Flourish Aotearoa

27/11/2025

Sentences that we should all be comfortable saying:
“I don’t know enough about that yet, can you tell me more?”
“I’ve changed my mind on that topic.”
“I was wrong. Thanks for helping me to learn something new.”

27/11/2025

The mental health of tamariki and rangatahi benefits from spending time in nature. If you'd like to learn more, see this article on our website:
https://brainwave.org.nz/article/the-wonders-of-nature/

26/11/2025

26/11/2025

Oh yes...

26/11/2025

Caregivers' delight in children builds self-worth and secure attachment. Discover the importance of showing children they're valuable just as they are.

26/11/2025

An important reminder as we enter this time of year that can be challenging

How do you refill your cup when you’re feeling drained? 💚

We asked our team to share their favourite ways to top up their hauora (wellbeing), and this answer was too good not to share. It’s a beautiful reminder that looking after ourselves can be woven into our everyday lives.

We’d love to hear from you: What’s one small way you top up your wellbeing? Share your ideas with our community below 👇

https://bit.ly/3GU4TZq

22/11/2025

Language is so important – it connects us to our culture, supports us to think, to learn, and to communicate with others. Learning about language starts early; pēpi/babies are learning about language from before they are born. There are many ways in which whānau/family support strong language sk...

20/11/2025

So true

20/11/2025

In the context of child development, just a little understanding of brains and the way they ‘connect up’ in the early years is very useful indeed.

This article is a great place to start:
https://brainwave.org.nz/article/a-squishy-wonder-brain-structure-and-function/

16/11/2025

16/11/2025

When I'm overwhelmed, most of the time my first instinct is to just be hard on myself (working on it but I HATE than anxiety makes the dumbest things overwhelming and it's frustrating!). But being hard on myself never helps. Here are some thing that do.

08/11/2025

It doesn't matter how many years of life I've been working. I still need this reminder every now and then. Maybe you do, too.

Artist credit: Meg Fatharly Printmaking and Collage