by Dancing Wombat | Oct 14, 2019 | Achievements, Blog, Coping Strategies, Family and Community, Life Skills
The other day I dropped my oldest boy back to school after a spare period. Or rather, he dropped himself off. We used the brief opportunity for him to practise his driving a little more. He’s growing up. It doesn’t seem that long ago that I was walking behind him as...
by Dancing Wombat | Aug 28, 2019 | Blog, Family and Community, Identity and Belonging, Life Skills
Every village needs a café! I’ve been exploring how we can support young people with special needs find their “village” – the people and “stuff” around us who hold us up, nurture us and sustain us in endless, connected small ways....
by Dancing Wombat | Apr 4, 2019 | Achievements, Blog, Family and Community, Identity and Belonging, Life Skills, Socialisation
Hi. I was wondering if I could ask you a question. Well, actually, I’d like to ask you a really big favour, and I hope I find the right words… So began my bumbling enquiry to a local café owner about some regular work experience for my daughter – a lumpy melange of...
by Dancing Wombat | Mar 3, 2019 | Blog, Coping Strategies, Family and Community, Life Skills
TIme flies – blink, and it’s nearly the end of term. To be honest, I was dreading the beginning of this school year. Living in hope, but bruised by reality, I wasn’t looking forward to massaging my youngest boy into Year 7, or my oldest boy into Year...
by Dancing Wombat | Dec 18, 2018 | Blog, Coping Strategies, Family and Community
Here we are at the end, the beginning, and more of the same. It’s the end of Term 4, the beginning of high school, and possibly six more years steering our youngest away from the vortex of negativity. From the first day, the final 2018 school term has been a tough gig...
by Dancing Wombat | Nov 13, 2018 | Blog, Family and Community, Health and Fitness
Maintaining healthy eating when you have special needs and are going out We’re into week 6 of my daughter’s changed diet. That’s 6 weeks of slightly altered eating patterns and food offerings. I’d like to say 6 weeks without fast food but of course, maintaining...
