Adolescence

Hypermobility in teens: Diagnosis as a teenager

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Hypermobility in teens. If you’ve got one, you’re probably hoping someone has some advice for you. I don’t have advice, but I may perhaps be able to share some insight, having been a hypermobile teenager myself. There are benefits and downsides of being diagnosed with hypermobility in different life stages. It’s my personal opinion that […]

diagnosis

HELP! “My child has hypermobility!?”

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Help! My child has hypermobility!

I was sitting in a local cafe recently and I overheard two mums chatting about their kids. One of the mums was quite distressed, her pre-school age son had just been diagnosed with hypermobility. It’s not very common to hear two mums talking about hypermobility in children. She was having a “Help! My child has […]

fatigue

Surviving Term 1 of School

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surviving term 1 of big school

Putting a plan in place to survive term 1 of big school is really important. This is even more important if your child hasn’t been going to pre-school or day care in the years leading up to school. Even if they have been, its a really big jump from 2 or 3 days at pre-school […]

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Getting ready for big school

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  Got a little one who is about to start big school? Who is more terrified, you or your child? It’s not a competition, I’m sure there is anxiety for both of you! If your child has severe hypermobility, they may be worrying about the following: – will I get hurt? – who will look […]

fatigue

Managing fatigue in little people: Pyjama Day

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Managing fatigue with hypermobility can be quite challenging, whether you’re a tiny tot, an adult, or somewhere in between. When I was working with clients with hypermobility I was introduced to the concept of pyjama days…. Literally, as you would imagine, a day where you don’t get out of your pyjamas. It’s an indoors day, […]