The Skies I'm Under

An honest, heartbreaking and uplifting memoir about parenting a child with complex disabilities. Speaker, trainer, nurse and blogger @bornatrighttime

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Our #personalisedcare training is founded on lived experience & aims to bridge the gap between the rhetoric & the reality of #clinicalpractice and service delivery.
Next course begins 2nd Nov
Use promo code PersCareWeek23 to receive 20% off
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Born at the Right Time is joining Renaissance Legal for a FREE webinar about “Decision Making for Vulnerable People” on 5th October 10 am – 11 am.

To book visit our website: https://t.co/OYFdV3ssc4

#BornAtTheRightTime #RenaissanceLegal #DecisionMaking #VulnerablePeople

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It is possible to work in a way which doesn’t pit family against family or practitioner against parent. To deliver services fuelled by relationship, compassion and empathy on a bedrock of standards acknowledging a collective responsibility from services. https://t.co/inlqlWyqnm

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Excited by all the people Born at the Right Time are collaborating with.
Email [email protected] to find out how we can help your organisation.

[Frozen Light @frozentheatre]

Still 5 tickets remaining for 11am show of Fire Songs at @KingsPlace as part of #KingsCrossSummerSounds. This is an immersive accessible sensory production created for audiences with profound and multiple learning disabilities. Please spread the word
https://t.co/j8hwF4C9tV

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One parent who attended a workshop 'Parenting a child with complex needs’ summed it up perfectly.

"I actually feel that these sessions have given me a little boost and reassurance that what I'm feeling is quite normal and that I'm doing ok!"

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"This report builds on the findings of 2021 research that social care policies in England create a default position for those assessing disabled children, that assumes parental failings." Clements & Aiello 2022

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#Personalisedcare and co-production rely on effective communication.
They are dependent upon a correction to an inherent power imbalance.
CPD certified courses on correcting that power and being agents of change.
https://t.co/inlqlWyqnm

#coproduction #personalisedcare

[Don't call me Mum @Dontcallmemum]

Check out our website for other FREE resources for Parent Carers.

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Welcome to Top Tip Tuesday, where, every Tuesday, I’ll share my suggestions for making life loving someone with complex needs a little easier.

This week, I’m sharing my top 5 tips for blended diets.

As always, I’d love you to share your tips and recommendations.

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If you work in #health, #SEND or #social care (whether a registered or non-registered practitioner) check out our training to help effectively #communicate and work in collaboration with the parents/carers of children/adults who have #disabilities.

[BornattheRighttime @BornatRightTime]

#Personalisedcare and co-production rely on effective communication.
They are dependent upon a correction to an inherent power imbalance.
CPD certified courses on correcting that power and putting systems in place.
https://t.co/inlqlWyqnm

#coproduction #personalisedcare

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Greeting parents appropriately, using their preferred name, to initiate high-quality communication is recommended by the American Academy of Pediatrics.

It's also easy, polite and makes an interaction more human.

(Levetown, 2008).

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“When I am called mum , the issue is not simply how my identity is diminished, but the agency it subtly robs me of. It makes me feel patronised and as if I am being seen as an equal partner and it doesn’t feel collaborative."

Great blog Sharon Foxall
https://t.co/wMWz55Z2EO

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It's that time of year.
Season 2 E3 ‘The Skies We’re Under’ podcast, talks about Transitions. Here Lucy’s frank perspective about one of her shifts in attitude marking an important transition.

https://t.co/wgYxxYy8KX
#theskieswereunder #parentingpodcast #complexneeds

[Disabled Children's Partnership @DCPcampaign]

On Friday we released a new report, The Loneliest Summer.

78% of parents feel stressed and anxious due to the lack of holiday clubs this summer for their disabled children.

You can find the full report here: https://t.co/De8IicUL1G

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Are the ableist schools rewarding privilege through attendance awards rather the value of a pupil’s achievable effort?

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24-Postural Care training focused on the lying position in assn with @SimpleStuffWrks.

https://t.co/6sKB4GBxdh

To discuss bespoke courses, group discounts or a free training consultation, please email [email protected].

#posturalcare #bridgingthegap #positioning

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Our e-learning course ‘#Communication & #Collaboration with Parents’ is founded on #livedexperience to help you deliver a family-centred service that works for those who unexpectedly find themselves in complex situations.

To book
https://t.co/YIBgCC9q6j

#healthcaretraining

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Attendance awards are a blight on inclusion and an award for privilege.