and newborn-ness and big eyes and wobbly, unsure legs. Shall we [...] Just Bring the Chocolate - The (misunderstood) art of extreme parenting

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Egg staring: What happens when the egg answers back

Renata — Sat, 06 Apr 2013 20:17:42 +0000

Egg staring: What happens when the egg answers back Yes, you read the title of this post correctly. I have spent most of the day staring at an egg. It's not just any egg though, it's an egg with personality. To be fair the personality probably comes more from the chick inside it than from the egg itself as the shell is the only eggy bit left. Just Bring the Chocolate - The (misunderstood) art of extreme parenting

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Manners from a Minister

Renata — Tue, 26 Mar 2013 23:03:22 +0000

Manners from a Minister Nice touch Mr Timpson. There are a few people who would do well to take note… a thank you is always appreciated. (although spelling my name right would have been an even nicer touch… ) Just Bring the Chocolate - The (misunderstood) art of extreme parenting

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Dear man in a suit: A conversation with Edward Timpson about SEN reform

Renata — Tue, 26 Mar 2013 13:33:43 +0000

Dear man in a suit: A conversation with Edward Timpson about SEN reform The warrior parent. A much used label for a parent with a special needs child who fights the system until they are bruised and bloodied and then still gets up, spits out a loose tooth and goes in for a second round. Some parents wear this label as a badge of pride, and I completely [...] Just Bring the Chocolate - The (misunderstood) art of extreme parenting

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The unfixable

Renata — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 10:02:28 +0000

The unfixable ...There was more truth in that silence than any blog post or facebook update could ever have come close to. There was no way of parcelling it up, of telling the story, there was just a nothingness. No problem for me to solve, no battle for me to fight. And still I stayed silent. Just Bring the Chocolate - The (misunderstood) art of extreme parenting

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