Heather Firth - Enable Learning

When we tell our daughters that teasing or violation of physical boundaries is affection, it translates to underlying message that abusive behavior is acceptable.

Instead, it's better to teach children that kindness and respect are the foundations of any relationship. If someone is being cruel in any form or violating our boundaries, it's important for them to address it or seek help from an adult, rather than interpreting it as a form of affection. Promoting respectful and caring behavior as the standard helps foster healthier relationships in the long run.

We need to teach our daughters what love really means.




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Is your child keen to go to uni? Here's the run down on how University Entrance (UE) works from NZQA:

WHAT IS IT?
University Entrance is the minimum requirement to go from school to a New Zealand university. Being awarded UE also opens doors to tertiary study in other countries.

Once you have met the requirements for University Entrance, it will appear on your Record of Achievement.

TO BE AWARDED UE, YOU NEED:
✅ NCEA Level 3
✅ 14 credits at Level 3 in each of three approved subjects
✅ 10 Literacy credits at Level 2 or above, made up of:
✔️ 5 credits in reading
✔️ 5 credits in writing
✅ 10 Numeracy credits at Level 1 or above, made up of:
✔️ co-requisite Level 1 Numeracy unit standard 32406 or Te Pāngarau unit standard 32412, or
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When you simplify a child’s world, you make space for positive , and .

The benefits of simplifying your child’s world are many. And it can make your life more fulfilling, too. Children flourish when they have the time and space to explore their world without the constraints of “too much.” Kids are experiencing sensory overload with “too many trinkets, too many choices and too much information.” By approaching parenting using simplicity as a framework, parents may be able to significantly reduce a child’s daily , which can lead to happier, more successful children.

Children need time to become themselves–through play and social interaction. If you overwhelm a child with stuff– with choices and pseudochoices– before they are ready, they will only know one emotional gesture: More! As you decrease the quantity of your child’s toys and clutter, you increase their attention and their capacity for deep . Too much stuff leads to too little time and too little depth in the way kids see and explore their worlds.

Along the same lines, simplifying your family’s schedule can reduce the frantic feeling of always being on the go. Kids with a full plate of school work, extracurricular activities or sports each day may feel stressed and chaotic since they’re lacking the free time children need for creative play and exploration. And when you set effective screen time limits, you’ll keep your child distraction-free and help her learn to find joy in the present moment.

Rest nurtures creativity, which nurtures activity. Activity nurtures rest, which sustains creativity,m. Each draws from and contributes to the other. By simplifying, we can concentrate on what we really value, not just spend our days reacting to everything the world throws at us.

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A beautiful reminder of how our wounds, unmet needs, and misconceptions can impact our parenting.