Parents – where to turn for help?
Being a parent is a tough job. With the added pressure of your child’s additional needs it can, at times, seem overwhelming, especially at this time of year. The schools
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How to support siblings of your disabled child, keeping the lines of communication open with grandparents and looking after each other as a unit.
Accessible Christmas – where to go and what to buy
You can bury your head in the sand all you like, but it’s officially time to accept the fact that Christmas is coming. Really soon! It can be difficult to
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Carers Rights Day – Missing Out
Today is Carers Rights Day and this year’s theme is Missing Out. Findings from research carried out by Carers UK shows that parents of children with additional needs are slower
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In The Spotlight – Down’s syndrome
This month, My Family, Our Needs turns it spotlight on Down’s syndrome and explores the condition in more detail. What is Down’s syndrome? Down’s syndrome is caused by the presence
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In the spotlight – Selective Mutism
Selective Mutism
This week, World Mental Health Day 2016 opened up discussions about mental health conditions. Today, we’re putting one of them under the spotlight – Selective Mutism. Have you ever wondered
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A World Without Down’s syndrome?
- new documentary
Actress and writer, Sally Phillips, is fronting a documentary on the impact of a new screening for Down’s syndrome. In the BBC Two programme being shown tonight (5th October) at
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Life-limiting conditions
– what the future holds
Being told that your child may not reach adulthood is something you hope will never happen to you, and no-one can be prepared for it. If it does happen, many
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Sexual Health Awareness Week 2016
Sexually transmitted infections (STIs)
It’s Sexual Health Awareness Week all this week, and the Family Planning Association is focusing on sexually transmitted infections (STIs). Our expert Gill Leno has advised that the following information
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Sexual Health Awareness Week 2016
Spending time together
Sexual Health Week runs this week, from 12th to 18th September. The Family Planning Association is focusing on Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs), which we will cover later in the week.
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Reader’s question: Encouraging siblings to help with speech and language development
Following on from an article we featured about supporting siblings to understand their brother or sister’s disability, we had a reader contact us via our Facebook page looking for help
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Learning Disability Week – Friendships
It’s Learning Disability Week. This year, its celebrating friendships and relationships. When you hear the statistic that 33.7% of people with a learning disability are worried about being bullied, it’s
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Taking control of your caring journey
Earlier this week, to mark Carer’s Week, parent Doug Morris wrote about the Carer’s Journey and the groups and services you may meet on the way. Now, Doug talks about
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Understanding your caring journey
This week is Carer’s Week and, as the parent or carer of a disabled child, you are on a constant journey of understanding and discovery. You have to react quickly to
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8 top tips for ‘Me Time’
Running around, sleep deprived, looking after everyone else? Sound familiar? Take some time out with our top tips for some low cost you time. Set aside time Whatever is happening
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Parents – where to turn for help?
Being a parent is a tough job which, with the added pressure of your child’s additional needs can, at times, seem overwhelming. If you need some support, advice or just
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Supporting siblings
Siblings, like mums, dads and other family members, need support to help them adjust to their disabled brother’s or sister’s needs. Monica McCaffrey shares her experience of the needs of
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Your child. Their Grandparents.
Your first child will mean that your parents and in-laws take on a new role in life themselves. They can be a real help or, in some cases, a bit
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Toilet training
Becoming toilet trained is a milestone all parents strive for, and for some parents of children with additional needs, this milestone can seem unobtainable. However, experience has taught us that
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