As parents we’ve all been there. Your toddler is having the mother of all tantrums in the middle of the supermarket aisle and you want the ground to swallow you…
I think it does. We are all used to being pulled in many different directions. We are parents, partners, children, siblings, friends, employees or employers, the list goes on. We…
Advocacy comes in different forms but put simply is about enabling and supporting people to express their views and concerns, giving them guidance and helping them to explore their choices.…
Regular readers of our blog will know that my son James moved into supported living last year when he was almost 25 years old. In November 2021 I wrote 2…
It’s been a busy and, in many ways, challenging year. Last Christmas I knew it was James’ last Christmas living at home. In the new year, whilst we were all…
I say annual but actually the search for Christmas presents for James goes right through the year. It’s very hard each Christmas and birthday to know what to buy for…
When James was much younger his dad, Darryl, and I discussed that by the time James was in his mid-twenties perhaps he should be living somewhere else and not with…
When James was very young it was hard to get him involved in any activity at all. He showed very little interest in anything. I don’t remember how it came…