Wellbeing
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If you haven't already, jump on for some fantastic resources to support you, as parents, to navigate the many complex issues young people face.
We really encourage you to jump on and see what's there - as of September we'll be tailoring the topics based on the metric data collected so that we can tailor our BBPS specific site to the needs of our community.
PARENT SESSION - if the information in previous comms hasn't been enough, see below for greater detail about the School of Play session, planned for parents - to support our children, but also to support ourselves and our own mental health.
Because we believe in this session and its relevance to our community and what families share with us, we will be providing supervision of our students in the Library to help you attend. (Feel free to bring their dinner to eat at school, if its easier).
This dynamic session (the energy of the two presenters is sensational) unpacks the following:
1. Strengthening Family Bonds
How it Helps: Parents will learn and experience simple, fun activities designed to be done together as a family without screens. These shared moments foster trust, laughter, and open communication.
Outcome: Families leave with ready-to-use games and rituals that strengthen relationships, making quality time together a regular and joyful habit.
2. Supporting Children’s Emotional Regulation
How it Helps: We'll show you a range of play-based activities that give children safe, physical, and creative outlets to express and manage big emotions.
Outcome: Parents feel confident using play to help their children calm down, refocus, and build resilience when faced with challenges.
3. Building Physical Health & Energy
How it Helps: Parents will take part in active games that are simple to set up at home, requiring little space or equipment, encouraging daily movement for the whole family.
Outcome: Families leave with fun “movement boosters” that promote physical fitness, coordination, and energy, all while having a laugh.
4. Boosting Mental Well-Being
How it Helps: Activities will be designed to reduce stress, spark joy, and create opportunities for positive reflection and gratitude.
Outcome: Parents can introduce small daily play moments that lift mood, improve outlook, and create a calmer, happier household environment.
5. Creating Device-Free Connection
How it Helps: Parents will see firsthand how engaging, hands-on play can be a natural replacement for screen time without feeling like a “restriction.”
Outcome: Families gain strategies to reduce reliance on devices while building healthier, more meaningful connections through real-world interaction.
6. Increasing Parental Confidence & Creativity
How it Helps: Parents will practise adapting play activities to different ages, moods, and spaces, making it easier to keep play fresh and relevant.
Outcome: Parents leave feeling empowered, with a toolkit of games, prompts, and variations that they can confidently lead at home.
THERE ARE LIMITED SPOTS, this session has now been opened to our Upstander Network schools so spaces will fill quickly. Booking essential!
And another opportunity to explore the complexity of parenting, an online session with Lael Stone, brought to us by The Resilience Project:
Connected Parenting Webinar (with other schools) with Lael Stone on Monday 8th September, 6:30-7:45pm (75 minutes) AEST
You will need to individually register for the webinar using this link. We will then send you the Zoom link and a calendar invite.
What we’ll deliver
Grounded in the latest research, this 75-minute workshop provides parents and carers with practical strategies to raise resilient children. Author, TEDx speaker, counsellor and parenting educator, Lael Stone, will discuss how to:
Build stronger connections with your children.
Support them through challenging and frustrating situations.
Create a culture of cooperation in simple ways.
Manage your own triggers as a parent.
Understand and support big emotions in a way that helps children become emotionally resilient.
About Lael Stone
Lael Stone is an author, TEDx speaker, counsellor and parenting educator who specialises in navigating trauma and disconnection in families. She has spent the better part of two decades working with families, as well as running programs in secondary schools about relationships and wellbeing. She is a mother of three adult children and the co-founder of Woodline Primary School – a new innovative school focused on supporting emotional intelligence in children.