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Wellbeing Dimension: Personal Wellbeing

Personal Wellbeing

Personal Wellbeing supports nurtured selves by fostering physical health, spiritual purpose, and self-identity. This domain focuses on individual growth and balance, empowering members to thrive in their unique journeys. The Personal Wellbeing Domain includes Physical Wellbeing, Spiritual Wellbeing, and Identity Wellbeing.


  • 5 Ways to Make Friends as a Parentย 

    5 Ways to Make Friends as a Parentย 

    Do you ever feel like making new friends as a parent feels harder than folding a fitted sheet one-handed?ย  Making friends as an adult can be tough – and even tougher when youโ€™re a couple juggling kids, work and never-ending laundry. Yet, strong friendships are very important for wellbeing, and research shows that social connections…

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  • 7 Ways to Develop Your Child’s Social Skillsย 

    7 Ways to Develop Your Child’s Social Skillsย 

    Have you ever watched your child standing on the edge of a group, unsure how to join in – and wondered how you could help?  Watching your child struggle to connect with others can be heartbreaking.  You see it in the lunchroom, on the playground, or after school: your child standing alone, unsure how to…

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  • The Only Child and Loneliness: What Parents Can Do

    The Only Child and Loneliness: What Parents Can Do

    Do only children really feel lonelier – or is that just a myth we keep passing down? Only children are often thought to be lonelier than those with siblings. While this stereotype persists globally, especially in cultures like China, recent evidence challenges this belief and offers guidance for parents on fostering emotional wellbeing in only…

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  • How Children Learn to Connect: The 6 Stages of Play

    How Children Learn to Connect: The 6 Stages of Play

    When is a game of blocks more than just fun?  When Play Becomes the Most Powerful Teacher  Play is a crucial part of child development and is best when it becomes a massive part of a child’s life. It contributes to cognitive, physical, social, and emotional development, sensory integration, language skills and interpersonal relationships, as…

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  • Building Better Brains: How Play Strengthens Executive Function in Children

    Building Better Brains: How Play Strengthens Executive Function in Children

    Have you ever wondered why some kids seem more focused, organised, or able to stay calm under pressure?  Executive functioning has become a popularised brain word. What exactly is executive functioning? It is the brainโ€™s way of processing information while regulating the self. It involves our working memory, planning, self-monitoring, time management, self-control and organisation.…

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  • The Power of Play: How Different Types of Play Shape a Childโ€™s Brain Development

    The Power of Play: How Different Types of Play Shape a Childโ€™s Brain Development

    Have you ever watched a child turn a stick into a sword or a pile of blocks into a castle?  The Transformative Role of Play in Child Development  When a child is moving around, playing, learning about themself and about the environment around them โ€“ they are building their brain’s infrastructure. It’s important to stimulate…

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  • Moving Minds: How Movement and Productivity Intersect to Transform Modern Workย 

    Moving Minds: How Movement and Productivity Intersect to Transform Modern Workย 

    Have you ever noticed your best ideas come when youโ€™re walking – not sitting at your desk?ย  Movement and Productivity Connection Thatโ€™s not a coincidence. Movement and productivity are deeply connected.   Productivity is too often equated with stillness – think motionless bodies hunched over keyboards, eyes fixed on screens, and chairs that mould to the…

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  • Tumble, Jump, Repeat: ย How Physical Play Fuels Brain Development and Resilienceย 

    Tumble, Jump, Repeat: ย How Physical Play Fuels Brain Development and Resilienceย 

    Do you remember the joy of climbing trees, leaping across puddles, or play-wrestling with friends? When was the last time you saw a child roll down a grassy hill or leap across rocks in a stream?  The Hidden Power of Play: More Than Just Fun  These simple, spontaneous moments of physical play may seem like…

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  • Embodied Traditions: How Intergenerational Movement and Cultural Dance Shape Identity and Wellbeingย 

    Embodied Traditions: How Intergenerational Movement and Cultural Dance Shape Identity and Wellbeingย 

    What if the most powerful stories we inherit arenโ€™t spoken or written – but danced? Can movement carry memory?ย  Across cultures and generations, intergenerational movement and dance are far more than performance โ€“ they are a living, breathing archive of embodied knowledge, identity, and collective memory. Across the world, communities use dance not only as…

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  • 10 Strategies to Foster a Culture of Movement and Play in Familiesย 

    10 Strategies to Foster a Culture of Movement and Play in Familiesย 

    When was the last time your living room turned into a dance floor, or your hallway into a racetrack?ย  Reclaiming Everyday Play: Where Movement Begins at Home Think back to your childhood – was there a hallway you turned into a racetrack, a patch of grass that became a soccer field, or a driveway stage…

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