Today I had a meeting at the park with Miss Shy and our OT. While completing the paperwork and discussing several issue Mis Shy went off playing. Along comes another family including a young girl around her age. They start playing and the girl calls her by names. Apparently they know each other from kindy.
The lovely mother and little girl, and baby sibling, graciously include Shy in their play, while I keep a watchful eye out. A few time I called out to play gentle with the baby and the mother replied "it's ok".
When they went to leave the little girl yelled out goodbye and the mother told her that was not how to say goodbye to Shy. The girl walked over to Shy, got her attention and waved and said goodbye.
Now THAT is inclusion and awareness right there!!! How totally awesome!! I thank ed the mum for being so awesome!! She was not only aware of Shys differences but also teaching her child different is ok. To accept and work with these differences!!
Shy can't tell me the little girls name. She can't even respond when questioned do you know her from kindy? And yet this little girl and her mum ABSOLUTELY made my Christmas.
Thank you stranger mum!!!!
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