by Dancing Wombat | Jun 16, 2018 | Blog, Family and Community, Identity and Belonging, Life Skills, Socialisation
After the ball is over After the ball is over After the break of dawn After the dancer’s leaving After the stars are gone Many a heart is aching If you could read them all… Since my daughter had her Presentation Ball, two years have already flown past....
by Dancing Wombat | Jun 3, 2018 | Behaviour and Communication, Blog, Identity and Belonging, Life Skills, Socialisation
Being with people, not just around people As the oldest of four children, my daughter, in one sense, does not have to face isolation. We can take her out. She has three brothers creating noise around her and even, sometimes, conversation. Organised activities bring...
by Dancing Wombat | Feb 13, 2018 | Blog, Coping Strategies, Life Skills
Did you watch Elon Musk’s Tesla space launch the other day? Way to travel!! Back on frontier Earth, it seems technology still can’t overcome transport problems we’re living with now. For many among us, who will always rely on public transport to get from A to B,...
by Dancing Wombat | Jun 5, 2017 | Behaviour and Communication, Blog, Coping Strategies, Family and Community
When disaster strikes, we don’t just hear about the tragedy. We also hear survival stories, and and learn of the near misses. The people who would have been on the train, but were delayed. Those who decided at the last minute to take the next flight. Or to wait a bit...
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...
