by Dancing Wombat | Jun 11, 2018 | Achievements, Behaviour and Communication, Blog, Coping Strategies, Sensory Issues
Ongoing eye surgery My daughter had a major operation three years ago to give her new lenses – new eyes, as we described it. Her eyesight improved dramatically and the child who had needed glasses from the age of 21 months now moved around confidently without them....
by Dancing Wombat | Apr 29, 2018 | Blog, Coping Strategies, Family and Community
The case for a cat My youngest has been at me for a year to get a cat. That’s a year for him to build up a rock-solid case with someone who’s dead set against cats for pets. I don’t hate cats. But since here in Australia up to 23 million feral cats...
by Dancing Wombat | Mar 18, 2018 | Behaviour and Communication, Blog, Coping Strategies, Sensory Issues
Recently, I began a new bedtime routine to help my youngest settle better at night. I’m happy to report that the check-in process seems to be mostly working. And thank you to those who suggested products that might help with that process. I’m investigating! Along the...
by Dancing Wombat | Mar 13, 2018 | Achievements, Blog, Coping Strategies
My oldest son made a courageous decision, a few weeks ago, to return to schooling. He was courageous, because he really didn’t want to do it. He came to this decision reluctantly, begrudgingly…and two weeks into the beginning of term. He was courageous, because he was...
by Dancing Wombat | Feb 26, 2018 | Blog, Coping Strategies, Health and Fitness
Ahh – bedtime routines. Excellent in theory and great in practice if we can actually get our kids to follow them, or when they’re not interrupted by other demands. When we have more than one child or after-school activities to consider, bedtime routines are...
by Dancing Wombat | Feb 13, 2018 | Blog, Coping Strategies, Life Skills
Did you watch Elon Musk’s Tesla space launch the other day? Way to travel!! Back on frontier Earth, it seems technology still can’t overcome transport problems we’re living with now. For many among us, who will always rely on public transport to get from A to B,...
