I’ve taken some time in allowing my kids to start chomping chewing gum as my pet peeve is seeing kids channel their inner Violet Beauregarde from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and chew with their mouths wide open. It’s the worst! However, I have changed my tune now that they are older as I’ve learnt that gum can be used as an amazing sensory tool that can help them (and me!) during transition times and when they’re feeling anxious.Continue Reading
How Chewing Gum Helps My Kids Self-Regulate
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We spent this cold, wintry day at the 
Our family were invited to visit Windfall Guest Cottages in Robertson for a long weekend a little while ago. Although I shared our wonderful experience there on social media, I haven’t yet posted about our trip here on the blog. This is largely due to the fact that our weekend was such a necessary and timely change in pace for our busy family that I managed to pick up a cold on our third day there and succumbed to feeling generally run down.
