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How do we raise children who love learning and lea

How do we raise children who love learning and learn well?

By raising curious children who -

reasons
questions
thinks critically
applies knowledge with understanding
is passionate about interests
independent
and is motivated

By raising children who are confident in and believe in their own abilities and capabilities

And how do we raise children who are confident in and believe in their own abilities?

By raising children who are able to engage in self-directed play

When children are engaged in self-directed play, they develop their AUTONOMY and their sense of AGENCY.

This leads to them developing their IDENTITY, their sense of SELF.

They begin to see that they are COMPETENT and CAPABLE.

They are CONFIDENT in their own abilities.

When faced with setbacks and challenges, they see themselves as ABLE to find solutions if they PERSIST.

As a result, they become OPEN to new challenges and making new DISCOVERIES.

They have more opportunities to experience and CELEBRATE successes and achievements that are a direct result of their own actions.

This leads to them choosing to engage in MORE SELF-DIRECTED PLAY because it further validates their growing sense of self and confidence.

🎉🎉🎉

If you’d like to learn how to supporting your child’s play and learning , that’s exactly what I teach the parents inside of my parenting memberships Open Ended Play Academy (OEPA) and The Authentic Learning Experience (TALE).

As a TALEr, you get immediate access to over 50 masterclasses, workshops & resources, that include

🌟 Foundations of Authentic Learning course (This alone is a massive 16 video-lessons course)
🌟 Getting started with open-ended play masterclass
🌟 Setting up a play space masterclass
🌟 The Art of the Invitation workshop
🌟 Creating a multi-age play space masterclass
🌟 Choosing the right toy masterclass
🌟 Block play workshop
🌟 Loose parts masterclass
🌟 etc

You also get scripts, prompts, challenges,

plus monthly group coaching with me 🙂

Myself and over 500 other TALErs can’t wait to welcome you into our amazing community ❤️

Click on the link in bio and join @theauthenticlearningexperience now :)

Doors close tomorrow Mon 14 Nov, 11.59pm SGT

If your child isn’t engaging with your play invi

Parents of prescholers, here’s something to SCRE

Parents of prescholers, here’s something to SCREENSHOT (or SAVE if you want to refer to it later)

First, let’s assume this flourishing tree represents all the academic skills that we want our children to develop eg. reading, writing and knowing their numbers.

It’s often where we put our attention and focus on when it comes to our children’s learning because it is what is visible and most obvious to us, whether our children know their letters and numbers or not.

But as you can see, besides the tree that is visible above the surface of the ground, there is so much going on beneath the surface.

We tend not to focus on the unseen and yet, we know how important and crucial even having a strong and well-established network of underground roots are in order for a tree to grow big, strong, tall and beautiful.

For months before any parts of a tree even emerges above the surface of the ground, the roots are already sprouting and working hard beneath the surface, setting the foundation and paving the way for the tree to grow and grow well, and this is all happening on the down low without anyone even knowing or seeing evidence of the tree’s inner workings on the outside.

And so it is with our children’s learning and development. Even during the times when we cannot see any apparent skills or understanding demonstrated by our children, it doesn’t mean that nothing is happening.

SO MUCH is going on beneath the surface in terms of them working on their pre-literacy, pre-writing and pre-numeracy skills and our role is to ensure that we do the consistent work of supporting them in developing those skills through play and in everyday life, so that when they finally enter the sensitive period of learning their letters and numbers, they have all the prerequisite skills that they need in order to learn these academic skills easily and effortlessly.

Hope this visual reference is helpful!

p.s If you’d like to learn how to support your children in developing these foundational skills, I can help with that :)

It’s what we’ve taught over 1000+ parents inside of @theauthenticlearningexperience

Click on link in bio to learn more or DM me “TALE” and I’ll send you more info :)

Mini training - Watch this video to learn the 4 th

Mini training - Watch this video to learn the 4 things you need to do to support your child to learn through play?

WANT TO WIN A YEAR’S SUBSCRIPTION TO MY SIGNATUR

WANT TO WIN A YEAR’S SUBSCRIPTION TO MY SIGNATURE COACHING PROGRAM @theauthenticlearningexperience?

Get access to over 50 masterclasses, resources and coaching from me and learn how to harness the power of open-ended play (aka authentic learning)?

I’ll be teaching a mini training on authentic learning right here on IG tomorrow night 11pm AEDT (8pm SGT)

I’ll also be sharing more about my programs Open-Ended Play Academy (OEPA) and TALE.

If you’ve always been curious about my coaching programs and wanted to learn more about open-ended play and/or authentic learning,

Who it’s for
What we do
What are the classes we offer

I’ll be sharing more about everything you will learn and have access to when you join OEPA or TALE

PLUS all the extra member benefits you get

I’ll be going LIVE tomorrow night Thursday 10 Nov 11pm AEDT (8pm SGT) right here on IG

Show up LIVE, and stand a chance to win a full year’s subscription to @theauthenticlearningexperience.

