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Life’s too short to sit back and watch kids stifle their creativity. We’re here to bring messy, expressive, risk-taking wonder back to childhood and encourage outrageous curiosity that the whole family can enjoy. It’s time to raise the future’s pioneers through creative fun!

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👉 Survival Club. Have you been in? I didn't g

👉 Survival Club.
Have you been in? I didn't get in the club because I didn't have the secret password 🤣

This was the sign that my youngest son and his friends made last week to mark the entrance to their new club house at The Patch @thepatchathoughtfulplacetobe The name they chose got me thinking, what if we didn't have to just survive what if we could thrive?

So how do we thrive? Well for us, as a Lights On Family that means living and learning to our edges, that point where it feels a bit scary and you want to give up. To thrive you have get to that point, feel that energy and move one step past it into a brave new world. I'm not saying it's easy but being a member of the Lights On Academy has given me the tools and understanding to know that when my kids get stuck, show resistance or say their bored we don't have to give up. We just need to breathe, be curious about why were are stuck and then move forward.

If you want to know more about my journey and how we became a Lights On Family click the link in bio for a free video series and a Facebook live launching tonight.

This crazy haired plant pot has recently gained ey

This crazy haired plant pot has recently gained eyes. Why? Well because my little one suddenly decided he needed them. He was busy playing in the kitchen when suddenly he jumped up, rushed upstairs grabbed some Google eyes and stick them to the plant pot in the garden. "There", he announced "that's better".

Imagination and make believe at its best.

It's just a porridge bowl! 🥣. This simple thoug

It's just a porridge bowl! 🥣. This simple thought changed everything for me. Sounds bonkers I know.

The thing was this porridge bowl was having a really detrimental effect on my relationship with my eldest son. Every morning when I saw the discarded bowl on the side I would think, "he never puts his bowl away. He is so lazy. My kids never do anything for me. They don't care about me". I know right, a lot of negative thoughts all from one sticky bowl.

The problem was, with those thoughts in my head I would feel upset and the result was always the same, a cross me snapping angrily at my son, "why can't you just put that bowl away". Everyday my morning started the same, I would snap and my son would look disheartened.

Until we became a Lights On family and I did their neurocoaching program. What I learnt was, the situation is neutral. 👉 It's just a porridge bowl 💕. I was the creator of my own thoughts and I could decide what thoughts I wanted to have. The situation is neutral, my son wasn't leaving the bowl there to hurt me he was just leaving the bowl on the side, simple.

With this new found knowledge the very next day I walked into our lounge to find, yes you've got it, the porridge bowl. I looked at it, thought "it's just a porridge bowl 🥣" and then walked away.

Well that was a 6 months ago and do you know what, I have not put away a single porridge bowl since. Sometimes I see it and smile but it's always put away by my son without a word from me.

As for our relationship, well we are stronger than ever. Who knew a porridge bowl could be a game changer. The power of the brain!

Julia Black of Lights On Families is running a free video series at the moment. There is a link in my bio. If my porridge bowl experience resonates with you please go and listen to the video series, it might be life changing.

#itsjustaporridgebowl #bossofmybrain #lightsonfamilies #juliablackthelightsonmum #educationevolution #ogleepoglee #positiveparenting #nuerocoaching #lightson #raisingboys #mumlife

Happy To Share My Secret 👉 For me, this crazy

Happy To Share My Secret

👉 For me, this crazy year has brought clarity, a renewed passion for learning and a deeper connection with my family. Julia Black, founder of Lights On Families has been integral to our transformation and has guided me away from a place of complete overwhelm and empowered me to help my family thrive.

From the outside we looked like a normal, happy family but for some time not everything has been okay. My children were struggling with the school environment and anxiety was at an all-time high. I was trapped in a negative mindset and felt led by what "I should" be doing both in my business and my family life. I really didn't know what to do to help my family, I felt exhausted from years of tantrums and tears. I honestly believed that parenting was just hard, and I was failing as a mother.

Then everything changed when I listened to a Facebook Live by Julia Black 6 months ago. I can remember thinking, "wow, this lady is talking my language". At last there was someone who didn't see my children as a problem to be fixed. It was so refreshing, and I instantly knew it was what my family needed.

Fast forward to now and you will find a family full of fun, who loves learning and has reconnected with what's important to them. As for me, I know I am a good mum and I will be forever grateful for Lights On Families for helping me to remember that. If I hadn’t started to think differently about what was important in my children's education, and put my family’s mental wellbeing first, then I know we wouldn’t be where we are today.

So why am I baring my soul to you today?

Well I wanted you to know that change is possible and there is always options. My coach, Julia Black, is releasing ⭐ The Education Evolution ⭐ a Free, Powerful Video Series and Live Event where she’s sharing how parents can prioritise their children’s mental health in this current climate so they can actually start to really excel no matter what.

Click the link in my bio to put your families mental wellbeing first. The Education Evolution starts today.

#lightsonfamilies #lightsonlearning #lightsonacademy
#ogleepoglee #passionledlearning #positiveparenting

Just saw these words of wisdom in my notebook and

Just saw these words of wisdom in my notebook and had to share them. Sadly I didn't write the author of these powerful words.

