This is the time of the year when we start to think a bit more into the future. We may have plans to get fitter, lose a bit of weight or even budget our finances better. Why not add to your list one essential financial goal and that is the start to fund your child’s […]
Santa Is Entitled To VAT Refunds by Allan
Did you know that Santa can claim back the VAT on specific toys that he delivers to children with additional needs? The most common items on Santa’s list are IPads & tablets Computers Apps (communication, speech, etc.) T. Toys The rule for Santa is that the toy must be specifically for your child and assist […]
Top tips for Christmas by David
Buy extra batteries for toys Plan a family day putting up the Christmas tree if possible Visit your friends and wish them a Happy Christmas Look out for naughty Elves. Wishing you a wonderful Christmas and New Year. David.
Christmas With Your Child by Dolores
Christmas is a “wonderful time of year,” lots of hustle and bustle, family days out, meeting up with friends, more food & drink. Buying presents and thinking we will never have it all done and sometimes we let pressures take over and put excess strain on ourselves when we should spend the time enjoying the […]
Helping Your Child Make Friends – By Dolores
Friendship is a wonderful gift and enriches our lives. There is nothing better than seeing your child enjoying being with their friends. However, a child with additional needs may sometimes find it hard to make and continue their friendships. This is an area that I struggled with throughout David’s life and to a point, […]
A Look Back At Budget 2018 by Allan
Budget 2018 was announced on 10 October 2017 and the best way to describe it is “minimum change”. It wasn’t too long ago when we had the server budgets following the crash of 2008. As an economy, we are doing much better now on a range of fronts. Gross Domestic Product is growing dramatically and […]
Pre-School Years
There are a number of schemes available to parents and the main scheme which is not means tested is the Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) Scheme. This provides care and education for children of pre-school age. Children can participate in the ECCE scheme from 3 years of age and continue until they start primary […]
Potty Training
As you are aware most mainstream preschools won’t accept a child who isn’t potty trained. This can be extremely difficult if you have a child with additional needs. Let me talk about physical first, it may be normal for most boys to stand up when using the bathroom, however, it may not always work that […]
College Education Funds by Allan
It’s great to hear from families that their children with additional are able to secure a place in training centres and some have gone on to third level education. There are a number of means tested grants that students can apply for which lowers the cost of colleges and universities in Ireland. However, the most […]