Growing Nimble Families

Growing Nimble Families


Building Family Culture during the school age years

November 18, 2016

 

We know about Early Childhood, Tweens and Teens but what is that time between Early Childhood and Tweens all about?
We discuss that school aged time I call Midhood that starts at aged 5 and goes through to about 12.
Today I want to talk about the importance of the school age years and how this overlooked time really is a missed opportunity for family growth, family culture and family connectedness. I want to show you how to change this so you continue to build on all that Early Childhood wiseness you’ve already got going on.
This episode is all about the life and times of a school aged parent. We going to map out the school age time and establish some milestones. These markers help us pause and evaluate and check we’re going the direction we really want for our family. At the end of the episode I’ll share a planning freebie that’ll help you start the school age journey with purpose, calm and unhurried.
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Show notes
00:00   Introduction
00:45   Definitions and terms
Resource: Midhood
01:53    What happens to the adults when the children go to school?
2:58     How would you sum up Early Childhood?
3:30  More about Midhood
5:38   What are some of these simple skills and teaching times
resources:

raisingplayfultots.com/74
raisingplayfultots.com/166
raisingplayfultots.com/195
http://play-activities.com/mini-rite-of-passage-for-school-aged-children/

8:34  The big deal about these activities
10:30 Second part of midhood
11:50  Honoring our Introverts and Extroverts
resource: Susan Cain: Quiet
13:04   What does midhood Mean for parents
13:59    Why we need to embrace mistakes
resource:
http://raisingplayfultots.com/189 
http://raisingplayfultots.com/190
17:47   Systems for the midhood
 

 
 
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