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 9, 2018 | Blog, Health and Fitness, Sensory Issues
Are your children fussy eaters? Yes! Are your efforts to disguise vegetables in mashed potato and fritters failing? Yes! Are doormats the only fibre they regularly touch? Yes! The list could go on. I’m sure you have your own. You’re probably all thinking, “Been there,...
by Dancing Wombat | Nov 13, 2017 | Achievements, Behaviour and Communication, Blog, Coping Strategies, Family and Community
Living with teens is, to my mind, like an uncertain trek through the ‘Stans’ of the ancient Silk Route – Afghanistan, Pakistan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan, and so on. We often view the ‘Stans’ as metaphors for uncertainty,...
by Dancing Wombat | Oct 9, 2017 | Blog, Family and Community, Identity and Belonging
Questions of identity Identity. Who we are. Some of us probably don’t even think about it. For others, thoughts about sexuality, gender, ethnic, religious, even national identity are a constant companion. I identify myself as Australian, Christian, a wife, mother,...
