Parenting

An appreciation of strengths

I have been thinking a lot recently about the social model of disability (that’s two posts…
Here and Now

We tend to forget that what we talk about as adults has a very different meaning…
Different approaches

Have you ever had one of those moments when you’ve got a thumping headache, you’re due…
My shoulders are beginning to lower

My shoulders are beginning to lower because I’m not watching Trudy every minute of the day,…
Why we have written our book, ‘Trudy And Me’

I am going to try to capture in this blog what our daily social media posts…
A rare moment of sibling appreciation

There are few more precious moments than when a brother says openly and unreservedly how much…
Why do I feel like I have to say ‘thank you’?

It’s the same feeling everywhere I go, at the park, at the pool, in cafes or…
How our daughter with Down’s Syndrome changed my outlook

As I lay in the bath (yes, hear me out..), I watched the little islands of…
Being Trudy’s brother

What are you thinking when we say, ‘We get it. We understand’? Do you think we…
It’s not a race

After having a child who has learned everything so quickly, it was very strange to then…