There have been many times where Penny and I have looked at an activity in advance and come to the conclusion that Daniel would not be able to do it. We don’t do that anymore.
As time passes, we are constantly surprised at both Daniel’s ingenuity for working out how he can participate in games, as well as the ingenuity of his classmates …
When Daniel was born my wife and I didn’t know what he was able to do, or for that matter, what he wasn’t able to do (see the blog post – I Love You Dad
). At that time we could only see a future of pain and anguish for ourselves.
This blog should serve as a reminder to us all that the future is not written and it is up to you, the individual,to make the most out of life.
Let me ask you something … if you could encourage someone to engage in physical activity to the point where they are self motivated to do it again and again, you would want to know about it right?
At the risk of sounding like an advertisement for Nintendo, I write the following blog post …
It’s only been in the last 5-8 years, during which Daniel has been using the computer, that I can finally justify to my mother (now I am 41) that the last 30 years spent in front of a video screen has paid off.
Like most parents of a disabled child we are not medically trained in psychology, paediatrics, physio, occupational therapy, etc. so you need to ask questions.
When Daniel was 3 years old our physios were attempting to get Daniel to reach for pieces of a puzzle (large floor puzzle) while sitting on his bottom on the floor.
Rodney Clarke Welcome to the Hey Dad blog … my name is Rodney Clarke and I suppose I qualify for the Hey Dad blog page for one major reason … I'm a dad! More about me…
