@indie_pixel Another way of looking at NPD is an emotional/psychological developmental delay. Observe the behaviour and try to assess the 'age' of the behaviour. I did this exercise with a board chair and it turned out her NPD CEO was a 15-16yo boy.
@Amazingxtra@KiffinEileen Kids learn more when they have: warm & secure housing, sufficient food, warm clothing, transport to school, as much teacher aide support as they need, well-ventilated & warm classrooms, more of their teacher's attention i.e. time etc. So do go on about teachers being the cause..
@irisshackleton You may want to consider turning your second bedroom into a foster room and remove obvious temptations temporarily. You can also get adhesive plastic to protect your carpet from the paint section of hardware stores.
@irisshackleton Does the SPCA supply all the equipment you'll need? If not, you may be able to get suitable stuff from landfill shops. I saw a crate, bowls and a drinking fountain at my local today.
@irisshackleton I used to be like that as I lived in a Wellington suburb on top of a fault line. Trained myself to be woken by anything 5.0 and above, or posing serious danger.
Kitten season is starting early in Aotearoa | NZ with cats on heat in PΕneke & litters being born in TΔmaki Makaurau. It's time to #SnipNChip https://t.co/oiSwCgyVUo
@LaurieFleming@irisshackleton Like the time a National MP used her parliamentary email account to communicate with MPI about animal welfare on her family's farm......