I have recently been reminded of the importance of having a routine in the lives of fae children. In all children, in fact, but doubly for those of a neuro-divergent disposition. Routines and structure give children security and a sense of safety; without it they are more inclined to act out. Studies have shown thatContinue reading “The Importance of Routine”
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More on Eating and Feeding
Despite what the book said and the indoctrination of at least 50% of every baby aisle I did not go down the pureed food and baby jar route. I used baby-led weaning, and this was done after conducting a lot of my own research. By research I don’t mean I sat and watched you tubeContinue reading “More on Eating and Feeding”
Can’t eat wont eat
Can’t eat, Won’t eat. Our fae has the most esoteric eating habits. She will go through phases where it doesn’t matter what I put in front of her, she can’t eat it fast enough. It puts me in my happy place to watch my stringbean of a child scarf nutritious food down as fast asContinue reading “Can’t eat wont eat”
The pregnancy and birth of my fae
Thinking back to the birth of my fae…. It could have been smoother but it could have been a lot worse. Believe it or not, signs of the forthcoming arrival of a fae baby may start even before the birth. My first thought that we may be expecting one was when I found myself inContinue reading “The pregnancy and birth of my fae”
First meeting bingo
We have, as I expect most parents of fae children do, a lot of meetings with health care professionals and therapists. We have started to notice a pattern in the things they say upon first observing our daughter. At first this was irritating, as none of these comments were at all helpful nor insightful, soContinue reading “First meeting bingo”
Notes to my daughter
Dear Daughter, When I told you that you would be able to choose what you had for dinner as soon as you stopped shouting at daddy and me and started behaving my expectation was for you to start behaving. It was not for you to fall to the floor and wail “I’m never going toContinue reading “Notes to my daughter”
Glossary of terms
Autistic meltdown: when an autistic person is struggling to process too much information at one time leading to feelings of high anxiety and stress. Often linked to times where they have had to mask or been flooded with sensory input. They will lose complete control of their behaviour and it is often mistaken for aContinue reading “Glossary of terms”
Raising the Modern Fae
During the Victorian times, and before it was often thought that fairies stole young children and replaced them with their own fairy children. These fairy children, although identical in appearance to the original child often behaved in a way that was considered inappropriate. There was a range of these behaviours that scaled from slightly quirkyContinue reading “Raising the Modern Fae”
Raising the Modern Fae 