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Someone asked me recently “What is your husband’s role in the biz and how do you split roles in the house now that he’s home?”

So Dan's role in SOP is in the areas of marketing, finance, operations & project management

Mine's content creation, teaching & coaching the members inside of TALE & connecting with our audience on IG

We are both working in our genius zones, me interacting with people, Dan planning & strategising

As for how we split house roles, I'm actually so grateful to say that it's pretty much split down the middle

He cooks, I wash dishes

I vacuum & mop, he does the laundry (and whoever is watching the kids folds the laundry)

Which brings me to my main point,

We each watch the kids for half a day while the other works

So yup, Dan is comfortable taking all 3 kids alone for large chunks of the day, whether AT HOME or going to the shops

I know... I'm incredibly blessed

Especially when mums tell me they are often the ones watching the kids all the time.

They can't go out for long periods even on weekends because their partners won't be able to manage the kids ALONE AT HOME

But the truth is the reason for his confidence and ability to take the kids for large parts of the day alone

Stems from the fact that our kids can engage in play on their own!

They are not reliant on us setting up activities to entertain them or coming up with play ideas for them

As for homeschooling, he is just recognising AL moments all the time!

Swipe to see a picture of him showing the girls his measuring tape and how to use it because one of them asked about the ruler and what the markings and numbers on the ruler meant

I share this story with you for two reasons

#1 - You don't need to be a teacher to help your children learn

If my engineer husband can see AL moments everywhere and support our children's learning, so can you (and your partner!)

#2 - Helping your child play and learn can feel fun and easeful.. for the both of you!

Imagine the joy & freedom you can have from experiencing that!

It’s my mission to help you confidently and effortlessly help your children play and learn.

I can’t wait to support you inside of TALE 🙂 Doors close Sun! Link in bio☺

Ever feel like your role as your children’s “p

Ever feel like your role as your children’s “playmate” and “teacher” is never-ending? 🙋🏻‍♀️

Maybe you don’t want your child to continue relying on you to play and have fun 🙋🏻‍♀️

Maybe you are feeling overwhelmed by all the information out there on how to “best” support your kids to play and learn 🙋🏻‍♀️

Maybe you just want to be more present and intentional when spending time with your kids but you don’t know how 🙋🏻‍♀️

Or perhaps mama, you just want to make parenting feel easier and to have the reassurance that you’re doing enough 🙋🏻‍♀️🙋🏻‍♀️🙋🏻‍♀️

Well if that’s you, I just want to give you a massive hug and tell you

YOU SO ARE DOING ENOUGH!

And you ARE the best “teacher” for your child, but not the way you understand the role of a teacher to be

But if you want my help in learning how to tap into ALL the benefits of CHILD-LED play (aka no “learning through play” activities)

And if you want to do it alongside an amazing community of almost 200 other like-minded parents, we’d love to support you inside The Authentic Learning Experience (TALE) because after nearly 5 months, doors are finally OPEN again 🙂

TALE is a community for NEW GENERATION PARENTS (aka parents who believe that there is a better way for our kids to learn than the way we experienced learning growing up)

Parents who want to help their child play and learn in a way that feels fun and easeful

... for the both of you!

Doors close this Sunday midnight AEDT!
Click the link in bio to join us 🙂
We’d love to have you! ❤️

I'm not sure if I've mentioned this... If you've

I'm not sure if I've mentioned this...

If you've followed me for awhile, you'll often hear me preaching about the value of open-ended toys

You'll hear me talking about the incredible potential and possibilities that open-ended toys offer

All the wonderful play and learning opportunities they provide

But the truth is open-ended play is a skill that needs to be learnt

Because open-ended toys does nothing until a child does something with it

And a child can't do anything with the toy if they can't SEE what's possible or what COULD BE possible

It honestly breaks my heart when I hear parents say...

"My child doesn't really engage with that expensive toy I bought. It mostly just sits up on the shelf"

Or worse...

"I don't think my child is the creative kind" 💔

Oh mama, that's a lie!

YOUR CHILD IS CREATIVE!

Your child is born with the ability to create

All it takes is ONE spark

ONE inspiration

ONE INVITATION

(and no, not one that takes you 15 min to set up)

You can draw creativity out of your child

And you can absolutely do it without it being overwhelming, time-consuming or labour-intensive

Which is why I'm running "The Art of the Invitation" workshop TOMORROW!!!!

To show you that there is an easier way

And you can create engaging play invitations in MUCH LESS TIME than you think

Almost 300 parents are signed up for the workshop already 🎉

So get in before you miss out!

