How to find inclusive spaces for kids in Adelaide

photo of smiling toddler at an inclusive activity

Having a child with a disability can be an isolating experience. It can feel overwhelming with the level of challenges and behaviour. It can feel exhausting to navigate a diagnosis, find therapy and manage appointments. With this can come embarrassment, loneliness and shame. It can feel like no one understands what you are going through.

You don’t know until you know.

Marcal set out to create a centralised resource for parents and caregivers in Adelaide. It could save time with everything you need in one spot. It could bridge the gap and help equip parents with the advice and information they need. It could create the community of like-minded families they craved.

With Inclusive Kids Adelaide, you don’t have to do it alone.

How we get 3 children into bed before 6:30 pm (and how you can too)

moon at bedtime

Getting children into bed at the end of a busy day is no easy feat. We are exhausted. They are exhausted. The final few hours can feel incredibly hard. I remember when we just had one child. I found that developing a routine and sticking to it was tricky. I wasn’t good at it. By […]

5 gift ideas for children (that aren’t toys)

5 gift ideas for children (that aren’t toys)

Need to buy a child’s gift and don’t know what to get? It feels like there is always someone to buy for, whether it is our child, nieces and nephews, grandchildren or friend’s parties. Sometimes it is hard to come up with an idea, especially when the child seems to have enough stuff already. When […]

Parenting through a pandemic: how Covid has changed the way my kids play.

Melanie Wegener This pandemic has affected all of us in some way, shape or form. For some, it’s meant a halt to travelling overseas. Limited our ability to earn a wage or keep a business afloat. It has reduced social interaction and dating opportunities. Changed our retirement plans. For others it’s make it hard to […]