Honeycomb Educational Advocacy and Support

They say it takes a village to raise a child.

But what happens when your child doesn’t fit the village?

I’ve written a new blog about the loneliness of trying to find mum groups when you’re raising a neurodivergent child-especially when your child’s needs don’t fit neatly into mainstream spaces.

It’s about judgement, grief, isolation, and why I’m creating the kind of village I wish I had when Billy was younger.

Read it here:

When Your Child Doesn’t Fit the Mum Group model. They say it takes a village to raise a child.But what happens when your child doesn’t fit the village?What happens when the mum group that seems so easy for everyone else suddenly feels like another place where you have to explain, apologise, manage, translate, soften, justify, and brace yourself?...

A day in the life of an advocate/mum/human running purely on passion, caffeine, stubbornness and the occasional emotional support Coke. ✨

Today’s highlights included:
📍 hospital visits
📍 emails & triage notes
📍 driving between meetings
📍 surviving bath time negotiations with a tiny tyrant
📍 finally remembering to eat dinner at approximately “way too late o’clock”
📍 solving at least 2 life problems in the bath with candles and a vampire book

Somewhere between advocacy, washing, dinner, deadlines and overthinking… there were also tiny beautiful moments:
☀️ afternoon sun through the trees
🎀chats with mumma friends at pick up
🍟 hot fries in the car
🛁 warm baths
📚 smutty vampire books
🩷 quiet little reminders to slow down

Life is chaotic.
The systems are exhausting.
Motherhood is relentless.
But there’s still magic in the middle of it all.

Anyway… tomorrow’s problems can wait until after my bath. 🫶

Come as you are-messy mornings, big feelings, sensory needs, prams, snacks and meltdowns.

Our playgroup is a welcoming space for families with children aged 0–5 who are neurodiverse, have a disability, or have siblings who are neurodiverse or disabled. A place to connect, play, feel understood, and be surrounded by families who get it.

No pressure. No judgement. Just community, support, and a safe place to belong.

The playgroup will be located in North Lakes.

To express interest or ask any questions, please text Bronnie on 0412 753 968.

Bronnie after years of feeling like no one got the struggles that she had parenting a child with a disability and seeing that happening to other parents years after her little one no longer is in a playgroup has decided to help create that village she wished she always had!

Please share this with your communities so mums, dads, caregivers and relatives raising children who are neurodiverse or have a disability can find their village-if they haven’t already.

Sometimes the right people just need help finding each other.

Okay but HOW good is this information from Sara?! 👏🐝
Honestly… I read it and immediately went “yep, she understands the assignment.”

Packed with practical tips, zero fluff, and the kind of advice that makes you want to screenshot everything for later. Absolute chef’s kiss energy. 🤌✨

Go have a read because Sara definitely knows her stuff!!

All kids at school have unique needs - that is a given.

I've put together a few common areas where kids are struggling at school to give you some ideas on what to approach the school about, ask for and have on your radar.

Most parents I talk to say they don't know what they can ask for, so they don't ask.

Better to ask because they just might say yes!

If the school does say 'no', document when/if this happens.

Schools are legally required to make reasonable adjustments. They're reasonable if they don't create an undue financial burden for the school, and don't disrupt the general operations of the school.

So asking for an adjustment regarding uniform requirements is ABSOLUTELY reasonable.

School policy (aka uniform policies and homework policies) cannot trump Federal laws that provide kids the right to adjustments.

Meet Penny-my anxiety.

Uninvited. Unemployed. Somehow always available.
A chaotic little gremlin who thinks she’s my personal bodyguard but mostly just ruins the vibe.

She means well (apparently)… but her version of “protection” is assuming every situation is a full-blown disaster.

So I named her.

Because if I can name her, I can call her out-
and remind myself she’s not the boss, just the loudest one in the room.

She’s part of me…
but she is not me.

This is something I share with the young people in my life, or who I come into contact with through work… name the anxiety… because it’s not all of you, though it can feel like it, it’s just a part of you!

Meet the Speaker: Rachel Dunn 🌟

We’re thrilled to welcome Rachel Dunn, a proud Palawa woman, educator, and cultural advisor from lutruwita/Tasmania.

With over 30 years of experience supporting Aboriginal children, families, and communities, Rachel leads Jenname, an Aboriginal-led practice strengthening cultural safety and trauma-informed practice across education, health, justice, and community services.

She’s the lead developer of Speaking Safe, a training pathway helping school communities build culturally safe communication, respectful engagement, and healing-centred learning environments.

Rachel’s work is grounded in truth-telling, relational learning, and deep cultural authority, challenging systems to move beyond awareness into meaningful action. Her warm, honest, and community-led approach makes her a powerful voice for change.

👏 Don’t miss the chance to learn from Rachel and her insights at the conference!

Tickets available now: https://events.humanitix.com/tipiac-x-riley-callie-resources-national-first-nations-education-conference