“What are you talking about? It’s not that cold at all, really.” ‘But it’s super fun! Let’s go on that roller coaster!’ “What do you mean? I don’t smell anything at all.” “Well, that wasn’t so bad, was it?” I always wonder how you can say to someone: ‘Don’t be ridiculous!’. As if you can […]
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I have a tendency to meddle in things a lot. I ususally have a good idea of what is happening and what needs to be done. I’m also quite good at arranging social things, like outings and get togethers… So I do a lot of that. But to be honest, I also really wánt to
I shouldn’t get involved at all… Read More »
Can you see it? You with your child in the park. Your child is ‘suddenly’ completely fed up with it and collapses on the spot, having a meltdown. They are now lying on the ground. And that ground is wet and dirty. You know that talking to your child won’t help right now, all you
Unsolicited advice during a ‘meltdown’. Read More »
Maaike made it clear to me that I can let go and learn to take my own space. Gosh, and I thought I had it all under control. But Maaike didn’t agree with me. For example, she showed me that she was anything but convinced by my attempts to set my boundaries. She kept coming
Letting go, I’m just not very good at that… Read More »
Sensory processing is a popular topic. More and more is being written about it, because you can run into problems when you experience too little or too much sensory input and are therefore under- or overreponsive. But … we almost forget that it can also be great not to register all sensory input or to
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