24/04/2022
Evening everyone
Thanks for liking the page! I know a lot of you, but in case you’re wondering who I am and what the group is all about, let me introduce myself.
I’m Liz, mum to Mia and Jack, and married to Matt. Mia is 7 and had a brain injury when she was born. This has resulted in cerebral palsy (Mia is a full time wheelchair user), epilepsy and Mia can’t talk either. She’s doing well with a VOCA at the moment 😍
Mia absolutely loves being sociable but can be quite different to ‘typical’ children when attending ‘normal’ kids groups. Mia can get bored quite quickly, she needs lots of help with activities (she only uses her left arm and is quite strong with it!) and vocalises a lot when she is done with an activity and wants to move on 😆
Mia also loves music, dancing (ie rocking in her chair ha) and generally being the life and soul of a party. But this means a lot of SEN groups aren’t fun for her because they turn the lights on, make them music quiet and keep things calmer.
I realised there was hardly anything Mia could access out of school and thought the only way she would have activities is if we created something ourselves. The ‘we’ is myself and some of Mia’s amazing carers. I’ve roped them in to helping me as they have tonnes of experience in childcare, children with disabilities and being mums ❤️ I’ll ask them to introduce themselves soon.
Anyway…our first group is hopefully going to run on Sunday the 8th of May! It will be from 10.30-11.30am. We’re having a ‘theme’ for each monthly session. The first is Under the sea. More details coming soon.
Cost is £5 per child (£1 for siblings) and £1 per adult. We will have tea/coffee/soft drinks and cake for the adults, and squash & cake for the kids.
Social superstars will run at the Otford Village Memorial Hall, Otford, Kent TN14 5PQ. There is plenty of free parking right next to the hall. Otford is near Sevenoaks. It’s close to junction 4 of the M25.
Please do comment/message if you’d like more info, or would like to come along.
Thanks
Liz ☺️
