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The Virtual Village - a space for parenting 'stuff'

The Virtual Village - a space for parenting 'stuff'

Hi everyone ☺

I'm guessing lots of people out there have heard the words "it takes a village to raise a child". It's one I believe in but one it seems many of us can really struggle with for lots of reasons. For those of us living with extra challenges like mental health related issues, it makes sense that being part of a strong and supportive network could be really helpful. I have found though, that extra challenges can make it extra challenging to find and be part of an understanding and supportive 'village' (and sometimes the people in our village are part of the issues/challenges - it can be a bit of a catch 22).
Maybe we could build a virtual kind of parenting support village here where we can share some of the ups and downs of raising kids, celebrate the good times, support each other through the not-so-good times, and connect with others who might "get it".
Tagging@Former-Member @Bubbles3 @Snowie @Former-Member @health4s @kv22 @Scarlet79 @CrazyTiger @defeatedmumma @Former-Member @NameUnknown (with no pressure to reply - more so you're aware that this space is here if you'd like to use it) and inviting anyone who'd like to jump in anytime to come along ☺

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Hi @Pitz and welcome to the forums 👋

I am not familiar with bipolar, but @Determined is a carer dad around other mental health challenges in his household, and @eth might be able to offer advice regarding bipolar.

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Hi @Pitz pleased to meet you. I'm not sure from your post whether it's you or your child that has bipolar. Or which type of bipolar it is. I have bipolar 1. The best way I can help is to refer you to the Managing Bipolar 1 thread I started some time ago. I think the methods discussed there can help managing other forms of mental health challenge too. Perhaps you could give that a read and then ask me any questions you have. Just type @then my name with no spaces and you'll get a drop down box where you can click on my name and if you do that I'll get a notification of your reply. Hope you find it helpful.

Thanks for the tag @Faith-and-Hope

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Thank you, I'll be in touch.

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A few good points in there @Teej
Hello again BTW. Nice to see you again. 🙂

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Hello @Blep , @Clover782

come and meet some other parents @Former-Member , @CheerBear , @Pitz , @eth , @Faith-and-Hope , @Determined

I am a step mum of 4 adult children

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@Shaz51thanks for the tag. Will be nice to get advice and support during these hard times.

My little guy just turned 4mths a few days back

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Hey guys. Just wondering what is MI?

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Hi all 🙂 How is everyone going?

@HakunaKhunz MI is mental illness. I don't think we've 'met' so a hi and a welcome from me 👋

Hi also @Blep and welcome. Congrats on your little one. 4 months is pretty new. How are you finding it? I imagine it would be extra challenging having a newbie at the moment with the social distancing restrictions happening.

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Hello @Angelinblood and @Clover782 .... welcome to the forums 👋

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Hi @Shaz51 sorry I must have missed the notification here. Thanks for the welcome and I hope you are well 🙂

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