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As the year drew to a close it was time to celebrate and reflect. During our mothers support groups we held celebrations to honor our participants and the valuable contributions that mothers make to our society. Our mothers weren’t the only ones getting to celebrate as our volunteers hosted a Christmas party to conclude our children’s homework group. The children enjoyed face painting, singing, dancing and fun party games. In amongst the celebrations there was plenty of time to reflect on the progress that the Tales of Turning project has made over the past six months. We enjoyed hearing the mother’s feedback on how they felt “respected” and “honoured” during the groups. We also responded to the needs of the mothers by adding additional aspects to our program. Activities to develop family identity and share family stories were particularly successful. Our mothers also enjoyed learning how to make toys for their children and how they could facilitate development in their young kids. During our sessions the mothers shared their expert knowledge about their lives and different ways that they find to spend time with their children. The program built on these ideas and emphasised the importance of spending quality family time together. All in all it has been a year of growth, development and sharing.