What If I Was Just Happy?
Most of our power resides in the choices we make and how we choose to think about our story. This is so beautifully highlighted by Leah of True Heart Tribe in this blog and is so powerful in helping to reframe challenges for us and our kids. Thank you for sharing your...
What Does it Mean? Conversations With Your Kids
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This Months’ Skill is Empathy!
Each month we focus on helping you build one of the Umbrella Skills. Our focus for October is Empathy! Empathy is our ability to see the world from someone else’s perspective. To understand and share the feelings of another. Empathy is extremely valuable as a...
Umbrella Stories – Brock’s Story of Resilience
This month, I was honoured to launch the Umbrella Project at a new school that really embraces student wellbeing, the Holy Name of Mary Catholic School. Part way through the launch assembly, we spoke to an incredible student. Brock, a 10 year old from this school, has...
4 Steps that Will Help You Guide Your Child Through All Life’s Challenges
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KWBS – Terry Fox
Next time you hear an inspiring story of someone overcoming adversity - notice that this is not by chance. Take a minute and see if you can name the skills they used to do it. This is a great way to show kids which skills they can practice to get stronger. Follow us...
Positive Coping Skills
Do your coping skills bring people closer to you or push them away? A big study out of Harvard has found that meaningful relationships are one of the best prescriptions for better emotional, mental, and physical health as we get older. Read the study highlights here....
Check Your Reactions
We tell our kids a lot about what a situation means with our immediate reactions. This week, pay attention to the reaction you have when your child shares their challenges with you. What we think is often written all over our faces - even before we begin to speak! -...
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[Infographic] Achieving Stress-Free Behaviour Change
Download a PDF copy of this infographic here. Week 1 The kids estimated that they would need 16 boxes for the week based on the fact that they were bickering a few times/day. Number of boxes coloured: 3. Number of times I lost my parenting cool: zero. This week we...
An Example of Teamwork from Great Big Story
Can you see how gratitude, empathy, purpose, resilience and kindness are shaping the story of these two incredible humans and allowing them to weather life’s challenges? It’s not chance but skills that give us the power to thrive. Children learn primarily by example...