My youngest (16 months) has started giving hugs on command. The best part, when he leans in he makes the ‘ahhhhhhh’ noise.

And my eldest (five) had sports day on Tuesday and did absolutely incredible.

What about you and yours?

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Mine’s just coming up to three. The hugs only get better. 😊

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My eldest has hit the stage where she only willingly gives me a hug if she’s hurt herself or is actively scared.

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16 year old tore himself away from his computer today and baked some sweet things for us all!

Very nice they were too!

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It was my son’s tenth birthday yesterday and he came back from school saying that he had got the best birthday present ever- a new friend! Made my heart smile, especially as we moved areas a couple of years ago and he found it really tough moving school at first as he was so shy. He has a good group of mates though now and I am really proud of him for noticing that the new boy was by himself, and going over to talk to him.

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Son (2) learning how to count to 10 in English and Gujarati (language spoken in North Eastern India). He knows all the numbers, but keeps getting stuck at ‘chix’ and ‘cheven’ in both languages.

Gets stuck in a loop… 5,6,7… 6,7?, 6,7,6,7

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My eldest, 13, had started doing his Duke of Edinburgh with the Air Cadets. A few Saturdays ago, they were walking and following maps and the temperature was at least 30°C. They were supposed to be out for 6 hours but the map reader got lost and they were walking for 12 hours.

He’s high functioning autistic but amazingly he held it together and didn’t moan or break down. So proud of him, he was knackered and sun burnt at the end. To be honest, I was pissed at the air cadet people for letting it run for that long on such a hot day.

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