Stacy Ring OT & Coach

23/07/2025

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22/07/2025

SIBLINGS!

Now, mine being 10 years apart has created a lovely relationship, but has also created some very interesting challenges

BEHAVIOUR: this is a huge area, and both my children have developmentally normal behaviours and my oldest some very different challanges with emotional regulation, interoception amd communication.

Top Tips: Understand the why behind the behaviour rather than the behaviour itself, be curious, ask questions, observe interactions, identify any physical or emotional triggers and record in a journal or digital product or app.

COACH: instead of deciding whos right, guide them through problem solving and emotional awareness. I don't like it when mine do fight but its actually quite normal and also a great opportunity to coach and guide them through awareness and problem solving.

Top Tips: teach emotional regulation techniques, talk through emotions, use social stories or books about sibling squabbles from the library.

1:1 TIME: kids who feel connected are less likely to compete and clash with each other. With out family dynamics its a struggle for me to carve out special time with each but that doesn't mean I don't try. Each has very different interests so that does make it slightly easier to plan an activity or 1:1 time. I like to use after school as soon as we get in. My older one retreats to his room to regulate, and then his time is after my youngest goes to bed.

Top Tips: highlight each childs strengths and write them down or pop them in a jar for them to read when the need it or are older. Set aside 10 to 15 mins 1:1 time with each child. Do this in advance so they can look forward to it. Protect the time so wake up a little earlier or make it the end of the day, or on the school run.

Sibling relationships in neurodiverse families can be complex, but they can also be really rewarding too.

Please comment any helpful tips you have that help you manage sibling squabbles.

21/07/2025

Hi I’m Stacy 👋🏽

Parent to one neurodiverse child and one neurotypical child and an Occupational Therapist.

I dropped out of school before my GCSEs, became a single parent by 21, qualified, married, navigated, a permanent exclusion, the diagnosis process, EHCP process and a tribural, worked tirelessly to keep up with peers at work, divorced and relocated to a city by myself for a better start all by 31.

Life has not handed me an easy path, but I haven't let that define me.

I’ve faced challenges that could very easily have written me off as a statistic, but I chose to rewrite my story.

I worked hard, built myself back up (a few times), and found my purpose, supporting others through Occupational Therapy and lived experience.

I’m here to show that resilience, healing, and growth are real, and everybody can achieve them, even when the system doesn’t expect it.

Every parent carer is much more than what society expects of us. 💪🏽💙

Send a message to learn more

17/07/2025

Insightful article from Royal College of Occupational Therapists. Thank you.

A specialist clinic is supporting thousands of people with the misunderstood condition.

17/07/2025

Parent Carers:

Nobody knows your children better than you do. Nobody knows your situation better than you do. But no strategy, course or training will help if your cup is empty.

Together we can turn daily battles in breakthroughs and create opportunities for connection.

Curious about how parent coaching could support your family? Drop me a DM or comment below, I'm here to help

My name is Stacy and I have been an Occupational Therapist for 10 years working across adult and childrens services, for the NHS, charities and the private sector.

14/07/2025

Whats the hardest part of daily life right now?

Is it the juggling? Managing school? Lack of support?
Or something else that never gets talked about?

Drop your thoughts below or feel free to message me privately.

Stacy Ring OT & Coach

11/07/2025

💬 Feeling like you're constantly juggling... and still dropping the ball?

You’re doing so much, managing appointments, school runs, medication schedules, laundry, maybe even work on top. You’re holding everything together... but who’s holding you?

✨ You
You’re stretched too thin and somewhere along the way, you got lost. You crave calm, clarity, and time that’s truly yours, but that feels like a luxury, right? Society loves to offer quick fixes like "Take a bubble bath! Or "You just need to be more organised"
✨ Your World
Between meetings, appointments, navigating the EHCP process and potentially the exclusion process, the challenges facing your world can be tough. And if you are still working it can be so difficult to balance both and to ask for what you are entitled to. With strapped services and long waiting lists life as a parent carer can feel lonely, and even cruel at times.
✨ Beyond
That’s where this programme comes in.
It’s built for you, the parent carer, the one managing everything, the one who rarely gets asked, “How are YOU really doing?”

💡 In my coaching programme, you’ll get:

✅ Space to reflect and breathe
✅ Realistic tools for managing overwhelm
✅ Support from someone who gets your world
✅ A flexible plan to help you move from surviving to steady

Because you deserve support that meets you where you are—not where the world expects you to be.
🟢 Ready to go from overworked to in control?
📩 Drop me a message or comment “INFO” below and I’ll send you the details.

Let’s build a life that works for you, not against you. 💚

10/07/2025

Bridget Phillipson

10/07/2025

The content coming from Bridget Phillipson has sparked a strong reaction (myself included) from the SEND community. Everybody from parents and carers to education, health, social care staff have made their feelings very clear!

As an Occupational Therapist and parent carer living the day to day realities of navigating education, health needs and caring (and by some miracle work), I know how complex these issues are.

Yes reform is needed, the current system isn't perfect but it does allow parents to request support and hold professionals accountable. But change needs to come from a place of understanding, inclusion and lived experience. Its very easy to talk policy, and plans but what about listening to the families living it?

We need policies that truely listen to:

● Children with additional needs.
● Families balancing caring and employment.
● Educators currently stretched to breaking point.

I'm not here to argue and critisize, I'm here to advocate. We don't need more division, we need transparacy, collaboration, and compassion.


Bridget Phillipson

08/07/2025

Why do wear "busy" like a badge of honour?

If your days are a constant blur of appointments, meetings, emails, telephone calls, medication, reviews, and housework, you're not failing, you're stretched too thin!!

It shouldn't feel this hard all the time
You deserve more than survival mode

My coaching program is designed for parent carers like you, to help you move from burnout to balance, from overwhelmed to in control. Lets stop glorifying exhaustion and start creating space for you again.

You don't have to do it all alone.
Message me to find out how to get started.

03/07/2025

Schools Transitions!!

Daunting, exciting, overwhelming and everything in between. Every child's journey is unique, and strategies will differ from family to family. It's important to remember how transitions can feel for children with SEND.

If your child has been excluded, hasn't got a place for September, or you have made the decision to home school, you and your children are important to.

In this post I have shared 3 simple tips parent carers can use to support smoother transitions. Whether thats building familiarity, working closely with schools staff, or just being that that safe space for your child.

Please share your ideas, stories, and strategies below that have helped you navigate school transitons.