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I'm so pleased that I only have 1 child now to buy a uniform for as my daughter is now at University. My son's uniform is soooo expensive. I have to buy his trousers and shirts in M&S and they are from their additional needs range. He is 13 but 5ft 7 and wears 15 to 16 years. He has incredibly poor fine motorskills, despite attending an OT from he was 3, so he cannot do up buttons or trouser flys...(not ies) and M&S do fully elastic trousers. But his tie, blazer, PE hoody, top, tracksuit bottoms, socks & shin guards came to £503. His school shoes must be leather and he wears a size 9 and he can only wear slip one Due to his motor skills. Therefore I have to get them in proper shoe stores and in the men's section. £75.99 was what I had to pay for them...£10 cheaper than last year . Due to his heart condition lots of sports are forbidden for him, hockey being one, which is great as the hockey stick must have school logos and cost £59.99! Summer shirts for Zachri's secondary school and all secondary schools here are short sleeved and autumn onwards are long sleeves, again it's a strict rule here regardless of sensory issues. He needs 3 types of HB pencils...2 types of lead for art and another lead for TD...only black ink allowed for pens and no biros except for red and green and certain types of felt-tips and specific art colouring in pencils. Zach goes to a normal state school and our private schools are even more strict re uniform and stationary. I use the folders for Zach and you do not need to go online for subjects as his 1st day he will get his timetable. Zachri has been using his scientific calculator from his 1st year at secondary school....although in Northern Ireland we do more than the rest of the UK hence our higher exam results. You're so lucky that the primary school is so lax re school shoes, stationary and uniform, ours here tend to be incredibly strict e.g. No Mickey mouse, no scalloped edges, only certain types of school bags, certain pens and colours of ink. Primary schools have 2nd hand in school stores but secondary schools and above are a no because every year some part of the uniform changes or more uniform things must be branded. Ie coats for Zach's school must have the school logo and ordinary black coats are banned. It's ridiculous. I spent over £700 for his uniform, shoes and stationary...I have still to buy new football boots...He is only allowed to do goalie as he is forbidden to run, even 30 seconds of running leaves him unwell...Hospital do tests on him every 4 to 6 months re his heart's reaction to stress Inc exercise. # Good luck to your Zack on starting his new school, it's daunting for any child especially our wonderful unique children. ADHD, Autism, dyspraxia etc only add to the stress. My Zach has a full blown meltdown for the 2 weeks leading upto going back to school and his behaviour becomes horrendous. So I hope your son copes better than mine. I have had to fight for 1.5 years for Zachri to get additional support in school and he only got it due to how severe his heart problem is ... An adult must be with him at all times Inc moving between classes. This is something his school insisted on because of the severity...They had a child die in the school playground because of his heart condition. Long winded way of saying make sure Zack gets any help and support he might need...secondary schools can have a sink or swim attitude. Enjoy Zack and remember each day should be a learning day and good grades are the building blocks of your adult life xx

My daughter is going into high school, she has the beige 😮 version of the Nike bag.....can see it being washed a lot, most of the girls change to tote bags halfway through yr 7 supposedly.

You can check his timetable from his transition days. His subjects will be there

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Oh I’ve never thought to put my number on their labels! How genius how did I not think of this before?! The Nike bag is pretty cool my kids would love that.

Can you share the labels that you used x

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Links to shops or items purchased: Sainsbury's school uniform (aff link) tu.mtpc.se/4693770 direct.asda.com/george/clothing/10,default,sc.html Water bottles groceries.asda.com/product/bottles-flasks-travel-mugs/decor-snap-n-seal-bottle-500-ml-black/1000353670273 Pencil case www.ryman.co.uk/pepsi-and-pepsi-max-pencil-case Lunch bag www.tesco.com/groceries/en-GB/products/313515828?sc_cmp=ppc*GHS+-+Grocery+-+New*MPX_PMAX_All_OT_Home+Entertainment_Online+Budget_1011017**313515828*&gad_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAjwiaa2BhAiEiwAQBgyHq98e5XfHS6b8FO1J0b8XwQVNsNPq7vED5fVsfLHj6sUbpfG6QHpSxoCkq0QAvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds

Honeybee am i right in thinking your accomadation is a family members and you borrowed it last year as or have i totally made this up in my brain... if it is owned my a family member u r so lucky to have the option fab px

I , as the daughter of a bus/coach driver and mother of an HGV driver, really am in awe of you driving abroad. Massive respect to you. From a clean UK 34 yrs licence holder xx

