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Hello Muscat Mums! This is the last newsletter before our Summer break, and with it I bring the sad news that two of our wonderful coordinators have stepped down. Liz and Nadia have been such wonderful assets to our coordinating team and will both be hugely missed. Massive thanks to both of you for your hard work, dedication and being such fabulous team mates. Joining the team is Jana, our new Cheeky Monkeys coordinator. It is hard to believe that another year is coming to a close, but as we reflect back there have been some wonderful highlights, and of course areas we know have room to improve for the coming year. We hope you have a wonderful break, and the chance to slow down, to be present and soak it all in. Additionally, we are all parents so lets not sugar coat it; we send you luck for those many moments over the coming weeks that are challenging, and possibly even have you questioning some of your life choices. We jest of course! But seriously good luck out there. See you soon. Your Muscat Mum Coordinators.
In Other News...Love them or hate them the long summer holidays are upon us. Here in the Middle East, with the high temperatures and the length of the break, it can be tricky to find ways to fill the days. Firstly, a reminder:
Boredom is actually good for kids. It allows for certain skills to develop, such as creativity and problem solving their boredom issues. It can also help with building their flexibility, patience and tolerance levels. Perhaps, must importantly, boredom helps to prepare them for “real life” where the majority of days follow a routine, and can be a bit mundane. In essence, there is no need to feel the pressure to plan a summer that is jam packed to the rafters. Secondly, down time is equally as important for kids as it is for us. At the end of the summer break, we all need to hit the ground running, refreshed and ready for the year ahead. Free play has numerous benefits, as above it allows time for creativity to come to the forefront. It breathes life into our children’s imaginations, the impact this has is an individual who can think differently and has the potential to be an innovator in later life. If your schedule is bouncing you from place to place, stress levels will be higher, it’s likely the food you consume will be more unhealthy as time for cooking is reduced. Additionally, later nights impact on the quality of sleep. All of these factors, sleep, nutrition and higher stress levels impact upon learning, growth, development, brain function and health. Of course, once in awhile will have little impact; this is if it is a regular pattern of the household. In essence, there is no need to feel the pressure to plan a summer that is jam packed to the rafters. Our kids, treasure and crave time with us. It doesn’t matter what it is we are doing, they just want to play and be with us. (The younger ones anyway!) All they truly want is to know that we are focussed on them and are present. Put the phone down, get the colours or the play dough out. Play hairdressers or build railways. Craft together, read together, watch together. In essence, there is no need to feel the pressure to plan a summer that is jam packed to the rafters. To revisit a thought from above, if your schedule is extremely full, where is the time for you? This is important all the time, taking time to yourself, however small a time it may be. Even more so during the summer break when the normal routine of school and nursery is not in place. Slowing down and scaling back the schedules means you can take ten minutes here or there for a cuppa, or to send those messages and emails . Or to just sit down and do nothing! In essence, there is no need to feel the pressure to plan a summer that is jam packed to the rafters
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