Ah, SEN parenting. A journey filled with love, advocacy, and an unholy amount of paperwork. You wonβt find it in glossy parenting magazines,...
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Teaching Boys to Talk: A Radical Approach to Reducing Violence?
This all started with a debate. A proper, heated kind of debate that probably needed a moderator, if not for the sake of fairness, then...
Couch Potato or Coach Potato? How One Bus Ride Made Me Rethink Parenting
There I was, on the evening bus home. Not by choice – our car had decided to take a long weekend off, leaving us to rediscover the joys...
How a Water Spill Nearly Ended a Friendship (And Taught Me a Parenting Hack)
The other day, I was at a friendβs house, sipping tea and pretending to be an adult while our kids turned the living room into a war zone. You...
The Ultimate Playground: Any Gate, Any Kid, Any Time
Forget your fancy jungle gyms and rubberized play areasβthis, right here, is the real deal. The playground of the people. A universal jungle...
20 Kilometres of Love: The Sandton ICU Chronicles
So, you see, back in 2018, life turned into one of those epic road trip moviesβexcept it was only 20 kilometres long, and the destination...
Sleepy Soaring: A Wheelchair Adventure Through Airport Customs
Picture this: a sleep-deprived parent on a daring mission through airport customs, with a perfectly healthy but snoozing special needs son...
The Dyslexicβs Ode to Reading
Maybe you think youβre stuck with a dyslexic child. Maybe youβre ready to pull your hair out. Maybe you think theyβre just too lazy thatβs why...
Youβll Never Look at Bananas (Or Parenting) the Same Way Again
Have you ever stopped to really look at a banana? I mean really look at it. At first glance it seems straightforward – yellow, curved, comes in a convenient carrying case. But beneath that unassuming peel lurks fruit with some surprises up its sleeve.
Juggling Pixels, Playdates, and VACTERL: My Life as a Parent, Designer, and Caregiver
Hello, world! I’m a web and graphic designer, digital marketer, online course addict, undercover teacher, school principal in hiding, and most importantly, a parent to a vibrant, energetic, and incredibly brave 6-year-old, Lwanele. I’m a care bear, angizwa ngawe.
Our VACTERL Association Pals Deserve An Awesome Community
Let's Embrace VACTERL Association and Build a Supportive Community for VACTERL Warriors In every community, there are folks who could use a...
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