Fopperholic #55 Cotton’s the name, begging’s my game sorry my content is so, so lame!
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OH MY LIFE IS COMPLETE..... Yay..... thank you everyone I am so, so happy, I love you all SO, SO much... what a cleaver girl I feel .....
I'd like to take this opportunity to thank Nicola for giving us hours and hours of endless content.......
Yay for @DontmissmuchOH MY LIFE IS COMPLETE..... Yay..... thank you everyone I am so, so happy, I love you all SO, SO much... what a cleaver girl I feel .....
I'd like to take this opportunity to thank Nicola for giving us hours and hours of endless content.......
Have you seen Gemmas Alpen ad? Worlds apart from fopps.... she hasnt realised that she doesnt have to be in every bleeping ad picture yet!
It's "affected". Sorry, but I just couldn't help myself it's been irritating me all evening and I would politely let her know but then I'll be blocked. 
Once a teacher, always a teacher... 
Once a teacher, always a teacher...
My eldest is 6.5 years old and at 3.5 was diagnosed with a Speech Disorder! We did all that Fopps says she is doing, sang all the time, I took him to musical babies, counted things, pointed things out on walks, I'm a massive chatterbox, did flash cards, puzzles all the things most parents do with their children and still my first born baby boy could not speak like he was 'supposed to for his age' I'll be honest at the time it broke me, I thought it was my fault, something I'd done or something I hadn't done. Was it because I went back to work when he was almost 10 months old, was I a tit Mom etc etc. After getting him referred and diagnosed and eventually Speech Therapy in Reception (he still has it now) I realised it was just one of those things and not all children talk 'as they should' it wasn't my fault or anything I did or didn't do. My boy still struggles with some words but he does not stop talking from the minute he wakes till he goes to bed!!! He has come on leaps and bounds and amazes us every single day. My middle son almost 4 is the same, maybe even says less than his brother at the same age but because we've been through it once I'm not as worried (believe me I still have my moments thinking it's my fault etc) but I know that he will get there with help. He's already saying so much more than he did since starting nursery in September. My youngest 2.5 is completely different, a right chatterbox and copies everything we say (this is so new to us as it's not what we've experienced before even though it's more 'the norm') anyway I've gone on longer than I intend but... people like Nikki really annoy me as I can see why her saying what she has about her boys would be soul destroying to another Mother who's child/ren aren't doing the same thing! It's great her two are but it's like that's the only option and she makes anyone who's children aren't at the same level feel like tit! Especially spouting all what she does with them as if that's all it takes!!!!!Expert parent here we go.
She is so dangerous.
It's great the boys talk like they do, it really is. But every child is different and this is where she falls flat on her solid size 8 arse.
My youngest is 21 months and says hiya. That's it. Am I worried? Yes a little. But I've had 2 conversations with health professionals who assured me that's fine. Speech and language wont intervene until they are two so if nothing changes for him, I will phone again in January to get the ball rolling with S&L.
We read, we sing, we talk, we play. I encourage but don't control. That's just normal parenting. He has a lovely childminder while I'm at my proper job (in education so I even have some S&L training - only a bit, defo not an expert!) She really supports him and he is trying so hard to talk but doesn't hold him back, he understands and communicates with us in his own way and I'm confident his speech will come.
She is so smug. I don't know how she can post tit like this, knowing the effect it will have on some vulnerable parents, making them think they are not doing their best. No actually - she probably wont realise because she has no capacity to understand mental health or the struggles of some parents, the parents of children with additional needs or S&L diagnosis. My isolation ends tomorrow and I'm back to work on Wednesday with a brand new group of children in a communication and interaction unit. I would hate any of our families to have sat and read her advice.
Sorry. Rant over. Day 13 of isolation - it's been a struggle and I don't think this will be the only time it happens
Things that made me laugh today .....
I wonder what she does if they choose something different to each other for breakfast? I just can’t see her pandering to their different needs/wants.
I wonder what she does if they choose something different to each other for breakfast? I just can’t see her pandering to their different needs/wants.
