Got a climber on your hands? Read our top tips for teaching kids to tree climb, and the risks and benefits of playing at great heights.
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If risky play sounds like a recipe for disaster and a fast track to grey hairs, think again. Read on for more information on the benefits of risky play and why your child needs it.
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Why children need the earth and 3 types of bonding for infants
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Wet weather threatening to keep you indoors? Put your rain jackets on and grab your gumboots, because we’ve put together a list of 6 perfect rainy-day play destinations for you to get outside and stretch your legs.
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With another La Nina summer predicted, chances are we’re facing some wet days ahead. If you’re wondering how you’re going to manage your Wildlings cooped up indoors in the wet weather, read on to find out our top 6 tips for rainy day play outdoors.
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When it comes to water play, we think it’s worthwhile having brave conversations about how serious the dangers are. Playing in aquatic environments is an important part of the Australian lifestyle, but as such it’s easy for us to underestimate how dangerous these environments can be.
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If you haven’t heard us wax lyrical about the benefits of risky play yet (where have you been?), then you might need to hold on to your life raft, because we’re about to dive deep into navigating risky play in natural aquatic environments.
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No-one likes mosquitoes, but are they a good enough reason to stop your child benefiting from outdoor play?
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According to child psychologist Michael Thompson, Phd, research shows no link between battle play in childhood and real-life aggression.
Instead, weapons play allows children to experience a range of emotions, from fear to heroism, and gives them the space to work through ideas about themselves and their world.
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So you’re thinking about Homeschooling but have no idea where to start…
It can be REALLY hard to know where to start on your Home Schooling journey. It feels like a very BIG commitment and when our family began our “Unschooling” journey a friend once shared with me some very good advice….
We are a community, a village of like minded and adventurous families. Our children know what to expect, they know our rhythm and they are the pioneers of this space. They have freedom here, they have responsibility, they have a sense of place and they all weave together like a colourful and timeless tapestry to create a space that we cherish and love, because we all belong together, because we all belong here.
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Although the concept of our Forest School is not an exact replica of Nicolette Sowder’s Wildschooling, we share fundamental ideas with the philosophy. The ten pillars that Sowden expounds stand tall and strong like grandmother trees at Wildlings Forest School. Let’s take a closer look at Sowden’s Pillars.
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