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Real Life Stories: Ali and her 4yr old son Jame
Ali had recently moved back to her home town after separating from her sons’ father. Ali felt positive about the move…she had family and friends to fall back on and she also felt relieved about the separation. Ali came to see me because she was struggling to manage...
read moreReal Life Stories: The Cooper/Smiths
This was a family who had merged, with Sally bringing her two sons to live with Ian, who had a son and daughter. When I first met the family I soon saw that this was a busy household with both parents working and the children involved in various activities. There was...
read moreReal Life Stories: Sarah and her son Mark
I worked with a mum who asked for help because of her 13yr old son. She expressed that for a long time there had just been the two of them and they were very close. About 3 years previously she had met her current partner who also had a son. Sarah said that she was...
read moreLife coming full cycle – grandparents and grandchildren
I have been a grandmother for a few years now (grandchildren aged 6 and 4) and it is interesting to note the difference in how I am with my grandchildren as opposed to my own children. As parents there are so many pressures…you know them well. They come from within...
read moreThe Common Thread
When I first trained as a parent facilitator (over 25 years ago) it was about as strange a concept to most people as becoming a vegetarian was way back when. At one time it was thought that parenting support was for odd people… we are ok… why would anyone need it?...
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