I have written before about my suspicions that my brain is perhaps not neurotypical. I think this is the reason that I have struggled with establishing and maintaining regular routines. This in turn has meant that I have strived for this elusive routine for years, thinking that I was deficient in some way because I… Continue reading Elusive routines
Tag: parenting
Five Things That Work
We are not expert parents by any stretch of the imagination (is there such a thing?) but there are a few things that we have implemented in our home which I think have made conflicts less painful and helped us to navigate so many tricky situations in a family which has strong emotions and loud… Continue reading Five Things That Work
Slowing Down the Bedtime Routine
At seven, Austin has phases of going to bed like a champ and phases of it causing him stress and anxiety. We are definitely in one of those latter phases right now. We seem to be in a separation anxiety phase generally as going to school is also a bit more tricky at the moment. I… Continue reading Slowing Down the Bedtime Routine
A New Name
Austin will be three weeks old tomorrow so I thought it was high time I introduced him. This, however, gave me a dilemma. I had written all Evelina's updates on Raising Evelina but I have struggled to rename that blog to accommodate her little brother. I have also been very slow to update that blog… Continue reading A New Name