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Raising a child with additional needs

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When most people think about ‘additional support needs’ and ‘additional learning needs’, they usually think of two things: 1) support 2) children and young people This may be because the word “educational” tends to be associated with school and or university, and again – young people. However, behind every child there is some type of […]

Life as a single dad

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When we think of lone parents, we often think of mums bringing up children by themselves. But, according to the charity ‘Dads House’, there are approximately 200,000 families in the UK where fathers are the sole carers. Here single dads Alex and Matt tell us about their experiences – and the highs and lows of bringing […]

Co-Parenting during Covid: How has it been?

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How do you keep that connection going with the other parent? This seemed to be a common question amongst the co-parents to whom we spoke. Some found co-parenting easier than others, depending on the nature of their relationship with the other parent. The complexities of co-parenting during COVID would give even the greatest decision maker […]

Home Schooling: Top tips for parents

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Schools have now been closed for a number of weeks and children across the UK are learning from their homes once again. So, this is a shout out to all those parents who haven’t managed a full hot cup of coffee in weeks, who’s living room is a classroom, play area, dance floor and football […]