by Dancing Wombat | Nov 30, 2016 | Blog, Learning Through Performance, Life Skills, Sensory Issues, Socialisation
Shopping at the supermarket is a pretty basic life skill, which many kids pick up automatically, from immersion and casual observation. Other children benefit from more deliberate modelling. However, some – like Dancing Wombat – need frequent, purposeful and...
by Dancing Wombat | Nov 29, 2016 | Blog, Family and Community, Identity and Belonging, Sensory Issues, Socialisation
Advent – Preparing for Christmas Christmas is all about preparation, right? Preparing for school concerts, end-of-year gym displays, Christmas cooking, present shopping, decorating the Christmas tree, hanging the wreath on the front door, writing Christmas cards (if...
by Dancing Wombat | Aug 10, 2016 | Achievements, Blog, Family and Community, Identity and Belonging, Socialisation
“Mum, why can’t I go to Guides any more?” Every time my daughter asks this, it cuts me to the core. Starting off in Junior Guides, she was involved for around eight wonderful years. At the age when girls usually progress to Ranger Guides, her unit happily embraced her...
by Dancing Wombat | Jul 17, 2016 | Blog, Family and Community, Socialisation
Hey there! Hoop-la! The circus is in town! Have you seen the elephant? Have you seen the clown? Have you seen the dappled horse gallop round the ring? Have you seen the acrobats on the dizzy swing? – From “The Circus” by C.J.Dennis, A Book for Kids, 1921...
by Dancing Wombat | May 13, 2016 | Achievements, Blog, Family and Community, Socialisation
“People only need three things in life to be happy. Everyone needs someone to love. Everyone needs something to do. Everyone needs something to hope for. And there’s certainly a lot of love here in this room tonight.” These words, spoken by the Ashwood School...
by Dancing Wombat | Apr 14, 2016 | Blog, Family and Community, Socialisation
One of the things you can’t do for your kids is make friends for them. I think that you notice this particularly when your child has special needs. To some extent, their social circle is automatically smaller. And we have experienced the sad reality that certainly for...
