See all competitions.
Competitions, Q&A’s and top tips – sign up to our newsletter to get more from Supernanny!
Buy books & DVDs
Dawn gives the lowdown on family life with her eight children, two of whom are on the autistic spectrum. Take a peek at her daily routine as mum, chauffeur, nurse, teacher, hairdresser, accountant, agony aunt... and now blogger...
I actually awoke on Christmas Day not feeling very well, but fortunately Jae, Nick and the girls took over, cooked all the food and cleaned up and I got to rest, which never usually happens on Christmas Day!
The boys are excited about Christmas, but Raenie has a difficult time at school this time of year as there is no structure to the timetable, and he doesn't like the lack of order...
Great idea to get to the airport in good time - we waited two hours with Paskal becoming more and more agitated and Raenie asking over and over whether it was time to leave...
My brother, Ian, is lucky enough to have a swimming pool and tennis court set in acres of land. The only down side when we visit is that Florida has an indigenous insects known as fire ants which really burn the skin when they bite you. Raenie once stood in a nest of them. Chaos ensued and everyone was screaming, trying to help get the ants off of his body...
My eldest son, Jae, is 31 years old. Elle May, has just turned 30. There's Nicolai who is 27, Kymberley who's 25 and Joshua is 22. Then there is a nine year gap between Josh and Paskal, 13. Willow is 11, and finally, Raenie is 9. He suffers from Aspergers Syndrome, a form of Autism. Paskal has PDDNOS (Pervasive Developmental Disorder - Not Otherwise Specified). This too is a form of autism, we have been told...