Hi, my baby girl is starting primary school in September, I know she is ready, but I’m not sure I am! My son is starting year 5 in September, it goes so quickly! x x

I must say I prefer driving abroad and in the other side of road too . Bit of continental in me I think . Hubby wont drive abroad so its all on me but if we drove that far he would have to take over. Thanks for vlog xxx

Great vlog today Claire 🥰🥰 loved all the answers too the questions I’m same with public toilets (I once caught dysentery from a public toilet not good was in hospital 3 weeks with it 😭😭) hope the kids have a great time back at school in a couple weeks love Claire from Bradford xx

Hi Claire, i enjoyed this q&a. I'm just wondering does the apartment belong to a family member or did you also have to include accommodation in your holiday budget? I always find the accommodation the most expensive part as we're a family of 5 but the kids are teens so they all want their own space. Thanks ❤

My daughter has always used her scientific calculator and they also do a calculator exam paper at GCSE. She also used it in science. So, hopefully it won’t have been a complete waste of money 🤞I’m sure he will smash secondary school, I’m nervous about my youngest starting in September but school have assured me they will look after her and not to worry! 😅 xxx

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Loved this video ❤ the toilet thing , I’m exactly like you I hate public toilets 🤢I’ve always been like that !! I remember being in Paris and it was a mixed toilet like you said a ‘tray’ I would not go 😩😩!! I would love to be on holiday all the time I get really bad ‘holiday blues!!’ Xxxx

It's very good the way you teach your family how to balance the spend, so you all can enjoy two weeks on holiday, that's a very good life lesson they going to learn through their mamá....... love your videos, from spain xoxo

Hi Claire, yes my husband prefers driving on the continent rather than in England. Regards the toilets I remember we were in Italy one year and I think my daughter was about three we were in Lake Como and she wanted the toilet, we had to queue and when we got in there it was a French toilet a hole in the ground with porcelain she would not use it we had to go back to the campsite to use their toilets. At the time it was a nightmare now we laugh about it.❤️❤️

Brilliant video Claire and very informative ❤❤❤

Thank you for answering the questions I’d love to have the confidence to do this ❤️

Oh yay you have the play button in the background ❤ love it so pretty!! It’s sometimes easier to drive also because then you get to go where you want where you go it’s your own car so don’t have to worry about the extra hire car stress that adds onto the holiday.

I know how you feel when the house is untidy / needing cleaning, it plays on my mind too. Maybe it would help if you viewed cleaning your house as part of your job and gave it a weekly time slot and created a cleaning plan for it. Instead of feeling out of control and seeing the cleaning of your own house as an extra and something you have to fit in around your job and children, it would become part of your working schedule. xx

Hi , You don’t Mention your sister or niece anymore have you had a fall out ? I thought you were really Close ?

I freak out over spiders as well. That’s one reason why I live in a country where my face freezes off in the winter 🤣🇨🇦❤️ They don’t survive in cold weather .

Children adapt really well to secondary school. My son used a scientific calculator from year 7 to year 11. Your son will be fine. My son had to get the bus to school/home and even though I was worried he did well and knew what he needed for the day. He has adhd and autism and barely forgot stuff throughout school years (I would help him the day before when he started). As a parent we always worry doesn't matter their age there's always something. Don't think too much about it ❤

Hi Claire I hope you don’t mind me giving a few ideas for keeping Zach organised at school. If you colour in his timetable with each subject having a different colour then buy zip folders for the core subjects with the same colour zip I.e. maths is blue, zip folder has a blue zip, then put everything he needs for that subject in that folder it makes packing his school bag so much easier. He just looks sees what colour folders he needs and then packs them rather than having to remember text books, work books, calculator etc. I hope that makes sense and is helpful x

The only way i know to get rid of spiders is also sucking them up the vacuum cleaner and sometimes i just put the whole vacuum cleaner outside afterwards 😂

Wow would love those wax melts❤

Somebody loved the gin!! 😂😂😂

How on earth do you have time and or energy to be cleaning kitchen windows/cupboards/windowsills at 7:45am?!

My daughter started secondary school last September. She has ASD and ADHD. The best thing you can do is get a meeting with your SEN department. I say this as a mum and as SEN support staff. Make sure they know you are aware that ADHD is classed as disability, therefore a child can not be punished for anything that maybe to do with this. We have an agreement that I Meg forgets her PE kit we can drop it up. At Megan's school you can't drop things in for your kids if they forget It. But I have an agreement that I can. Just make yourself aware of the SEN code of practice. My husbands a SEN teacher and I worked in both main streams and SEN schools up until last year. If you need any advice happy to give you my email. You have got this though 💪

You might get some pervs expecting to see footage of you chasing spiders in your underwear haha! Too funny!

