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canonical: https://aderettherapy.com.au/resources/a-look-a-smile-a-stare/
title: A Look, A Smile, A Stare
slug: a-look-a-smile-a-stare
date: 2026-10-07
type: song
status: published
image: hero.jpg
image_alt: Aderet Therapy Weekly video thumbnail for the original song 'A Look, A Smile, A Stare', 7 October 2026
summary: A song about non-verbal communication - the child who takes in far more than they can say, and the look, smile and stare their people learn to read.
keywords: non-verbal communication, non-verbal children, AAC, cri du chat syndrome, communication, paediatric physiotherapy, paediatric physiotherapy Campbelltown, parenting podcast, original song, children's song, NDIS
youtube: https://youtu.be/ucj-OMx45hU
---
Before the words come, when we are still guessing what a child thinks, wants and needs. This is a warm moment for the child who takes in far more than they can say, and the small answers, a look, a smile, a stare, that the people around them learn to read. Shout out to all those parents of children who don't have words. You are not alone, no matter how old your child gets.

Aderet Therapy Weekly is a weekly paediatric physiotherapy podcast for parents of babies and young children, made by Aderet Therapy in Campbelltown, in the Macarthur region of NSW. Each episode mixes short talk segments with original songs written for the week's topic. This is a song from the episode "What is "Cat Cry" syndrome?".

This has been created with the help of AI.

## Links
- [Aderet Therapy](https://aderettherapy.com.au)
- [Listen to the full episode (Aderet Therapy Weekly, 5 October 2026)](https://open.spotify.com/episode/0ZT5NxP7t8vfqJd1rGEbU3?si=ZqMZN2G8SzyLqvapvYLR2g)

## Read more from Aderet Therapy
- [What is a Physiotherapist's role in non-verbal population?](https://aderettherapy.com.au/resources/physio-role-nonverbal/)

## Lyrics

**Verse**

Down on the mat on the lounge floor  
We bounce a little bit  
You giggle, and you ask for more  
And you are loving it  


**Chorus**

You take in every word I say  
I know it's all in there  
You answer in your own small way  
A look, a smile, a stare  


**Verse**

You're standing at the table too  
Level with all of us  
We pause to let you have your view  
Nobody makes a fuss  


**Chorus**

You take in every word I say  
I know it's all in there  
You answer in your own small way  
A look, a smile, a stare  


**Bridge**

Nobody sees how big it is  
The day you reach, you grin  
We know, and we all cheer for this  
Small things, and we're all in  


**Chorus**

You take in every word I say  
I know it's all in there  
You answer in your own small way  
A look, a smile, a stare  


**Outro**

I know it's all in there  
A look, a smile, a stare  

## Disclaimer
This song and this video are general information. Every child is unique, and nothing here is medical advice or a substitute for a conversation with your GP, your child and family health nurse, or your physiotherapist. The episode this song comes from says what can and cannot be supported by evidence; the song does not make clinical claims.

## About Aderet Therapy
Paediatric physiotherapy for newborns to 18 years: gross motor development, assistive technology, communication physiotherapy, aquatic physiotherapy, key worker early intervention, school holiday programs, and the free Little Movers League community sessions. NDIS, Medicare and private health.
Suite 10, 261 Queen Street, Campbelltown NSW. Wheelchair accessible, free parking.
Phone 02 4949 7276 · info@aderettherapy.com.au · aderettherapy.com.au

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