Freelance Journalist
I hadn’t heard of febrile seizures until my seven year old son Dylan had his first one at the age of two, but I certainly know enough about them now. I know the fear of witnessing his little body shaking so violently it looked like he could break apart, and of thinking that my son was going to die in front of my eyes. The …
Family: the people you love more than anyone and the ones who can hurt you the most. Family dynamics are complicated, and often become more so as we grow older. As children we never stop to question whether we actually like our family. Our parents and siblings are just there and that’s all there is to it. We might argue with them frequently as we …
Like many parents across the UK, I am both eagerly and anxiously awaiting the start of the new school year in September. When I ask Dylan (aged seven, going into Year 3) and Charlie (aged five, going into Year 1) how they feel about returning to school, I’m most often met with an indignant “boring!” I find this a little funny given that we’ve all …