From one mum to another - practical help for parenting

I'll be honest: it took time to see the results I wanted in Liam's behaviour. There were moments when I felt like I wasn't achieving much at all. But when you're dealing with a toddler, doing more isn't always the answer. Sometimes less really is more. I gave up on the long explanations about why we do this or why we shouldn't do that. At three years old, Liam isn't sitting there analysing my reasoning. He's having a hard time, not trying to give me a hard time. And I say thi

I already talked about ADHD and waiting mode... and I want to introduce the ADHD paralysis, which is kind of waiting mode except you aren't waiting for nothing! ADHD paralysis is freaking real! It took me one holiday to interrupt my routine, and here I am not knowing where to start and just rather living in guilt and paranoia as I'm not doing enough... while I'm aware I'm not doing enough! Emails won't be opened, blogs won't be written, messages won't be responded to. I'd rat

This week is going to be challenging for me. I’m travelling next Sunday, and my whole nervous system has already decided that nothing else matters until then. I’m in what I call waiting mode . It’s such a strange feeling…Like I could literally just sit and wait for Sunday to arrive. As if everything else in my life is just background noise. Even basic things like eating, daily tasks, routines.. they all feel like extra layers on top of the waiting. And the waiting feels bigge