When the children returned to our Little Birdwings Bush Kindy program after Cyclone Alfred, some greeted us with "We have the power!". They meant their homes had electricity again, but in that moment, I couldn't help but think—yes, they DO have the power. They have the power of resilience, the power of play, and the power of the people who held space for them during a challenging week.
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How to Nurture Resilience by Celebrating Your Child’s Struggles
As parents, it’s hard to watch our children struggle. We want to nurture resilience, protect them from discomfort and frustration, stepping in when they face challenges. It’s a natural instinct—to smooth the way and keep them safe from emotional or physical hardship. But are we holding them back from learning how to be resilient? We … Continue reading How to Nurture Resilience by Celebrating Your Child’s Struggles
Top Tips for Ticks in Nature Play
A Parent's Guide to Ticks In Australia with a Bonus FREE Fact Sheet Meet Ixodes holocyclus. We love creatures, but this little bitty arachnid, commonly known as ticks, is not our favourite friend to meet when we play. Ticks generally spend their time hanging out in humid places like creeks, forests and bushy spots (so, … Continue reading Top Tips for Ticks in Nature Play
Oral language development through storytelling
he moment we are born, humans begin to learn through their senses and emotional connections. Oral storytelling continues this learning - tapping into our innate ability to make sense of the world through relationships with others.
Fun with friends in forest school
We love our Birdwings Bush Club and Little Birdwings Forest Kindy because children can have a natural childhood, playing and having fun with friends in nature.
Getting enough nature play?
We want our children to have a special, care-free childhood filled with special memories of family moments and playing with friends, just like our own was. We know it is a priority to make sure our children have free play time outside, but our lives as parents are so busy and childhood is increasingly scheduled, so that it is now difficult to ensure our children are getting enough nature play. Finding the balance between the pressures of modern living and our own values for freedom, creativity and play can be a real challenge families.
The challenges of childhood are meant to be tricky.
Challenge is meant to be a bit tricky. Challenge stretches us and asks us to find our more about ourselves. Challenge encourages us to reflect on our capabilities, our effort and our motivation. It hones our vision and it uplifts us when we finally realise that now we can do it, when we couldn't before. Remember when that was hard?
Birdwings Nature Retreat is forest school for grown ups.
Birdwings offers forest school for grown-ups in our nature connection retreats. Relax and reconnect in the rainforest.