by Dancing Wombat | May 30, 2017 | Achievements, Blog, Life Skills
What’s the difference between a good joke and a bad joke timing. Wait… give it a few seconds… Got it? Timing is important. It’s the difference between conception and mis(sed) conception, between sausages sizzled and sausages frizzled, between stepping onto the...
by Dancing Wombat | Apr 30, 2017 | Blog, Coping Strategies, Life Skills
Having pets is an eye-opener for children living in comfortable suburbia. Pets are great teachers for the subjects of life, love, and loss. As well as the two dogs, our four guinea pigs (two male and two female) were part of our family life. The kids –...
by Dancing Wombat | Feb 13, 2017 | Behaviour and Communication, Blog, Life Skills, Socialisation
Black, white and shades of grey Donald Trump is a man who says what he thinks. Whatever your views of the Donald, you know absolutely where he stands on issues. Well, at least until his next tweet. He’s as black and white as a piano keyboard. There are no shades of...
by Dancing Wombat | Feb 7, 2017 | Behaviour and Communication, Blog, Health and Fitness, Life Skills
I bet you’ve had days when you feel like you’ve been kicked in the guts by a choice your child made that you just don’t understand. My latest came on Dancing Wombat’s second day back at school. My husband was called at work by the teacher’s assistant to say Dancing...
by Dancing Wombat | Dec 9, 2016 | Achievements, Blog, Life Skills
It was Sunday evening. Supergirl, aka Dancing Wombat, was in charge of preparing dinner. This was part of a new routine, helping her practise her independence skills in a real-life situation. She had chosen the recipe, written out a shopping list, done the shopping...
by Dancing Wombat | Dec 5, 2016 | Achievements, Behaviour and Communication, Blog, Coping Strategies, Life Skills
Not seeing the wood for the trees Do you ever have those moments when the blindingly obvious suddenly hits you between the eyes? One of those, “Duh – why didn’t I think of this before?” moments? In my case, such moments are usually followed by guilt and self-criticism...
