Shortly our cricket nets/soccer courts will also be finished, together with the nature play area for younger children in the forest. We are so lucky in our built up urban environment to have both Centennial Park and the beaches on our doorstep all at NO cost. So let's get out and use them. Getting outside is a simple uncomplicated way to develop not only resilience but problem solving and connection with nature. Tonia Gray, an associate professor at the Western Sydney University’s centre for educational research, wrote, “Nature contact plays a crucial role in brain development with one recent study finding cognitive development was promoted in association with outdoor green space and less time on screens. Nature offers a never-ending playground of possibilities with all the resources and facilities needed. But most importantly, it reinforces the message that getting wet, having dirt stains on their clothes and getting their hair messy is good and adds to the fun.” Focusing on what we can't do will not help nor will "if only"! As Dr Seuss says in The Lorax “It's not about what it is, it's about what it can become.” In good times we all forget to keep developing resilience and focus solely on making life perfect for our children, and sometimes for ourselves. But in more difficult times, a continued focus on developing “grit” in our kids and ourselves has been vital. Developing our confidence that we can get through by bonding together, by helping one another, by focusing on what we can do safely and by having safe behaviours is the key. Never is it more true in the current situation. How we as adults address these instances will be critical to our children's life view. It starts from the first time a toddler has a fall or rolls over unexpectedly. Resilience is the ability to bounce back from adversity and it is only developed through many hours of practice. Resilience: What is it? How do you catch it?
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