The art of the invitation isn't just about presenting toys

It's about BECOMING MORE INTENTIONAL about using the entire environment as an invitation for children to self-engage

So THEY can enjoy the benefits of play #AUTHENTICLEARNING

And YOU can stop thinking to yourself "Can you just go and play on your own for just 2 minutes??!!"

Head to the link in bio to save your seat now and I’ll see you tmr!!

p.s if you can’t attend LIVE, don’t worry because a recording will be provided to all registrants ☺️🙌🏼 #Igotyoucovered

Can I tell you about my dream playspace? 🥰

It’s not about making it look nice for the ‘gram

It’s not about how much space there is

Or how many open-ended toys there are

Or even whether I personally like it

I honestly couldn’t care less about all that

The dream/ ideal/ perfect playspace for me...

Is one that gets used

Is one where my girls will spend time engaging in independent play

Is one where my girls will be inspired to create, discover, explore, ask questions, experiment and imagine

Because I mean a playspace is for play isn’t it, not for pretty 🙃

Got a question about our playspace? 👇🏼

p.s If you haven’t already heard, I’m running a LIVE virtual workshop this Tuesday all about the art of the invitation if you’d like to learn how to create engaging play setups that gets played with!! Grab your ticket from the link in my bio ☺️

The real reason why I’m doing this play invitati

The real reason why I’m doing this play invitation workshop next week...

Is because...

AS AN EDUCATOR, it’s my mission to advocate for the power and importance of unstructured open-ended play in the early years.

Because play IS learning.

So that means showing you how to help your child tap into the endless potential of engaging with open-ended toys!

But more than that...

AS A MOTHER I’m passionate about helping mamas experience abundant, full and purposeful lives in their journey of motherhood.

That means ditching the feeling of guilt that you want to do more but you can’t

That means getting back time to do more of what lights you up

That means feeling less overwhelmed when it comes to supporting your child to reach their fullest potential

In a nutshell, my heart is for
ABUNDANT MOTHERHOOD, PLAYFUL CHILDHOOD

And that’s what this workshop is all about 🙂

Friend, it’s all happening LIVE next Tuesday virtually, and a recording will be made available to registrants who can’t turn up LIVE so make sure you register today via the link in my bio ☺️

p.s if you still need more reasons, swipe to read some of those that parents who’ve signed up have shared with me :)

This honestly wasn’t a planned family photoshoot

🎉 Our very first LIVE virtual workshop of 2021!

The world celebrates 1st Jan as the start of a new

The world celebrates 1st Jan as the start of a new year, but not us

In our household, it is much more than that

It’s the day we celebrate surviving yet another year of parenthood 🤪

It’s the day we celebrate and give thanks for the privilege of becoming parents 5 years ago

It’s the day we celebrate the life of our sweet sensitive firstborn

She’s the one who helped me achieve a lifelong dream of becoming a mum by first making me a mum

She’s also the one who made me lose myself in the first 6 months of becoming mum 😔

She’s the one who inadvertently caused me to start Stories of Play in a bid to find myself

She’s also the one, through Stories of Play, who helped me find myself AND my life’s purpose of wanting to be a champion and a voice for abundant motherhood and playful childhood

Forever grateful that I get to be her mum

To witness firsthand her heart for worshipping God and for loving people

To observe the way she loves on her younger sisters in a way only an eldest sister can

To have a front row seat to all her curiosity, imagination and creativity

And to watch her grow and blossom into the amazing young lady that she’s becoming

Happy 5th birthday my precious child. You are our treasure and delight ❤️

#newyearbaby #throwback #1jan2016

I’m not sure about you but the lead up to Christ

I’m not sure about you but the lead up to Christmas always brings up a whole myriad of emotions for me

Feeling the delicate pull of being in the world and not of the world

Attempting to find the balance between our beliefs, values, and wanting to give our children the best memories of childhood and not wanting them to feel like they missed out in any way

Torn between feeling immense love, joy and gratitude for what this season means to me yet deeply feeling the unspoken heartache of friends, family and strangers who would find this season especially hard

And so every year around this time, I go on an unplanned social media break

To create that white space, silence and stillness that my heart and mind needs in the midst of all the noise of the season

And give myself permission to feel all the feels

Before coming back to what truly matters

Love
Joy
Forgiveness
Grace
Hope

A soft and grateful heart for our perfectly imperfect family life

From our fam to yours, a belated blessed Christmas ❤️

Much love,
Jules

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