by Dancing Wombat | Feb 28, 2016 | Blog, Coping Strategies, Health and Fitness, Life Skills
Teenage boys. Stereotypically stinky, surly, and sure of themselves. Untidy, unkempt and uncouth. Assertively independent and sometimes aggressively insulting. Boy (no pun intended!) – they can be challenging. As a parent, how much do you ignore all this and let it...
by Dancing Wombat | Dec 18, 2015 | Blog, Health and Fitness, Sensory Issues
Have you succumbed to the lure of the Fitbit? My husband kindly bought me one for a significant wedding anniversary this year, and I wore it almost constantly for at least two weeks afterwards. Yes – even to bed. After all, it’s important to know what your...
by Dancing Wombat | Aug 20, 2015 | Blog, Health and Fitness
I heard this brilliant discussion on Radio National’s “All in the Mind” program the other day – The Second Brain. It’s about the importance of gut health for mental health. It seems to be a current topic, as I also saw German author...
by Dancing Wombat | Aug 2, 2015 | Blog, Coping Strategies, Health and Fitness
Like many parents, I sometimes fret about the amount of exercise that my children get – or don’t get. In addition to her special needs, my daughter has a serious adrenal condition, so keeping her from a sedentary lifestyle is particularly important....