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They'll soon get to a stage when they will refuse her food
So on her new post she has 65 comments, 33 are from her!! She is desperately trying to up her engagement by responding to every comment, but it’s still piss poor!
duck me she's been moulding them from day one! She doesn't even let them play how they want to without getting a bollocking off her!
Exactly this - she's got no idea the kinds of struggles and fights some parents have to get their kids the help and support they need. It can take years for some interventions to be put in place and it's really hard for the parents and the children!..........anyway I've gone on longer than I intend but... people like Nikki really annoy me as I can see why her saying what she has about her boys would be soul destroying to another Mother who's child/ren aren't doing the same thing! It's great her two are but it's like that's the only option and she makes anyone who's children aren't at the same level feel like tit! Especially spouting all what she does with them as if that's all it takes!!!!!
It's insulting that she would suggest that doing all of the things on her stupid list would result in a toddler who talks, in her words, so so well.
Also her quote at the top of that post is bull
. All she does is mould them to her will so she can still carry on with her lifestyleMy youngest today for breakfast refused his normal porridge, gagged on choc Os with milk and spat out dry cheerios
this was all before the school run with 3 boys aged 6.5, 3.5 and 2.5! When he got to Nanny & Grandad's he told them he was starving and that Mommy doesn't feed him! Went on to eat a slice of toast and was fed porridge from a clean spoon from my Mom's bowl 
I can't see Fopps coping well with this sort of thing 
Well done hunOH MY LIFE IS COMPLETE..... Yay..... thank you everyone I am so, so happy, I love you all SO, SO much... what a cleaver girl I feel .....
I'd like to take this opportunity to thank Nicola for giving us hours and hours of endless content.......
love it!She is obviously having help with her SM & it wouldnt surprise me if they have read on here & suggestions things to make her seem more relatable. She still isn’t. Her curry pic was blatantly not one she had made. The long rablings are a load of crap too once again seem relatable or try to show she does more than we see. Yes her boys speak well but you never see them name items or things In The house. It seems like they only know colours etc based of memory rather than recognition. My little boy has delayed speech at almost 2.5 but if you ask him to fetch me something yellow he can I doubt her boys could unless it was part of there toys if that makes sense. At no point does she show them helping do bits about the house my little boys loves helping put the shop away, emptying the dishwasher etc. It’s like she is only trying to teach them academics rather than how to survive in life. Wow that was a long post!
Absolutely agree with this! Professionals are much more concerned with social skills, play, interaction and comprehension at the twins’ age. We also hate flashcards! Having reasonable speech is all well and good but it’s not particularly functional if it’s all just parroted. And being able to name colours, numbers, letters etc is not much use, you don’t express your wants and needs using colour or letter names. Being able to follow instructions as you’ve described is far more important, as is good interaction, empathy etc which I doubt they’ll have since they don’t have a decent role model!
Woah these threads move fast
She’s proper bleep today isn’t she
She’s proper bleep today isn’t she
I don't think her boys are that ahead in terms of talking 
they repeat a lot, that doesn't show understanding of whst they're saying they're just repeating what their mom's said. Its great they're talking but she's not in any position to be giving out parenting advice.
they repeat a lot, that doesn't show understanding of whst they're saying they're just repeating what their mom's said. Its great they're talking but she's not in any position to be giving out parenting advice.My Son is also coming up to 2 and a half and barely talks but he is bright as a button. I think because he has older sisters and us to cater to his every need he doesn’t feel the need to talk. All children are completely different and do things in their own time
When you look at the ‘Ages & Stages’ questionnaires they don’t care about kids ‘knowing‘ their colours, etc. The communication section is more about comprehension than parroting. But of course when ’the Boys’ have their review they’ll ’smash’ it, even though ‘it’ will be a telephone appointment where Fopps can lie to her hearts content.
I genuinely think her making a big deal of their speech is because she knows she failed them when she didn’t realise she had to teach them to sit up & that they didn’t walk as early as other kids did (even though they were well in the realms of what is expected for that gross motor skill). She just loves bragging about them when she thinks their ahead in something.
Will the Ryan twins have in their insta bio ’learned our colours at 2, maintained them for 20 years’ when they’re in their 20s?
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