Hi lovely 🌹 those terry mattresses protectors are so good and and nice and soft , I got up the other morning to be greeted by a huge spider 🕷️ sitting in the bath looking at me 😂 I was like hubby come quickly I do not like spiders he put it in a tissue and put it out the window 😂 phew 😌 hope you are feeling much better Claire take care ❤❤❤😘xxx

My eldest was told he needed one but has never used it in the last 3 years 😂 lo and behold my youngest is starting in September and he’s also been told he needs one! I’m massively overwhelmed and emotional about it too. He has to get the bus to and from school and he’s far too little! 😢

I used a calculator myself from age 12 through university. And I’m 52 but I’m U.S. for science and math. Scientific. Graphing calculator optional. Now required. Scientific calculator always needed.

Omg I think freddie has used that calculator once !!(& he’s now going into year 9!!) 😩😩😩 empty packets put back in cupboard or fridge arhhhhhhh😫

I hope your ok my lovely , I’m going through the same sort of thing (for different reasons ) and I’ve just made a video as you’ve inspired me to do so and I’m feeling so much better for it ! Sending ❤xxx

Omg I have such a phobia on spiders I proper freak out !!! 😖😖xx

Different country but yes my son in an adjusted learning class used a scientific calculator at 11 $20 and then 14 used a graphing calculator $129. They are not an annual purchase. The age 11 calculator almost died a few month before age 14. But it was revived. But lasted all 3 years and then graphing meant for 4 years. There were moments we could not use calculator and then sections we had to use calculator for standardized tests. Always needed for homework. The school always specified the exact one cause it’s easier for the entire class to follow along with instructions in use. He lost his graphing calculator from high school before the SAT. But the middle school calculator would do, it was approved for testing purposes. Even they have a list of ones okay. He might have been given a spare calculator for the day? They later found his graphing calculator a few weeks later. I didn’t want to shell out $129 and glad they eventually found it. In the U.S. no uniforms. In our district. And he isn’t at a tuition school. So it’s just Chromebook insurance $30. PE uniform the school hands them out after you pay the $20. Shoes costly here could be over a hundred and may need a second pair for PE classes. Ear buds $10 and up. Water bottle encouraged or spending on vending water. Cafeteria money as it’s used up cause no time really to go back and forth to locker and get to places on time between class periods. They have free and reduced lunches and breakfasts even if it’s hard on families. It’s dependent on income. These are the grades that the kids benefit from school a tshirt or school hoodie/brand hoodie. They only need 2, cause they wear over tshirt. Watch, wallet even if mostly empty just to get used to carrying it round. We managed to avoid the cell phone almost the entire first year of high school 15 years old. Because they had their school supplied chrome book year round and he had a tablet with stuff preloaded. Backpacks I just buy the jansport or similar good name for a backpack from their website and they last years. I bought 2 between age 11- last year of high this year. The only reason I bought 2 was in middle they had a chrome book case and in high school didn’t have and I wanted a backpack that had a more protective sleeve for the Chromebook. He switched back to the one without the more protective sleeve and knock wood it’s been fine. His classes don’t have physical heavy hardcover textbooks, maybe a novel/notebooks/thin folders … It is all online textbooks. So it does not need protection from things inside the backpack like I thought. ✊ 🪵. 7 years and only needed 2 bags. It’s $15 a year when you look at it that way. And he uses the spare backpack for activities or trips. I said which solid color do you want and he picked. I wanted them not dated looking. If I bought a $15 backpack it would break mid year and I’d have to replace. And honestly one bag might have made it through all the years. One year was completely remote. It’s good to change once in a while I guess. Every parent is nervous when they go off to a new school building at a new level. The school will reassure you they will take care of things. Worrying won’t prevent something happening to another person. The only thing you can control is your own self. And get things done on time so they are not stressed or feel they did something wrong.

Feeling your overwhelm, I'm struggling at the moment, want school back for routine but also want to spend more quality time with my son. A mix of overwhelm and mum guilt. You are not alone xx

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I worry about high school and it’s still 2 1/2 years away 😂 so I get it!! Argh I HATE spiders!! 🕷️ Yes I understand the overwhelm after the holidays it’s all out of routine and there’s so much to organise and get ready for the new school year. I’m glad you have this space to vent and let out all your worries etc. productive, chat and clean ❤