*This week's update is a share about self care and is best read on the web*

Hello everyone, how has your week been?😊.

Self care for parents can't be emphasised enough, especially when we are dealing with the daily curved balls family life throws at us. Most of us put our kids' needs first, however when our tanks are topped, we are happier, more resilient, present and playful for our children - happy parents, happy kids.

If you have taken some time out for yourself recently, what did you do? Perhaps it was a simple quiet cup of tea, a couple of minutes hugging a tree or whatever helps you to feel connected to your "ME". It needn't be a big thing, try little and pause often.

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Last weekend, as her birthday treat, my teenage daughter and friend decided on a day out in London. It's an easy 30-minute train ride for us there from Woking. I escorted them as far as Leicester Square, where they soon abandoned me for being too embarrassing (we did continue to regroup over the day).

As a result, I went on my own mum adventure, which included lots of coffee stops, shopping and the discovery of a charity shop on Goodge Street. This is where I bought a pair of vintage M&S red trousers and popped them on straight away - an instant bolt of mum mischief and magic!

Later on, I randomly arrived at the National Gallery and captured the snap in them below. Also doodled here by Colin Horner.

It was certainly a refreshing self-care day.

Please do respond to this update, with your weekly reflection and anything at all really. It's always so lovely to here from readers and connect.

🔗Other Links & Shares From The Resilient Kids Community

🙍Meet The "Should" Mum — www.linkedin.com

Have you met the “should” mum? Sometimes she may visit in her frilly frock and smug smile. To sit on your shoulder and whisper into your subconscious mind. Some things you “should” be doing. SHOULD YOU?

🧒🏽What is going on with my child? — ramad.medium.com

Behavior Issues or sensory challenges? Some children may need a behavior approach, whereas other children may need a sensory approach. CLICK TO FIND OUT MORE

🧠"The Upstairs Brain" by Dr Chris Moore — twitter.com

The “upstairs” can’t be accessed during a heightened state of arousal. We need to reduce stressful demands, convey empathy and provide regulating activities. READ ON

🌎Gaia’s Poem by Mumma Julia — princessgaia.medium.com

See you on the other side? POEM HERE.

📍Mapping Journeys and Managing Moments with Professor Rama Dasaratha — thort.space

This is how we live life!

We have a map to guide action but we live by managing moments. As traditional pathways have often been closed to us, we have learned to stay open to new possibilities and act by managing moments! ZOOM IN TO VIEW

❓Education Quizzes — www.educationquizzes.com

SAW THIS SITE AND THOUGHT IT LOOKED INTERESTING

❓What has blue spots, a disc-like body, & lives in the ocean? — twitter.com

Recommended by 8-year-old Scarlett. ANSWER HERE

Virtual Gatherings & Coaching Books

💪Resilient Parents — www.eventbrite.co.uk

Being a parent can feel quite lonely and isolating, we can get a bit stuck in our own heads, would you agree?

If you feel that a check-in with other parents would be a good tonic for you right now, then why not join me at this monthly virtual gathering.

I will also share some practical tips and techniques to bolster your family’s resilience. REGISTER HERE

📣Resilient Kids presents "Random Dialogues" — www.eventbrite.co.uk

Resilient Kids facilitates spaces for kids to feel good and flourish.

Encouraging organic growth, social, emotional learning and tools for resiliency. INFO HERE

🧑🏻‍🤝‍🧑🏻Resilient Teenagers Virtual Wellness Sessions — www.eventbrite.co.uk

Practical tips and techniques to bolster teenage wellbeing. Relaxed, virtual gatherings for teens. LET'S GATHER

🦉The Wisdom Of Children — resilientkids.gumroad.com

A 2-page pdf with some fun ideas to nudge your creativity, playfulness and imagination from children! Boosting VISION VITALITY & VOICE ⬇️DOWNLOAD

💡Vision Boarding Virtual — www.eventbrite.co.uk

Join me on zoom for this relaxed, gentle, and soothing virtual session. I will be using "CANVA" to create and you may like to do the same, if so have the free version ready and open. If not, there are other easy options which I'll share too, even pencil and paper. GET CREATIVE

💥Creative Nudge

⌛And Finally

Introducing George

📱Lets Connect

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Until next Saturday at 6:08 am (ish)