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You Are The Expert: How I Became One

You Are The Expert: How I Became One

Why you should own the expertise you have on your child because of the thousands of hours you’ve spent raising them. Trust you know them better than the professionals at their school or the therapists that may help them. Their future needs should be guided by you until they are ready to make decisions about their own future.

Cooking Independence – 6 Reasons To Use An Air Fryer

Cooking Independence – 6 Reasons To Use An Air Fryer

One of the key steps towards independence is being able to cook for ourselves. But if your young person has additional needs, there are sometimes physical and sequencing challenges to overcome when learning the skills required to prepare an actual meal. My daughter found parts of cooking...

7 Steps to Support Your Child To Do Their Own Laundry

7 Steps to Support Your Child To Do Their Own Laundry

The more our children can do for themselves the greater their sense of self-worth. And let’s be honest the less dependent they are on us. Being able to do their laundry might seem like a small thing to many people but it’s all about building up daily living skills and creating that feeling they can do more for themselves

Why One Million Life Plans Is Just The Start

Why One Million Life Plans Is Just The Start

Having gone through this life plan journey with my daughter, I want to encourage a million other families supporting a young person with additional needs to make a life plan with them.

Our Story, Avoiding The Cliff Edge, Our Solution

Our Story, Avoiding The Cliff Edge, Our Solution

At some point you might wake up, as I did, and realize the years have passed and you’re spinning along without a plan for your young person. I got to this point when my daughter approached 16. We’ve all heard of the “cliff-edge” metaphor, and at that moment in time I realized it was true.

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This guide is aimed at children who may live semi or fully independently at some point in the future, but a lot of the principles will benefit children with more challenging needs. One of the key objectives we have as parents is to make our children feel better about themselves and build up their self-esteem and confidence.

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