11TH JUNE, 2021

WEEK 7, TERM 2IMPORTANT DATES From the Principal...

Dear parents & friends of St Joseph’s School, Clare,

ST JOSEPH’S SCHOOL

29 Victoria Road, Clare S.A. 5453

EMAIL: peters@stjoclar.catholic.edu.au

WEBSITE: www.stjoclar.catholic.edu.au

Phone: (08) 8842 3830 | Fax: (08)8842 3410 | www.stjoclar.catholic.edu.au

ST JOSEPH’S SCHOOL

Proudly learning on Ngadjuri land

To live, to learn, love in all things

JUNE

Mon 14th Public Holiday

Tues 15th Pupil Free Day

Wed 16th -

Frid 18th

Year 5 Camp

Thur 17th Rec TransitionFootsteps

Sun 20th Pedal Prix

Tues 22nd School Board

Thur 24th Rec TransitionFootsteps

Tues 29th Transition Parent Information Night

Wed 30th Assembly

JULY

Thur 1st Rec TransitionFootsteps

Frid 2nd Last Day of Term

Mon 19th First Day Term 3

Hello Friends,

How great was it to see the rain earlier this week? I hope that the right amount at the right time has occurred for you. As a ‘new’ person to Clare, it’s been amazing to witness the change in the landscape from autumn colours to a green tinge across the valley as I drive to and from school.

SCHOOL COMMUNITY DINNER

It was a fabulous night that occurred on Saturday 5th June in the Town Hall. The 80s theme was absolutely loud and proud on the night and the atmosphere was electric. Our sincere thanks to everyone for their planning, preparation, work prior to and on the night and for setting up, packing up and cleaning. A huge thanks to the whole school community for its support of the night. The Year 7 students did a magnificent job of ‘waiting tables’ and ‘back of house’ duties on the night. A massive well done to everyone. SAPSASA FOOTBALL/NETBALL

Congratulations to our Year 6 & 7 SAPSASA competitors. The students gave each game 100% and received some excellent results. Our thanks to Chris Slattery and Charlotte Heinjus for their coordination during the carnival. We also thank parents for their support in making our trip(s) to Adelaide successful.

SAPSASA FootballCongratulations to the St Joseph’s students who represented the Mid North at last week’s State Football SAPSASA Carnival held in Adelaide. This year saw two carnivals during the week, the first 2 & half days was a Yr 6, 12-a-side competition and the second part of the week was the Yr 7’s turn. Mid North was super competitive in both carnivals with the Yr 6 Mid North team finishing with 4 wins, 4 losses and 1 draw. The Yr 7 team came away with a Silver medal winning 7 and losing 2 close encounters. The Yr 6 team was captained by Tyson Schultz who predominately played as a strong midfielder in the team. Other St Joe’s students included Hudson Ward (sneaky forward, goal kicker), Will Adams (strong leading half flanker), Hugh Davidson (clever midfielder), Matilda Kells (shut down defender), Jacob Pilkington (running back flanker) and Eli Mitchell (strong marking CHF).The Yr 7 team was captained by Cody Harrold

(athletic midfielder), other St Joes’ students included Mason Baraglia (strong contested ball winner + creative forward), Angus Jaeschke (utility-used everywhere), Max Ackland (strong marking and goal kicking forward) & Henry Fogden (clever midfielder and crafty goal kicker). The boys and Matilda did our school proud.

SAPSASA NetballYear 7

Isabelle Wilson

Greta PrattMakayla NobleEllora Schell

Emma SlatteryElouise Nordhausen-BradleyThe Year 7 team won 2 from 9 games and finished equal 8th overall in the Division 1 competition. The Year 6 team also won 2 from 9 games and finished equal 6th overall in the Division 1 competition.

Year 6

Sophie Stockman

Sophie Green

Scarlett SimsAsha Stockman

FROM THE PRINCIPALBoth teams enjoyed their time playing netball, learning new skills, making new friends and having fun!

MIDDLE SCHOOL BUILDING AND HALL

So many changes and developments in the school building and hall since our last newsletter. The addition of the roof over most of the build and the block work being completed over the entire project has certainly changed the shape and look of the building. There continues to be a flurry of activity on site and if you have time, I encourage you to have look through the fence to see the progress. I also encourage you to scan the QR code on the middle school update overpage for a great aerial view of the build!

