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She advocated for herself at school and I'm bursting

Started by Liam B · 18 April 2026

My daughter asked her teacher for a movement break — out loud, in front of the class — instead of melting down. We've practised it a hundred times and today she DID it. The self-advocacy is everything we've been working towards 😭

3 replies

Kate P

18 April 2026

This is the actual goal right here. Not compliance — capability. She's going to carry that skill for life. Massive 👏

Emma V

19 April 2026

Crying with you. Self-advocacy at that age is HUGE. All those practice runs paid off.

Michelle K

19 April 2026

The long game working in real time. Thank you for the boost, off to practise asking-for-what-you-need with mine again 💪

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