Dingley Village Playgroup in Dingley, Victoria, Australia | Non-profit organisation

Dingley Village Playgroup

Locality: Dingley, Victoria, Australia

Phone: +61 420 905 121

Address: 31b Marcus Rd 3172 Dingley, VIC, Australia

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25.01.2022 We are looking forward to seeing old & new faces next week for the beginning of our 2020 playgroup sessions! For both Monday and Tuesday’s groups we will be doing a fruit/veg/cracker snack for the kids so please bring along one piece of washed fruit/veg that we can cut up and share. Sitting down and eating together provides not only a great learning & bonding opportunity but is also a moment of calmness & refresh between all the fun & play we have at playgroup. Other snacks or baked goods to share are always a lovely gesture, but please note that the DVC playgroup is a nut-free environment.

24.01.2022 Good morning members, in light of the recent situation, understandably many of you have expressed concerns about attending playgroup. With only minimal parents and children wanting to attend, we have made the decision to suspend sessions for remainder of the term. Will keep you all updated on Term 2 as more information becomes available . Thank you

22.01.2022 Come one, come call! Dingley Village playgroup will kick off its new year starting the 3rd of February. We will be running a Monday session and a Tuesday session, both from 9:30am to 11:30am in the hall. The cost is $35.00 per term. See you there! Any questions? Feel free to message us or come on by to one of our sessions to check it out.

10.01.2022 Cold outside? Play dough to the rescue!!

09.01.2022 Playgroup starts back tomorrow! Come along and join in, make friends and have fun! Spots available in both our Monday or Tuesday morning sessions. See you there!

07.01.2022 Children’s ability to move and play are being restricted more than ever. We are trying to protect them by saying No climbing, No running, No spinning, Th...at’s too dangerous, and Get down from there! However, research shows that the drastic decline in risky outdoor play in kids is creating behavior problems. By constantly hovering over kids, restricting their movement, and diminishing their time to play, we are causing more harm than good. According the to American Academy of Pediatrics (2013), a recent study shows that the average child spends eight hours a day in front of screens (television, video games, computers, smart phones, and so on). Older children and adolescents are spending an average of eleven hours a day in front of screens (Hanscom 2016). That’s a huge amount of time spent in front of screens, which provide little to no proprioceptive or vestibular input. In prior generations, this time was spent outdoors or in play. In order for kids to listen, focus and learn to sit still for a period of time, they must develop both proprioception and vestibular sense. The most critical time to develop a child’s proprioception and vestibular sense is before age six. With all the time spent in front of screens and telling kids to sit still, avoid climbing, and stop jumping, it’s not surprising why kids won’t listen. Proprioception is what tells you where your body parts are without having to look at them. This is the sense that helps you make sense of gravity. It’s the reason you can switch from the gas pedal to the brake without looking at your feet, or bring popcorn to your mouth without taking your eyes off the movie screen. Without properly developed proprioception, kids can push too hard during tag, fall out of their seat at the dinner table, or trip while walking up stairs. Vestibular sense provides information about where the body is in relation to its surroundings. This is the sense that helps you understand balance, and it connects with all the other senses. When the vestibular system does not develop properly all other senses will struggle to function properly. Without a strong vestibular sense, kids will have no choice but to fidget, get frustrated, experience more falls and aggression, get too close to people when talking, and struggle with focusing and listening. Because they literally cannot help it. In order for kids to learn to listen, focus and follow directions as they grow, they need to develop proprioception and vestibular sense by experiencing many physical challenges during childhood. Without it, kids can’t pay attention in school because they are too distracted by their own bodies. When children jump, swing, spin, pick up rocks or dig in the dirt, kids are doing exactly what they need. They aren’t intentionally doing it to get hurt, act rambunctiously, worry you or get messy. They are doing it to help themselves become safer, calmer and happier kids. https://themilitarywifeandmom.com/why-kids-wont-listen #neurochild #childdevelopment #letthemplay

04.01.2022 We’re famous

03.01.2022 Hi everyone We would like to pass on this message from Playgroup Victoria. We forsee being closed for remainder of term 2, but fingers are crossed for resuming in Term 3 We are definitely missing our playgroup days and can't wait to see everyone soon.