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Expectations. Perspective. Attitude. I have learned through Coraline that living our life joyfully with her comes back to these three things.

Attitude, Local groupsLizApril 8, 2022Comment

Last days

This week Coraline graduated from @smallstepscharity (because we are are moving away). She also had her last day at her current amazing preschool.

Lockdown, Development, Local groups, TherapiesLizJuly 16, 2021

Using the walker

For weeks at Small Steps free weekly group Coraline resisted the walker and parallel bars. Yesterday she was beginning to do them both herself willingly and calmly, and even smiled as she did

Lockdown, Development, Local groups, TherapiesLizJuly 7, 2021

Coraline Skincare launch: Handmade organic soap

My husband Kevin has launched Coraline Skincare today; handmade, natural, organic soap, suitable for people with dry and sensitive skin.

Local groups, Coraleen SkincareLizFebruary 17, 2020

Bubbletube

The many faces of the bubble tube at the library today

Local groupsLizFebruary 8, 2020

Local group "Get on Downs"

So who won the funding at the Community funding event we went to on Thursday evening? Why “Get on Down’s” is so awesome!

Attitude, Local groupsLizFebruary 1, 2020

Home-Start volunteering

Last night Kevin and I spoke briefly at community fundraising event Sutton Soup about the volunteering I am doing for Home-Start Sutton to a crowd of over 200 people.

Attitude, Local groupsLizJanuary 31, 2020

Steps to getting help

“What steps did you follow in order to get the help you needed for your child?”

Attitude, Development, Health, Education, Local groups, Monday question, TherapiesLizJanuary 27, 2020

Yoga

I pondered how when you’re pregnant you have a sense of how you feel, and you wonder who your baby is going to be. Then once you’ve met them, that’s it, that’s them. But it’s funny, during pregnancy you can only imagine them.

Pregnancy, Local groupsLizMarch 27, 2019

Home-Start Christmas party

We are so appreciative of Home-Start and what they do. I hope that I might have the time to volunteer for them myself in the future

Local groupsLizDecember 18, 2018

Routine

Coraline feels safe and knows what to expect, so this creates a good setting for her to progress developmentally.

Development, Local groups, AttitudeLizSeptember 20, 2018

Speech classes

The idea is that early intervention now will have a positive effect on later development.

Development, Local groups, SpeechLizSeptember 15, 2018

Blossoming

In the last week of May Coraline and I went to the Children’s Centre and, later in the week, to a baby class for the first time after getting the go ahead from her Cardiologist.

Attitude, Development, Local groupsLizMay 24, 2018

Home-Start

Our Portage Service (home visiting educational service) told us about Home-Start who are a voluntary organisation who support parents with young children and have volunteers who come to give home-based support.

Development, Local groupsLizApril 27, 2018