No, I believe in some ways it's only just getting started. We're watching and things starting becoming more expensive, the wages aren't reflected to the cost of what life is costing, and businesses are feeling it everyday people are feeling it and I think that we're being crunched, even more day by day.

Please a give a mum with children with autism a big hug 🫂 is not always easy for them sending love ❤️ to everyone

Hi everyone, good evening, sorry for responding late. I just saw the email on the promotion site of my email. It didn't come through on my normal email so sorry for that. Apologies. Financial, financial effect Mental Health, financial disability affect Mental Health. And like, for example, I use myself for example, in December 2025 on the 23rd before Christmas, I called my Council, I wanted to claim council tax reduction, and the lady was so hostile to me, she was telling me that they removed the council tax relief from me because I'm doing a part-time job and I get Universal Credit and then she was shouting at me that I have to pay that now. They don't need to, they don't need to give me, they don't need to give me council tax reduction, but I'm working and I'm receiving Universal Credit. She was so hostile to me. Sometimes people judge based on maybe the way that you talk, they don't really know what you're going through inside which is very, very bad.

And it's affected me that day, and I remember her name because before she ended the call, I recall I asked her, what's her name? So I think people that work in government need to do better, judging someone.

Financial insecurity makes me feel anxious all the time. I'm always calculating in my head if we'll make it to payday. It gives me headaches, poor sleep, and sometimes I feel really down and ashamed. On the other hand, if I felt calmer, I could have enjoyed time with my kids more without the stress and worry of finances.

This year, I'm all about my kids mental health. I need to do better as a parent. There is no Mental health support at school as it feels limited and reactive. When my child struggled emotionally, help came too late. As a parent, I felt alone trying to manage issues that clearly affected learning. Schools talk about wellbeing, but practical, consistent support is still missing in many cases.

As a teacher, I've been seeing a constant comparison between students amongst other students and sadly other teachers and has been damaging. My child often feels “not good enough,” despite steady progress. As a parent, it’s painful to counteract that mindset at home. School should encourage growth, not competition, yet the culture often measures success too narrowly.

I'm not happy with the school my child is at. They're very strict and i worry strict discipline policies have caused unnecessary stress for my child. It's just the beginning of the new year and minor issues feel over-punished, creating fear rather than learning. As a parent, I worry that discipline sometimes prioritises compliance over understanding. These experiences have made my child more anxious and less willing to express themselves openly at school.

The impact and issues is that what is the EHCP funding for?

Because the school is not providing one to one section for the children with special needs, I don’t support unnecessary absences from school but the school these days is pulling families apart when it comes to a child being absent for more than 3 days not feeling well.

School really not helping parents with special needs children when it comes to after school clubs, when clearly the child should be with helping parents

Free school meals should be for all children

Hi

Nice weather 🫠took my baby out for a walk it was nice she enjoyed

Good day

I have a school child but I hope they are doing okay with everything

Everyone one else is taken so please 🙏 yourself, 2026 will be a better year for me.

Not feeling too well as the price is too high for everything. It's hard to control our daily living expenses like food, bills and others. Also it's too cold now and I can't think about how much bills are going to be this month and how and when everything will begin to run smoothly, as I have multiple health conditions and am worried about getting proper treatment. Hoping that this new year brings me a new hope.