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Coraline & Us
What keeps you up at night?
What keeps you up at night?

Monday blogging question: “What keeps you up at night?”

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Lockdown, Monday question, Attitude, PhilosophicalLizApril 19, 2021
Best piece of advice
Best piece of advice

Monday blogging question: “What’s the best piece of advice you’ve ever been given?”

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Lockdown, Monday question, Attitude, PhilosophicalLizApril 12, 2021
Comments
Comments

Monday blogging question: “Do some comments bother you, or do you understand them as a lack of knowledge on diversity?”

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Lockdown, Monday questionLizApril 10, 2021
How we see communication
How we see communication

My piece for Wouldn't Change a Thing this month: Ways we have grown this month: in how we see communication.

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Lockdown, Development, Speech, AttitudeLizApril 8, 2021
Wow!
Wow!

Monday blogging question: “tell us something your child did that made you say ‘wow’ recently”

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Lockdown, Monday question, Development, SpeechLizMarch 29, 2021
Connect
Connect

For my Monday blogging group we are writing about the word #connect which was the theme for World Down Syndrome Day on Sunday.

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Lockdown, Attitude, Monday question, PhilosophicalLizMarch 23, 2021
10 things you need to know about parenting a child with Down's syndrome
10 things you need to know about parenting a child with Down's syndrome

Families UK are featuring my post today: “10 things you need to know about parenting a child with Down’s syndrome”.

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Lockdown, AwarenessLizMarch 21, 2021
What would you tell your new mum self?
What would you tell your new mum self?

Q. What would you tell your new mum self?

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Lockdown, Monday question, AwarenessLizMarch 20, 2021
Twinkl top Down's syndrome bloggers list
Twinkl top Down's syndrome bloggers list

We are thrilled to be in Twinkl Resources top Down’s syndrome bloggers list, out this week for Down’s Syndrome Awareness week.

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Lockdown, Therapies, AwarenessLizMarch 19, 2021
Odd socks day 2021
Odd socks day 2021

Coraline’s preschool are doing odd socks day today and Monday, for World Down Syndrome Day #wdsd on Sunday.

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Lockdown, AwarenessLizMarch 19, 2021
Favourite DS fact
Favourite DS fact

Q. Favourite DS fact

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Lockdown, Monday question, Therapies, AwarenessLizMarch 17, 2021
Favourite physical trait
Favourite physical trait

Q. Favourite physical trait

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Lockdown, Awareness, Monday questionLizMarch 16, 2021
How therapists have helped Coraline
How therapists have helped Coraline

Q. How therapists have helped Coraline

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Lockdown, Monday question, Therapies, DevelopmentLizMarch 12, 2021
Favourite DS makers (business)
Favourite DS makers (business)

Q. Favourite DS makers (business)

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Lockdown, Monday question, Coraleen SkincareLizMarch 11, 2021
Rockin' mama community
Rockin' mama community

Q. Rockin’ mama community.

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Lockdown, Monday question, AttitudeLizMarch 10, 2021
Favourite DS organisation
Favourite DS organisation

Q. Favourite DS organisation

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Lockdown, Monday question, AttitudeLizMarch 9, 2021
Ways to Celebrate WDSD 2021
Ways to Celebrate WDSD 2021

Q. Ways your friends can celebrate World Down Syndrome Day

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Lockdown, Awareness, Monday questionLizMarch 8, 2021
Open to possibility
Open to possibility

My Monday Blogging group is answering a few questions in the run up to World Down Syndrome Day on 21st March 2021. “Q. What your child has taught you.”

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Lockdown, Monday question, AttitudeLizMarch 6, 2021
Solo painting
Solo painting

Today when I went to collect Coraline, her teacher told me that Coraline had done both these paintings herself.

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Lockdown, Education, DevelopmentLizFebruary 23, 2021
Most exciting thing
Most exciting thing

“What’s one of the most exciting things you’ve done with Coraline?”

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Lockdown, Monday question, AttitudeLizFebruary 22, 2021
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Down's Syndrome Association

Canadian Down's Syndrome Society

Down's-syndrome.org.uk

 

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View fullsize I’ve joined a group of mums to answer a Monday question.
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Today’s is: “What is your child like personality-wise?”
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I have written before about when I asked my dad, “but why would people like me?” (at a time when
View fullsize I found these pictures yesterday by chance when looking for some photos of Coraline when she was younger, for a guest post I was writing.
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They are from mid November 2018 when we took Coraline back for a check-up after her open heart surgery earlier
View fullsize Kev has been taking some beautiful pictures of Coraline lately.
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We thought, as it’s Father’s Day tomorrow, that Kev could take the floor on here and answer any questions you have for him over the next couple of days. See our stories.
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View fullsize I thought I’d post this which I wrote a while back.
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A conversation yesterday (about the importance of accepting all emotions, and allowing and honouring them, as then they move through) reminded me of it.
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When Coraline was born I was in sho
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Coraline has sweet potatoes, sardines, kale, curry, scallops, prawns, this kind of thing.
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She vary rarely has pasta and has hardly ever had bread. Some parents of children with Down’s syndrome have told us that glute
View fullsize I’ve joined a group of mums to answer a Monday question. Today’s is:
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“Tell us about your feeding journey with your child with special educational needs. Did you have to take anything particular  into account?"
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I have loads
View fullsize I love this picture which Kevin took yesterday morning. Coraline is in her new giraffe T-shirt.
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I was singing nursery rhymes and Coraline was joining in on some of the actions to them which she loves to do.
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As Coraline is not yet talking we know
View fullsize I’ve joined a group of mums to answer a Monday question. This week’s is:
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“Do you take notes when your child has appointments? Do you do extra research too?”
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Yes! I take notes! They are almost verbatim notes! Those kind of
View fullsize After Coraline was born and thereafter, I was looking for books written by parents of children with Down’s syndrome. I suppose it’s a bit like an internet search, you keep looking until you find what you want to hear.
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I would think to m
View fullsize I have shoeboxes for each year since August 2017, the summer Coraline was born.
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I put in little treasured items, postcards from friends, or news clippings from that year.
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In 2017’s box there are all the amazing cards we received when Corali
View fullsize I’ve joined a group of mums to answer a question on a Monday. Today’s question is:
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“Are you taking any special precautions for your child with special educational needs during Covid 19?”
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We are doing the usual; staying hom
View fullsize I love how much passion, thought and care Kevin takes over Coraline’s food.
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Today’s al fresco lunch he prepared for her: Courgette ribbons with lemon, parmesan, truffle and pistachios.
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#toddlerlife #toddlerfood #downsyndrome #downsynd
View fullsize I’ve joined a group of mums to answer a Monday quesion. This week’s is:
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“When deciding on school, day care or a carer for your child with special needs, what type of things do you take into account?”
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For us, it’s abo
View fullsize I couldn’t choose my favourite picture, so here they all are. Hair transition by Kevin.
View fullsize I find that I am noticing more after 9 and a half weeks in lockdown. Are you noticing more?
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When I take Coraline for a walk I look out for the flowers, and the blossoms, and I stand close and marvel at their colour and design. They bring me wonder
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