Do you ever get sick of your child missing out?

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Keiara misses out on a lot of things I guess that is why I buy her so much.

Growing up she never gets invited to the kids birthdays (family or friend)

In the hoildays Grandma and Nan have every other child at one stage or another except Keiara.

When Nan goes shopping she gets her cousin something but not Keiara

When Keiara was born no one came to see her, but every time someone else has a child the family is all there the same day

Now at school she is in a support class then they all go horse riding every week, they go to the school assembley, the are doing a dance prade and rock esterford (sp?) the last 2 I can understand as Keiara hates crowded places.

But now the school is going swimming and they are thinking that maybe Keiara should not go.

I don't get it she is a kid and she would enjoy it, she loves swimming. I have told them since the teachers are not getting in the water if they looked after my son (6 weeks old) I would go and get in the water with Keiara if needed.

I am just angry she is in the support so all the other kids that go are like her, but she misses out I just don't think it is fare..

vent over!

[kiki07]

Way not fair. You may have to start making a fuss and demanding that she be included.

I have a physical disability and it was really tough when teacher s excluded me just because they couldn't be bothered thinking of ways that i could also be involved. When i was older, i would decide on roles for myself and then let the school/teacher know. If i came up with solutions for any issue they had, then they couldn't say no without really looking like tossers.

[Bel1978]

If the rest of her class is going then why can't she???? Not fair at all stand your ground..

[Pinkzy]

That's not fair!! Why don't they want her to go?? :( And why does her grandmother exclude her??

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My family think that they can not handle Keiara but if you give her a bit of extra attention she is the perfect child.

Grandma is also worried Keiara may run and she can't catch her, but she has younger kids..

The teacher wrote in the communication book that they will have to see how her behavior is as they need to worry about the other kids going, the other schools that will be there and the public.

I took Keiara swimming last year almost every day and she was fine, she loved swimming so was perfect.

He father doesn't think I can ask the teachers to look after Josh while he is in the pram so I can hop into the water and I guess he is right, I just don't want her missing out on this.:(

[Nowhere]

The teacher wrote in the communication book that they will have to see how her behavior is as they need to worry about the other kids going, the other schools that will be there and the public.

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Your DD goes to a special ed class doesnt she ?? if so they have to be able to deal with her if not she hasnt been given appropriate aide time and if that is the case they need to take it up with the Education dept, someone there is answerable for that not you and certainly NOT your little girl.

You are sending her to special ed so she doesnt miss out so that she gets the same opurtunity as her pears, they need to make it happen.

[smileygirl]

if you can go every day...they can not stop her going.

Say, i will come and supervise her. If she misbehaves then i will take her out of the pool, get her showered and dressed and she can wait with you till rest of the kids are ready to leave.

It sucks that she misses out...stand firm and protect her rights to be included. You are doing the right thing!

[Bel1978]

I put my ds into family daycare so dd can do stuff that he can't be at.... You can register him and only take casual daycare

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Your DD goes to a special ed class doesnt she ??.

Yes she goes to a special ed class, that is why i am more p!ssed because I am sure Keiara is not the first child they have had like her but she misses out.

I will be standing my ground with this.

Thanks for the support everyone, I was beginning to think I was over reacting.

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I put my ds into family daycare so dd can do stuff that he can't be at.... You can register him and only take casual daycare

When I looked into Family Daycare for Keiara last year they wanted full time only.

This is only for 10 days

[MermaidSister]

Does that not constitute "discrimmination"?

It is awful that in this day and age children with extra needs are still segregated from others, and the needs of children who are NOT already disadvantaged come first.

I woul be taking it up with the school and not letting go. Surely they have a duty to include your daughter and accommodate her extra needs instead of putting them in the "too hard" basket. If they don't give you a decent response get A Current Affair onto it. They are excluding her for no good reason.

I would be furious if that happened to my child.