In this Resilient Kids update -

• A story from my Nan aged 101

• Is Education Upside Down?

• Questions to design better learning experiences

• A fun math idea to teach kids

• Art for wellbeing

• Quentin Blake

• What to call him/her?

• Raising an emotionally intelligent child

• How empathy affects your life

• Resilience boosting notes

• How to be happy

• A creative nudge

**best read on the web HERE

Nan's Pneumonia

In 1920, when my Nan was 5, she fell unwell at school. The office telephoned home to collect her, but nobody answered, so they sent her off to walk the 2 miles alone.

Can you imagine if this happened in a school today? Most of our kids can't even get a grazed knee without a four page document being filed!

It turned out Nan had pneumonia. Soon after, she was packed away to a convalescence home, for a couple of months, alone. She felt afraid and desperately missed home.

My mum reminded me of this story and how it had shaped my nan's life for better and worse.

Now Nan is in a good care home. Pictured here receiving a gift from Santa.

Soon she will be 101. Sadly, due to the current state of Corona, we won't be able to visit.

We can learn a lot from our elders and how they dusted themselves off from dramas, or not. Their resilience bolstering stories can be added to our toolkit and used as required.

Encourage your kids to question them and us, they may like to record their interviews in journals, audios or videos, to refer and reflect on regularly.

We can also learn from our children's stories too, so gather round and listen to each other, appreciatively.

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Is Education Upside Down?

it's been wonderful sharing stories with wise "grandfather" Dr Nick Heap and recently we captured our conversation live. I've shared it just below ⤵️

You are invited to join us for Part 2. Contact Nick HERE.

Other things I've spotted, or you've sent over

Could these questions help design better learning experiences? — twitter.com

ANSWERS

Would this be fun to teach your kids? — twitter.com

Not the full on Vedic Maths stuff....just this one TRICK (By the way, Ian and I will teach you how soon).

Art is more important for your mental health than you might imagine — news.yahoo.com

TRY THIS

Quentin Blake – The Drawing of My Life — www.bbc.co.uk

VIEW

What To Call Him/Her? — twitter.com

Discovered in a cracker! With much LOVE  

Raise an Emotionally Intelligent Child — www.youtube.com

HERE

What Is The Point of Boxing Day? — www.janetyson.com

READ ON

Threats and burnout pushed a Teacher of The Year to resign education post — www.mprnews.org

WHY?

How Small Moments of Empathy Affect Your Life — greatergood.berkeley.edu

GIVE IT A GO

Resilient Kids Virtual and Face to Face Sessions

🚸Virtual Groups For Kids — www.eventbrite.co.uk

from as young an age as possible, our children need to understand that when the branch breaks they can trust their wings GATHER (OR ONE TO ONE).

👪For Parents — www.eventbrite.co.uk

You don't have to be alone. JOIN US 

Resilient Boosting Notes

x 2️ sheets — resilientkids.gumroad.com

that can be easily read or printed off laminated, and trimmed. Use them for yourself and/or with your children. Perfect for those moments when you need your warrior within to dig in. $5 PURCHASE

⌛And Finally

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Creative Nudge

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Until next week.