A quick but important note: Every child is unique and official guidance changes, so always check official instructions on blankets, clothing, and heating, and speaking to healthcare professionals if you’re unsure. These tips are intended as guidance and ideas—please adapt them to what works best for your child.

This introductory resource is designed to offer reassurance, understanding, and practical support. It forms part of our wider, extended Positive Parenting Workshops for parents and carers, created to help you build confidence, strengthen relationships, and develop healthier ways of coping during difficult moments.

If you’d like to learn more about accessing the workshops, our Family Support Team is always here to help. Please complete a Family Support Request Form and we will be in touch.

In the meantime, we invite you to watch this short video created by our Head of Counselling in 2023, which shares simple, effective strategies for managing anger—both your child’s and your own—during stressful times.

Click here to see all events run by our Family Support Team.

This guide explains each stage in clear, practical steps so you can approach the process with confidence, whether you’re starting a new application or preparing for a review.

Here are some practical tips to help keep Bonfire Night manageable.

In this post, we’ll guide you through what CHC is, who might be eligible, and how to apply, so you can feel supported every step of the way.

Balancing work and caring for a disabled child is incredibly challenging. Frequent hospital visits, therapy sessions, and specialist appointments often clash with working hours, while anxiety about schooling — from securing a suitable place to ensuring proper support — adds extra stress. Parents are left constantly juggling responsibilities, trying to meet both work demands and their child’s complex needs.

For many parents, working isn’t a choice — it’s a financial necessity. Yet caring for your child full time may also be non-negotiable. Finding that balance can feel impossible at times, but there are practical ways to make life a little easier.

At Little Miracles, we understand the unique pressures you face. Below, we share some ideas and resources that might help you manage both your career and your caring responsibilities.

In today’s society, there are still a number of issues that are prevalent amongst parents of children with disabilities. These issues can really take their toll on the parents and even the siblings of disabled children. Fortunately, there is support available these days, which can help to ease the strain for parents and families.

It might feel like the school is trying to help, but this could be an illegal exclusion.

Now these steps are not magical answers and will not help for all children but have been tried and recommended by other families of children with additional needs and if they can help – well they have to be worth a try so good luck and let us know how you get on.

Fun is an important part of a sensory circuit - the child must want to participate, it should be physical and ideally completed before the child is required to sit still and concentrate. 

It is important to do the activities in the right order to get the right outcome.  If you start with something that alerts the child, progress to the organisation stage and end on a calming activity, it will be more beneficial than leaving the child with heightened senses and unable to concentrate.