YEAR 5 CAMP TO VICTOR HARBOR

We wish our Year 5 campers a terrific time away in Victor Harbor next week. They will be away on Wednesday-Friday. Thank you to Michelle Edmondson, Chris Slattery, Delvene Mathie and our parent helpers for going with them. We look forward to hearing the tales of adventure and exciting opportunities. QR CODES AT SCHOOL

A friendly reminder that if parents and visitors enter school buildings, the QR code needs to be scanned via your phone. Your support and cooperation is really appreciated in this area. Thanks for keeping us safe. PREMIER READING CHALLENGE

Are you a reading Legend? Reading just 10 minutes each day makes a difference!Research confirms reading to children for just 10 minutes each day strengthens literacy, models positive reading behaviour, and builds children’s self-esteem about reading (especially for boys). It doesn’t stop there. You can show your children that you value reading by reading yourself. Having books in your house makes a big difference too. Either books you own or books you borrow from the library remind children of the importance and fun of reading. The Premier’s Reading Challenge is most successful when parents show interest and support their children. Help your child read their 12 books for the year and you will be making a positive difference to their future. The Challenge finishes on 3rd September, so why not snuggle up together with a book this weekend?

“Be thankful for what you have; you’ll end up having more. If you concentrate on what you don’t have, you will never, ever have enough.” Oprah WinfreyThanks and Blessings,

Matt Perry

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PERFORMANCE

On Wednesday 2nd June Paper Boats Ventures performance “When the Mirror Bird Sings” entertained our Rec – Year 5 students in St Joseph’s Hall. This 45-minute show was an immersive visual theatre experience unfolding a mythical tale of kindness overcoming greed. The children were able to participate in this visual narrative about “lines that connect and lines that divide”.

RELIGIOUS EDUCATIONALTAR SERVERS: WEEKEND MASS CLARE/

SEVENHILL

DATE CLARE 5PM SUNDAY

13th June Makayla Noble, Bridie Mitchell, William Mitchell

20th June Kai Warren, Jedd Kain, Bryce CorreaNB: 9am Family Mass

27th June Scarlett Sims, Mali Polden, Ellora Schell

4th July Abby Lawson, Makayla Noble, Abby Mason

11th July Volunteers School Holidays

18th July Volunteers School Holidays

*Please remember that if students are unable to undertake their allocated turn on the roster, it is their responsibility to organise a swap with another student on the roster.

GOSPEL VALUE OF THE WEEK:

Term 2, Week 9The Word Of God: 2 Corinthians 9:2

And your enthusiasm has stirred most of them.Value: Enthusiasm

Program Achieve Key: ConfidenceAction: Take a keen interest in something, get

involved. Term 2, Week 10

The Word Of God: Colossians 1:11Have great endurance and patience.

Value: AssertivenessProgram Achieve Key: Getting Along

Action: Be patient with others and help one another. THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK:

WEEK SEVEN HALF WAY TO HEAVEN

No apologies this time for the dreadful rhyme! We have just finished a very busy weekend with our Confirmation and First Holy Communion families and now we are preparing to celebrate Reconciliation on Wednesday. What with the Eighties-themed School Dinner in between and Pedal Prix looming it is a wonder we need to sing “I’m still standing”! and yes we are and still smiling, lots of laughter too. Which will no doubt punctuate Pyjama Day this week! MINI VINNIES

Thank you to all the parents who have returned their permission slips for their children to participate in our next venture, cleaning the choir loft of the church. Masks on- gloves on, we venture up on Thursday 10th after school, we’ll play some upbeat Christian music and Bryce and Leo will help us record our antics to share in Wk 9.In the holidays we’ll be making some quince paste if all goes well with the quinces harvested from the Green Family’s garden!CHILD FRIENDLY OPPORTUNITIES AT WEEKEND

MASSES

Each weekend at the Sunday 5pm Mass at Clare (with the exception of the third Sunday of the month), Children’s Liturgy is held. Children are invited to go out during the readings (Liturgy of the Word) with Mr Shearer. During this time they are able to take part in breaking open the days’ readings in a child friendly manner. This is a great opportunity for children to be able to understand the readings at their own level of development.On the third Sunday of the month a Family Mass is held in Clare at the 9am Mass. Our next Family Mass is on the 20th June 9am. Children are invited to take part in this Mass via an invitation which is sent home from school in the weeks prior to the celebration. Child-friendly music, which is also used at school Masses, is played at this Mass. Following the Mass there is an opportunity for children and their families to share morning tea together. Why not invite another family to attend this Mass with you and allow the children to have play together following the Mass? At the back of the church colouring packs with pictures relating to the churches liturgical year and children’s books can be found, to assist parents to engage younger children in the Mass.

Please look out for the invitation to our up coming Family Mass.