This is for parents who are intentional about making time to learn.

I know the timing will not work for everyone, but I believe we will make time for things that are important to us

Really keen to join in LIVE to win a year’s scholarship but just can’t make the time, here’s another opportunity for you to win a 3-month subscription instead.

1. Repost this reel to your IG story and tell me what you hope to learn/ achieve when you join TALE. What would learning about open-ended play and authentic learning make possible for you or your child?

2. Come back and comment “done” so I know you’ve entered and that’s it 🙌🏼

** This giveaway is open worldwide and is not associated with IG.

I’ll be randomly picking the winner of a year’s subscription to TALE at the end of tomorrow’s info night

The winner of a 3-month subscription to TALE will also be randomly picked and announced on Sunday night 13 Nov

See you tomorrow!!
Thurs 10 Nov 11pm AEDT (8pm SGT)

Want to know what the solution is? I shared it wi

Want to know what the solution is?

I shared it with almost 2500 parents during the free masterclass I taught last Saturday.

I won’t be running it LIVE anymore but if you’d like a recording of it, DM “replay” and I’ll send it to you :)

Get in quick because it expires this Sunday 13 Nov 😊

If your flower (aka child) doesn’t bloom, here’s why and what to do about it👇🏼

Maybe you need to water it a little more
Maybe it needs a little more sun
Maybe it needs to be out of the sun
Maybe it needs a little boost of nutrients
Maybe it needs a little more space
Maybe there’s weeds surrounding it you need to get rid of

Or maybe the flower is just a late bloomer and just needs time

(Side note: A late bloomer isn’t late. It is right on time for THAT particular flower)

Every flower is different
And the conditions that each flower needs to grow and thrive is different

Don’t give up on your flower
Don’t compare your flower to the other flowers

Your flower needs you…

To champion it
To speak hope and life over it
To prepare the right environment for it to grow, thrive and bloom
To see the beauty and potential inside of it that’s waiting to come out

p.s If you want to learn how you can champion YOUR flower and prepare the best environment (physically and metaphorically) for it to grow, thrive and bloom, join us inside of Open Ended Play Academy (OPEA) or The Authentic Learning Experience (TALE) now. We’ll show you how 🙌🏼 Link in bio

Me: Hey girls, can you help mummy make 5 0 K using

Me: Hey girls, can you help mummy make 5 0 K using some of your favourite toys?

Miss 6: Why? What does it mean?

Me: Well do you know what mummy does for work?

Miss 6: Yeah, you teach other mummies and daddies how to help their children play

Me: Yes, well 50k means mummy get to help 50 thousand people, 50 thousand families with my work

Miss 6: 😳🤯 WHAT?!! That’s a loooooot of people

Me: It is.

…….

And it’s an honour and a privilege I don’t take lightly

So just taking a moment to say thank you - to all 50000 of you (though these days only a very small percentage of you will see it 😏)

Thank you for being part of the SOP community, whether you’ve been here from the very start or you just found me in the last week

Thank you for the love, words of encouragement, kindness, friendship and support I’ve received in the past 6 years

Thank you for the countless laundry memes 😆

Thank you for every like, comment and share, that helps me bring the joy and wonder of open-ended play to more homes.

Thank you for allowing me to share my passion, do meaningful work and impact lives, all whilst raising 4 babies and working alongside my best friend

Grateful and humbled

Much love ❤️
Jules

p.s. I would love to know in the comments, how you came to find me and what you love seeing here so I can continue to serve you better :)

You only need these 3 steps 👇🏼 1. PREPARE T

You only need these 3 steps 👇🏼

1. PREPARE THE SPACE

You don’t need a big space, but you do need to make space.

2. NAIL THE INVITATION

I’m not talking invitations that take you the entire naptime to create.

I’m talking quick and simple ones that takes under a minute and will entice your child to dive in and play.

3. KNOW YOUR ROLE

Yes you are incredibly important
Yes you need to make time to get in too
No you don’t need to spend hours
And no you don’t need to be extremely creative

And that’s literally all you need to harness the power of open-ended play in your home (aka authentic learning)

…….

I have taught this process to over 1000 parents inside of my coaching programs and I’d love to show you how to do it in YOUR home too.

Doors to my signature programs Open Ended Play Academy (OEPA) and The Authentic Learning Experience (TALE) are now open for enrolment.

We will be accepting new members from now til Monday 14 Nov 11.59pm SGT.

Click on link in bio to learn more, or DM/comment “OEP” and I’ll personally send you more info about the programs :)

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