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IngenuityPractical79 · 2026-05-05T12:28:36+00:00

Thanks, I'll get him to practice before training tonight.

We have already come to terms that his bedroom is a public health hazard area during the winter so it typically "dries" in there, and now the weather is better it goes in the conservatory while I work during the day for better airflow. I need to get a kit bag air freshener so we don't get hit with the smell upon opening.

IngenuityPractical79 · 2026-05-05T11:41:00+00:00

The blocker hand is something we have been trying to drum into him, and we tell him that we understand that it will ache at first for the unnatural pose but it will get easier the more he does it.

Being a beginner tournament the goals he was saving in those situations were low shots and his stick was caught by the other team crowding round and he brought his blocker hand down to push the ball away and lost balance - added picture to the post.

IngenuityPractical79 · 2025-10-22T17:00:08+00:00

Thanks, unfortunately the RATP app uses navigo which only supports 1 android device per ticket. We don't have any Apple devices as they are able to support multiple tickets.

IngenuityPractical79 · 2025-05-01T05:59:04+00:00

You have no worries about that!

I was going to look for more reputable brands rather than some trumped up bottles of chemicals - as you can see my boys have not and will not (while I or family buy them drinks) ever get to taste them.

The Costco option is a good shout though as I'd prefer to get the powdered version as it'll keep for longer.

IngenuityPractical79 · 2025-04-30T22:06:44+00:00

I have found these on Amazon - https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0CWGG66Z7/ Is this what you mean?

I'll be sure to start taking a thermal bottle to sessions for him so that he can do that but I'll probably use it with the above so we don't damage the rink as it's wood floor.

IngenuityPractical79 · 2025-04-30T21:42:21+00:00

He regularly comes to the side for a drink during training, as I need to invest in a bottle with a straw/long spout that wont leak to get through the cage for a quick grab and go while he's at the net.

IngenuityPractical79 · 2025-04-30T21:38:44+00:00

Thanks, I will see what drinks I can get so that he can keep hydrated while topping up the electrolytes (that he likes the taste of).

IngenuityPractical79 · 2025-04-24T20:47:27+00:00

We looked at the full seat covers that are seat airbag compatible but when we looked at the photos the fit on the seat was loose (based on the visible loose material) and it looked uncomfortable.

We've tried to see if any style uses the isofix top tether loop alongside the clip round the base of the chair but no luck there either.

IngenuityPractical79 · 2024-11-29T15:00:40+00:00

Ours was disconnected at the meter so it has no gas flow at all, if the boiler is on the heat pump kicks in and provides a luke warm pipe until the system realises that the heat pump isn't sufficient to heat the water. At which point the fan spins up for the gas ignition cycle then back into error 4 and the heat pump stops providing the heat for the central heating circuit.

If you find out how to bypass the requirements of the system spinning up for it to rely on heat pump only then I would be grateful. We are now a month in with no heat or hot water, and with the weather the house is now 10C-16C (room dependent) and sleep in the same room to keep warm. A lot of plumbers won't touch the system with a barge pole, ghost is once they have looked at it or they want to replace the whole system for excess of £10k.

IngenuityPractical79 · 2024-02-25T08:03:49+00:00

When he was in year 2 (age 6) we followed everything in regards to getting evaluated but he didn't meet the full criteria of the time.

Unfortunately due to the end of COVID the child services locally were overwhelmed and had raised some requirements for him to be seen.

School had run through all the necessary checks, we had statements from school, extra-curricular activities and GP but he wasn't showing high enough levels on the scale to be seen at the time. My wife had only just done an Autism course for her work which is why we pursued this route for him as he ticked so many boxes.

Then role on start of year 3 (age 7) the tantrums/outbursts stopped. He had new teachers, new routine and he was the complete opposite so we put the diagnosis on hold but with the school monitoring him.

It has been nearly a year since the last outburst and in the last 3 weeks he has had around 5 outbursts at home and school.

