'This Is My Child': come vote for the logo please

[RowanMumsnet]

Hello

Hopefully lots of you will be aware that we're gestating a campaign called 'This Is My Child' (you can see the background here.)

We've had two logos drawn up - and want you to tell us which you prefer.

Hearts or child? Post on the thread to let us know.

I love sally's slogan. :)

Hate all of the images btw sorry

Going against the grain, I much prefer the simplicity of "this is my child". I don't need people to understand our life - but I do desperately want people to welcome, include and be considerate towards my daughter. So I'd prefer not to dilute that message.

Like the concept of the logo mnhq but not so much the child's face. I would worry that the glasses stereotype, and I'm not big on the shadows. I do think a silhouette of a child's face might work better.

Agree with zzzzz be good if pl got to understand the child and have acceptance but also understood that life is not a bed of roses either family wise as some think.ie that support is handed on a plate

I prefer 'this is my child'. It encompasses all types of disability. Its keeping centred on the child, not the family. School, family, therapies...there all on the periphery of the child's world.

Not keen on the logos though, as everyone says they are very cartoony. Maybe a silhouette of a child? A bit unisex with no glasses?

I still think keep it simple in the logo. Surely the place for myth busting, impact on families, education on the disability, should be within the body of the campaign.

I think the addition of this is our life is a good one, because as well as bringing in the idea that the child's disability also affects the family - the siblings, mum, dad etc, it also brings in that idea that was bought up in all the discussions about the campaign about disability being lifelong, that these children will grow up to be teenagers and adults and their disabilities will always be part of their (and our) lives.

I thought of the "This is Our Life" part if the slogan, because having 3 DCs with a broad range of SN has made our life seem very difficult and challenging to the people that we have met over the years. I'd be a rich woman if I had a pound for every time I heard "I don't know how you do it/cope" or "Poor you that must be so tough". Yes it has been tough, and I've had to do things to my DD that no mother should have to do, but its been medically necessary. She's still here 13yrs on and I'm proud that she is the person that she is today, because of all the battles that we have fought to keep her alive.

This IS our life and I'm proud of it, I'm so proud of my kids and us as a family unit, and I feel a stronger and better person because of the education that i have been given by my four beautiful children.

adding this is our life to it can also help portray not only how inclusion and acceptance is important but also an inside view to how that child lives, how much harder the child has to work at things nt find so easy and also the endless appointments and assessments it takes before the child may be DX or supported and the subsequent stress put on that child and family. I guess I am saying it is better to deal with the whole package rather than snippets x

I like the this is our life bit as well. the main problem I have with school is that they arre not listening/don't have any concept about how life is with a child with asd. (and one hypermobile who, although not bad, does need to do physio/ot everyday)

Brilliant post Sallybear

Thank you dev.

Sallybear's says it so well. Having two children with SN has completely changed me, to a stronger and I hope better person.

You dig deep and when there is nothing left and you fall over, you get up and dig a little further, and somehow find the strength to carry on.

This is my child, this is our life.

SB's slogan not only covers everything that has already been said, including the unapologetic, no self-pity part, but also...you perceptive and amazing woman...you have included both my children in that slogan.
Despite the fact that they are 18 and 22, out in the world and PFN. They still live their lives through the lens of AS and as a family, we always will.
So although the focus is on younger children, I still feel we have been included. Thank you.

Oh please take away the glasses! Just wrong. sorry HQ. Just reinforces the message that SN = geeky/freak/different which is surely the opposite of what this campaign is all about? Isn't the point to raise awareness of the fact that people with SN are amongst us and all around us? Ie don't necessarily stand out immediately?

I like the "this is my child, this is our life" too, and if we are to have a picture, what about a child and adult silhouette, or two children and two adult silhouettes to represent the family life.

Hello

Just want to say we're not ignoring you (honest ) and will be back soon

IMO you need a type of Quentin Blake (ish) silhouette of a parent and child together. Parent may be interpreted as M/F and child as M/F. With apologies with those with older children, this would be easier to achieve if drawn as a younger child. This would give the powerful impression that our children are loved deeply and fit into their families just as they are.

Or a parents hand holding child's hand...am now thinking of what would represent the relationship and be an easy to reproduce logo, without the cartoon look...

Was going to write HTH but maybe it doesn't...thanks so much for trying to get this right.

Definitely the child.