Skip to content

The Chronic Parent

  • Twitter
  • Pinterest

Parenting and chronic illness – one mum's experience

  • Home
  • About

Tag: parenting

Learning from my children 1: building trust and learning to be myself

Early December marks birthday season in our house (two kids’ birthdays in three days!) and with the excitement of Christmas … More

care, celebration, challenges, embarassment, family, friendship, parenting, trust

“Can we just have some precedented times now, please?”

I saw this very relatable quote on Twitter yesterday. After the disruption of Covid-19 (which we need to remember, is … More

children, communication, compassion, covid-19, economy, family, government, Liz Truss, pandemic, parenting, politics, tax, Ukraine, war

What to do with a soggy loaf? Milking the good from our mistakes

I spent a long time this morning baking a loaf of bread. Decent gluten-free bread is the coeliac Holy Grail … More

children, covid-19, forgiveness, homeschool, learning, life lessons, lockdown, mistakes, parenthood, parenting, patience

Growing a generation in lockdown: dreaming dreams for our children

I want to talk a bit about my small people today. Tiny is now four and Small is seven and … More

challenges, corona virus, covid-19, mistakes, opportunities, parenting, relationship

Losing self-doubt and the pressure to ‘get it right’ might help us through Covid-19

I don’t know if it’s a universal human phenomenon or a product of our busy, share-everything-online modern culture. But sometimes, … More

advice, challenges, children, community, comparison, confidence, contentment, coping, covid-19, guilt, kindness, lockdown, parenting, resilience, resolutions

Create your own goals – you’re much more likely to score!

Gah, social media can be a destructive beast can’t it? For all the good it does to connect with others, … More

anxiety, chronic illness, comparison, control, diabetes, parenting, type 1 diabetes

Being “that” parent, or “that” patient – why reputation shouldn’t trump resolve

The start of a new academic year is always a bit weird. Every parent I speak to has concerns for … More

advice, anxiety, appointments, challenges, children, family, friends, health, parenting, reaction, school, teachers, understanding

A glimpse of the other side: lessons from looking after my sick husband

The past week has been an eye-opening experience for me. For once, I wasn’t the sickest person in the house! … More

anxiety, care, carers, challenges, chronic illness, coping, family, friendship, help, pain, parenting

“Is it kind? Is it helpful? Is it funny?” 3 questions for reflection for kids (and adults)

We’re currently trying to help our six-year old Small understand when something is a joke, and when it’s not. It’s … More

advice, children, chronic illness, family, friends, pain, parenting, reaction, understanding

Posts navigation

Older posts
Follow The Chronic Parent on WordPress.com

Enter your email address to receive notifications of new posts by email.

Join 151 other subscribers
  • Twitter
  • Pinterest
Blog at WordPress.com.
  • Follow Following
    • The Chronic Parent
    • Join 151 other followers
    • Already have a WordPress.com account? Log in now.
    • The Chronic Parent
    • Customize
    • Follow Following
    • Sign up
    • Log in
    • Report this content
    • View site in Reader
    • Manage subscriptions
    • Collapse this bar
 

Loading Comments...