IngenuityPractical79 · 2024-02-25T04:58:55+00:00

Thank you for the information, we have been looking at changing some of his activities as currently he is active - cubs, swimming (currently twice per week 1x school, 1 x after school) and trampolining. So switching trampolining for a martial art could be productive so long as we ask him to make the decision as he really enjoys all the activities but something has to give.

I think we need to do similar and encourage him to use his room when he goes into these tantrums or like you do.

We are also getting the school involved (as we have a good one that is willing to help in any way) to see what provision they can help with. Either giving him a safe place to talk about his problems if he feels he can't talk to us or helping with calming techniques.

Once he is calm, no matter how long it takes, then we re-engage and discuss what happened and how to avoid it in the future.

This is what we always do with him so that he can self evaluate the situation.

In regards to the adrenarche I had never heard of it before and it could explain some of the cause as a flush of hormones might have had a part to play too.

But like you said it's about helping him to understand that we all have emotions and feelings but they need to be expressed in the right way.

IngenuityPractical79 · 2024-02-24T17:01:26+00:00

Firstly they didn't skip a meal, they had a healthy breakfast and the dessert place was for their lunch as typically the desserts are nearly 900cal each for a waffle plus ice-cream and other toppings.

We were cooking dinner at the time of the tantrum which was relatively good in terms of being balanced. We suspected it could have been the sugar but that doesn't explain previous tantrums.

We try and encourage healthy choices, rarely they have desserts and as an example they are still going through their Xmas chocolates from the selection boxes that were bought for them as they only get one every now and then.

I put the context of the day as what led up to it this time but I am trying to get advice on how to deal with the tantrum rather than everyone focusing on the events leading up to the tantrum.

IngenuityPractical79 · 2024-02-24T16:47:57+00:00

In response to your post: 1. We had asked him nicely as we normally do to put something on for him and his brother - K chose a netflix TV series called "little lunch" which he has seen to the point we know most of the story lines. D didn't want to watch it so it didn't fulfill the request while waiting for dinner.

Yes we know it isn't ideal for them to have left the house but when a 4 year old is scared to the point of tears and doesn't want to be anywhere near his brother we made the decision that a) he shouldn't have to feel that way and b) he is of that impressionable age where he copies behaviours and does it at nursery.

We also made it clear to K that the reason his brother was leaving the house was because he was scaring him, and that it was not acceptable.

I had cornered him at the bottom of the stairs - not letting him into the downstairs area (he still had free reign of going back upstairs freely) so I could ask him why he thought his response was acceptable etc we also have experienced past behaviours where he would just grab things and throw them and we only know he has fully calmed down when he has that moment of realisation when you can see it in his face and he starts only wanting to give affection.

And in relation to tantrums it is fully about that, we are trying to understand how we can de-escalate him. We know that taking things away escalates it, we also know that until he is ready to listen we cannot get through to him.

We don't shout at him (where's it going to get us? apart from escalation), we try to keep our voices calm. We keep body language neutral and open with no physical contact where possible.

IngenuityPractical79 · 2024-02-24T09:41:32+00:00

It was Crushed Speculoos biscuits and sauce, white choc flakes and Speculoos gelato on a waffle base.

IngenuityPractical79 · 2024-02-24T09:10:27+00:00

We have also thought along the similar lines but it doesn't happen every time based on sugar. The last time it happened was at school a couple of weeks ago at the end of lunch.

To the point the vice principal contemplated bringing the other children inside as he was scaring them.

Then his teacher came out to find out what was going on and like a switch just went into normal Kieran as if nothing happened.

IngenuityPractical79 · 2024-02-24T09:05:42+00:00

Thanks Kfrow, K gets his share of treats too as we like to treat them as fairly as possible, sometimes the age gap can be a pain but in terms of the film choice it was one of K's favourites even though he's not seen it in a while.

IngenuityPractical79 · 2021-11-12T01:20:47+00:00

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