New Seasons: transitioning to secondary.
UPDATE ON FAMILY LIFE It has been a couple of years since I have updated this blog. Family life with four children has been crazy busy and one of our…
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Achondroplasia- a new word in my vocabulary.
DWARFISM AWARENESS MONTH October is dwarfism awareness month. That time of year when people within the dwarfism community seek to educate their friends and community-mainly through online media posts. The…
THE WORLD’S SHORTEST HARLEM GLOBE TROTTER COMES TO THE MIDLANDS TO INSPIRE SCHOOL CHILDREN TO ‘DREAM BIG’ AND BE KIND TO PEOPLE WHO ARE BORN DIFFERENT.
“Dream big, never let your size determine what you can be. Just like Max you can achieve great things one day. Heart over Height. ” (Mani Love, endorsement of Strong and Mighty Max)
#Choosekind Award For Schools
Kristina Gray, author of Strong and Mighty Max is expanding the work of edition two by encouraging Primary Schools across Coventry and Warwickshire to sign up to the #Choosekind Award…
World Book Day- and teaching the value of kindness
It’s that time of year again when we encourage children to share their love of reading in the classroom by dressing up as their favourite book character. I was thrilled…
October is Dwarfism Awareness Month
Many Charities have a time of the year in which they specifically promote and educate the public about a specific cause, campaign or issue to help raise positive awareness about…
BBC4 Documentary to feature Strong and Mighty Max
BBC4 will broadcast a documentary which features Strong and Mighty Max on the 20th August 9-10pm Strong and Mighty Max will feature as part of the BBC4 documentary exploring the…
Understanding Dwarfism-Challenging Myths
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8bk0LLU2KHY This is a great video which helps to educate people about dwarfism. It challenges the myths and encourages an understanding that people born with dwarfism have the same…
Celebrity endorsements for edition two of Strong and Mighty Max
Sporting celebrities Ellie Simmonds and Jahmani Swanson have both agreed to endorse edition two of Strong and Mighty Max. Ellie is a British Paralympian Swimmer who was born with achondroplasia…
When Everything Was New
We did not find out that our son had suspected dwarfism until he was born. I remember those early days so well-being thrust into a new world that I had…