From one mum to another - practical help for parenting

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

It’s strange when you look back. You learn very early what people like about you… and what they don’t.And without even realising it, you start changing yourself. At school. With friends. With everyone. You learn how to be “acceptable.” I spent years studying people. What made them laugh. What made them stay. So I could belong somewhere. “Those are your friends,” my mum would say. But she didn’t see the bullying. And I was too naive to understand who was real and who wasn’t. S

Many parenting articles say that boredom is good for children, that it sparks creativity and independence. And yes… that can be true. But if you are raising a child with ADHD, boredom doesn’t always look like quiet creativity. Sometimes boredom looks like chaos. An ADHD brain is in constant search of dopamine and stimulation. When those levels are low, it creates discomfort in the child, and behaviour becomes their way to generate stimulation and dopamine. Unfortunately, the