"Life is short so live large and believe in the endless possibilities life has to offer. Choose to live an abundant life creating memorable moments you can cherish forever."

I'm working on it! Today we enjoyed the sunshine, discovered a new salted chocolate ice cream flavour at our local shop and wrote stories. My eldest is trying to write a novel, my youngest is creating a three part pocket story book and I'm just writing stuff that comes into my head. "Your stories are very random" was today's feedback from my gang. They are a tough audience.

How was your day?

Does your little one have big thoughts and wild id

Does your little one have big thoughts and wild ideas? Mine do and I've learnt that listening to those ideas no matter how "out there" they seem is really, really important. Taking their ideas seriously has helped us to reconnect and had led to some great adventures.

At the beginning of lockdown my youngest wanted to build a huge bug house, well actually a hotel, in our garden. I tried suggesting a small wooden house but that was not his plan. So we collected bits from neighbours and created a huge bug hotel.

Since then we have learnt more about insects and that actually the best thing to bring nature into your garden is a pond. So we spent 6 weeks building a pond. Then that led to finding out about wildlife friendly plants. Now my youngest grows his own vegetables, has a cactus garden in his room, propagates his own plants and is trying to grow his own bonsai trees. Every week he makes me a display of flowers and we have a garden buzzing with insects. So that one idea led us off down a wonderful path of discovery. I wonder what adventure is next.

Can you incorporate your little ones big ideas into their day? Maybe an after school or weekend project that you can work on together.

#lightsonfamilies #homeed
#outdoorlearning #ogleepoglee #natureboy #bigideas #creativitymatters
#funseekingkids #practicallearning #handsonlearning #bughouse #naturelover #curiouschild #positiveparenting #homeschoolinguk

Meet Timmy 🐢 the new member of our family. I ha

Meet Timmy 🐢 the new member of our family. I had no idea what an awesome pet a tortoise would be. My youngest loves animals and has wanted a tortoise for a while. Learning at home has given him the time to find out so much about these amazing creatures and I am so proud of the care and attention he gives his pet. He has built him an adventure playground, recorded all his measurements, fixed his heating lamp and researched how to bath him properly. Next on his wish list is a parrot but I'm not quite as keen. 🐦

Do you have a family pet? What would be on your child's wish list?

⭐ Curiosity is the capacity to wonder ⭐⁠ ⁠

⭐ Curiosity is the capacity to wonder ⭐⁠
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If you saw my last two posts you will know that the last 6 months have allowed me to take stock and reevaluate lots of things including my family life and business. You might also have noticed that I have not specifically said what my plans are. That's probably because for the first time in my life I don't actually have a plan and whilst that feels incredible scary it's also very freeing. Instead what I do have is a vision of how I want my life to pan out and clarity over what really matters to me. ⁠
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This is where Curiosity and Fun come in. These two words have consistently cropped up in my thoughts, so I have decided that they will be key components of my everyday. As a home educating mum of two boys I have noticed a huge difference in my family since I brought curiosity and fun into the mix. Rekindling my own interests, getting creative again and being more playful has allowed my children to follow my lead and explore their own passions to. A bit more on that another time......⁠
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#lightsonfamilies #curiosity #familyvision #homeschooling #homeeducating #homeed #learningisgrowing #ogleepoglee #growthmindset #curiouskids #extrinsicmotivation #childledlearning #raisinghappykids #creativemind #childhoodunplugged #lettembekids #happychildhood #habitsforlife #myfamily #letthemplay ⁠
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“I’ve just booked the church hall once a week

“I’ve just booked the church hall once a week for three months” I announced to my husband nearly 10 years ago. ⁠
He looked perplexed and asked why. “I’m going to do something that helps kids and their families be creative together!”. He looked even more perplexed and said “okay”. ⁠
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So that was it, Oglee Poglee was born and that simple idea turned into an amazing adventure. I took a leap of faith and threw my heart and soul into it. The business grew, I took on staff, designed products, developed an online business, won awards, delivered fun to thousands of families and worked all the time. The photo was taken at my very first creative workshop⁠
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Don’t get me wrong, bits of it were amazing and I wouldn’t change it but somewhere along the way I got lost. The fun and creativity that I was so passionate about was replaced by business talk, plans, finances, and admin. I had lost my sparkle and as I’m sure you know you can’t inspire others if you are not feeling it yourself. From now on I’m ditching the business plan and instead working towards a new vision that puts my own and my family’s mental well being at the centre of everything I do. My sparkle is back and a new journey can begin. ⁠
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Right now i'm choosing to celebrate, to look back on everything that I’ve achieved with Oglee Poglee and what an amazing part of my life and personal growth it’s been. ⠀⁠
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Help me to celebrate, share your favourite memory of an Oglee Poglee experience below. ⁠
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#unleashyourchildscreativity #ogleepoglee #craftingwithkids #creativekids #familytime #creativityiscontagious #mumboss #businesswin #businesscelebration #letscelebrate #lightsonfamilies #lightsonmum #changeagentsmums #concsiousparenting ⁠
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