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Honouring our Children's Emotions

Parenting

Honouring our Children's Emotions

Our children will meet adversity in their lives; it is inevitable. Conflict is necessary for growth and will serve as one of life’s greatest teachers.  It can be painful to support our children as they navigate life’s conflicts because we see in these reflections of our own discomfort or fear. We can begin telling ourselves the story that we have failed. Witnessing our children losing a game, being left out, being disappointed or having their heart broken can stir within us our own feelings of shame, embarrassment, guilt, sadness or anger. Rather than allowing these situations to naturally unfold, we...

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5 Ways to Make Home Organising Easy with Your Children

5 Ways to Make Home Organising Easy with Your Children

Maria Montessori during her work with children, described what she called a “Prepared Environment” which means a space specifically created keeping in mind the developmental needs of a child along with specific principles she developed. She mentions in her book ‘The Secret of Childhood’ that “The first aim of the prepared environment is, as far as it is possible, to render the growing child independent of the adult”. When children are allowed to grow in an environment (be it at home or at school) where materials are designed to encourage independent movements based on their individual abilities, they grow to...

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Labyrinths

Mindfulness

Labyrinths

I have been drawn to labyrinths for many years. There's an alluring mystery about them, no matter how familiar. The symbolism. The therapy in reward of use. The knowledge of sharing a powerful resource with beings of the past and present. A universal portal of spiritual connectedness through time that spans use across cultures through history and mythology. Read about these wooden finger labyrinths at the bottom of the blog. These days their popularity is increasing as an incredibly helpful tool for mindfulness and meditation, for people of all ages. While their popularity is increasing, labyrinths have been around over 4,000...

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Holistic Education

Education

Holistic Education

There are many ways to home educate, our souls bloomed as we organically developed a nature-based, holistic style. We knew instantly that we had found the right fit for our family. Although we consider ourselves eclectic, this is the base for which we model everything we do.  What is Holistic Education? Holistic education nurtures the healthy development of the whole child – mind, body, and spirit. It is welcoming of individual paces and experiences, encouraging a positive self-worth and growth mindset by assisting children to discover confidence and resilience within themselves while adapting emotional regulation. It aims to help children develop...

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Creating a Calm Basket

Mindfulness

Creating a Calm Basket

When children are experiencing emotional overwhelm, it is essential to help them work through this with first finding tools to calm. Rational thinking is developing below a surface of impulsive charges reacting to a surge of emotions that is their coping mechanism. Once a state of calm has been achieved, effective communication and problem-solving can take place in a connected matter between parent and child.  Through emotional regulation practices, we can teach children how to recognise and accept their emotions as being okay and normal, while working through problem-solving and methods of grounding. It is important to not shame children...

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