The painful process
You would assume that after almost ten years in the system we’d be immune to all the frustrating facets of the industry. We’ve just had...
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Monique Cain
Apr 6, 20212 min read
Sleepover success
At the beginning of this year one of our set goals was to work towards achieving sleep over success.
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Monique Cain
Mar 2, 20213 min read
Endless advocacy
So, I ended up with a three-day headache after an intense meeting and extra emotional first few weeks back at school.
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Monique Cain
Feb 6, 20212 min read
Monumental moments
Like so many others due to Covid-19 we were forced to postpone our annual family holiday. Our entire family looks forward to going away...
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Monique Cain
Jan 4, 20212 min read
So, what’s next?
At the beginning of each year I like to look back and reflect on what’s transpired and then look ahead to plan our next steps. We’ve...
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Monique Cain
Dec 6, 20202 min read
Reflection
At the beginning of the year I wasn’t sure what was next writing wise. I wanted to focus more on the kids, our goals and further
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Monique Cain
Nov 2, 20202 min read
Decisions, decisions
So many decisions need to be made by parents on behalf of our children. I’m sure a lot of parent’s experience anxiety as a result. For...
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Monique Cain
Oct 1, 20202 min read
The little things
We all have an idea of what our life is going to look like when we have kids. Unfortunately, things don’t always go to plan.
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Monique Cain
Sep 1, 20202 min read
Co-sleeping dependence
After a very long battle both kids became increasingly dependent on co-sleeping with us. In the past we tried every trick in the book
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Monique Cain
Aug 4, 20202 min read
Surviving lockdown life
Like most people in the world today, we’ve been riding the emotion locomotion over lockdown. With restrictions continuing and increasing
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Monique Cain
Jul 8, 20203 min read
Pushing boundaries and letting go
It can be difficult to know exactly when the right time is to push boundaries and explore more potential. You can be mentally scared
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Monique Cain
Jun 25, 20202 min read
Proud Autism community
I assume most people were emotionally affected in some way after hearing about William, the young boy with autism that went missing recently
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Monique Cain
May 28, 20202 min read
Positive outcomes from isolation
Unfortunately, as an autism parent you begin to naturally think negatively and assume the worst, especially when it comes to change
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Monique Cain
Apr 13, 20202 min read
Coping during COVID-19
Like a lot of other people at the moment I’ve really been struggling mentally. I’ve been experiencing major anxiety, obsessively cleaning,
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Monique Cain
Mar 18, 20203 min read
The corona affect
There is no doubt everyone will be affected by what’s going on in the world today. For the moment we’re choosing to remain calm and praying
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Monique Cain
Feb 24, 20202 min read
Weekend away
We are overjoyed with our extraordinary recent weekend away! After feeling emotionally scarred from previous occasions, it’s hard to let
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Monique Cain
Feb 11, 20203 min read
2020 - New year, new goals
It’s been a slow start to 2020 after winding down and actually enjoying a legitimate break away from work, school, therapies and extra-
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Monique Cain
Dec 29, 20193 min read
Finding our voice
We never take anything for granted and we appreciate all the little things in life because the littlest things for us can be so hard to
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Monique Cain
Dec 14, 20193 min read
Our dancing dream
As soon as our little girl Madi was born I dreamt of seeing her on stage. I began dancing at the age of three and naturally just thought
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Monique Cain
Dec 3, 20192 min read
The festive challenge
The silly season is fast approaching once again. I’m already experiencing high levels of anxiety about all the extra pressure and expectati
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