Tag: Anxiety

Alternative Halloween For Children With Additional Needs

by The Additional Needs Blogfather, posted in All Blog Posts, Children's/Youth Workers, Parents/Carers, Sensory/Senses

Halloween literally means the evening before All Hallows Day or All Saint’s Day, a day festival celebrated on the 1st November each year. The name Halloween is a shortened version of All Hallows’ Evening which is celebrated on 31st October. The origin and meaning of the festival of Halloween is derived from ancient Celtic harvest … Continue reading Alternative Halloween For Children With Additional Needs

The Day Finally Came, But Who Would Be The Anxious One?

by The Additional Needs Blogfather, posted in All Blog Posts, Coronavirus/COVID-19, Parents/Carers

It had been coming for six long months, since school closed due to the Coronavirus lockdown back in March. Back then, James was on a gradual build-up of his time in school, slowly getting back to where he had been before epilepsy, and the associated anxiety that came with it entered his world. You see, … Continue reading The Day Finally Came, But Who Would Be The Anxious One?