The Unique Challenges Of Parenting Neurodivergent Children

So, you thought you were getting a parenting manual when you had a kid, right? Then you discovered the manuals only exist in the alternative universe. One where unicorns roam freely, dishes wash themselves, and kids actually enjoy eating broccoli. Instead, you’re stuck here on Planet Parent, trying to figure it all out as you go along. Now throw in the term ‘neurodivergent’, and you might feel a bit lost. But what is neurodivergent and why should you care? Well, it’s a term encompassing a broad range of people who think a little bit differently. It’s often applied to Autistic […]

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Social Skills For Preschoolers – Acceptance Of Lisps

Every four-year-old has their own unique way of expressing themselves, whether it’s pronouncing ‘banana’ as ‘nana’, referring to ‘spaghetti’ as ‘pasketti’, or calling you ‘Bob’ when your name is, well, anything but Bob. So, when my four-year-old came home one day, eyebrows furrowed, claiming his best buddy Jake was “saying his name wrong on purpose,” I knew I had entered another ‘My kid said what now?’ territory.  The culprit? A lisp, my friends – that notorious ‘s’ sound mishap that turns ‘snake’ into ‘thnake’. But how do you explain this to a four-year-old who thinks his friend is deliberately mispronouncing

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