Tag: calm children
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Campfire Conversations – Ep# 28 – Celebrating the Friction
Celebrating success and achievement comes naturally in our task-oriented society. We feel pride when we complete a challenge, overcome adversity or master a skill. However, we often need reminders… Read more
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Building Resilience in Children
When Trudi and I started Educated by Nature, one of our main goals was to create environments and experiences where children could find opportunities for building resilience. We found, through our… Read more
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Playground vs Playspaces
When deciding on new locations for our Mud Pies Nature Playgroups we search for simple nature spaces in local neighbourhoods. The ideal location is somewhere close to where families live so… Read more
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Taking a ‘Whittle’ Time to Connect with Nature
One cold winter’s morning, on the banks of the Swan River a simple stick lay lifeless on the ground. Now this was not just any stick. Over the previous few… Read more
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Nature art makes an impression
CLAY NATURE IMPRESSIONS Nature Art activities for the school holidays! We stumbled upon a gorgeous book by Cathy James, The Garden Classroom. One of the activities contained in the book… Read more
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Peaceful Parenting – Is this a myth?
Peaceful Parenting. Is this a myth? An unattainable goal? At times I certainly think this to be the case. Peaceful Parenting sounds like a great idea in theory but my… Read more