FROM THE CLASSROOM

We had a very meditative time in our Year 7 Class this week, the group has used Peace as their focus for this term’s RE programme and we played calm background music and worked in small groups or pairs to create mandalas. These were themed out of qualities like “Resilience”, “Harmony”, “Wisdom’. Take a look at the wonderful work the children produced.

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION

RELIGIOUS EDUCATIONYear 4’s finished their wonderful Torah recreations this week and I have to say that they were very cutting edge in their theology, as I just attended a Primary School APRIM day on Monday 31st which was focused on Jesus as a Jew. Fr Michael Trainer led the conference and he would have been very pleased to see our Year Fours appreciating the importance of the First Testament teachings. He says First, rather than Old Testament to emphasise that it is not out of date, but the basis of our faith.

BAPTISM

Those seeking baptism for their children or receival into the Catholic Church (children who have already been baptised into another religious tradition, whose parents are willing to support them to join the Catholic faith) are invited to contact Fr Chris Jenkins on; 8843 5930 to explore this opportunity.

SOLEMNITY OF THE SACRED HEART OF JESUS

Devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus goes back at least to the 11th century, but through the 16th century, it remained a private devotion, often tied to devotion to the Five Wounds of Christ. The first feast of the Sacred Heart was celebrated on August 31, 1670, in Rennes, France, through the efforts of Fr. Jean Eudes (1602-1680). From Rennes, the devotion spread, but it took the visions of St Margaret Mary Alacoque (1647-1690) for the devotion to become universal.In all of these visions, in which Jesus appeared to St Margaret Mary, the Sacred Heart of Jesus played a central role. The “great apparition,” which took place on June 16, 1675, during the octave of the Feast of Corpus Christi, is the source of the modern Feast of the Sacred Heart. In that vision, Christ asked St Margaret Mary to request that the Feast of the Sacred Heart be celebrated on the Friday after the octave (or eighth day) of the Feast of Corpus Christi, in reparation for the ingratitude of men for the sacrifice that Christ had made for them. The Sacred Heart of Jesus represents not simply His physical heart but His love for all mankind.The devotion became quite popular after St Margaret Mary’s death in 1690, but, because the Church initially had doubts about the validity of St Margaret Mary’s visions, it wasn’t until 1765 that the feast was celebrated officially in France. Almost 100 years later, in 1856, Pope Pius IX, at the request of the French bishops, extended the feast to the universal Church. It is celebrated on the day requested by our Lord - the Friday after the octave of Corpus Christi, or 19 days after Pentecost Sunday.Fr Richard HeilmanJune 2, 2016

THE SOUTHERN CROSS

‘The Southern Cross,’ is available at; www.thesoutherncross.org.auSACRAMENTAL PROGRAM 2021

On Friday we celebrated our Rite of Confirmation and it was a very lovely evening, with Fr Philip Marshall assisted by Fr Chris. Sixteen St Joseph’s children and two children from our Parish underwent the rite and then on the Sunday 6th within our Parish Mass at St Michael’s, Clare, the newly-confirmed children were able to make their First Holy Communion. This culminated in a lively shared supper and the distribution of certificates and eating of cake! Wow those cupcakes were cute – thank you to Austin Camilleri’s mum Amanda, and to all the parents and extended family that gathered for these special celebrations.

CONFIRMATION

Back - Fr Chris Jenkins SJ, Dale Heath, Graham Furler, Max Cooley, Oliver Lange, Hugo Kain, Sophie Meaney, Madison Wood, Vicar General Fr Philip Marshall.Middle - Harrison Butler, Billie Cash, Austin Camilleri, Matilda Ryan, Jordie McCarthy, Summer Salopek.Front - Gracie Goodwin, Lenny Weckert, Macauley Smith, Molly Lange, Stella Scheepers

FIRST HOLY COMMUNION

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION

SACRAMENTS

It was a very busy weekend for our students and their families who were involved in the Sacramental Program. On Friday night we celebrated the Rite of Confirmation at St Aloysius Church, Sevenhill, and on Sunday our newly confirmed children were able to make their First Holy Communion at St Michael’s Church, Clare.Both celebrations were very special and the children were extremely well prepared and participated with much enthusiasm.

I would like to sincerely thank all those that assisted in the preparation with special thanks to Julie Grover, Leanne Lang, Tim Packer and Alex Roberts.

I would also like to thank Vicar General Fr Philip Marshall, who travelled from Adelaide to conduct the celebration on Friday night, it was a very special weekend.

God Blessings

Fr Chris Jenkins SJ

WELLBEINGSEASONS FOR GROWTH

I have had the privilege over the past four weeks to be working with 22 students from Reception to Year 7 in small groups completing the ‘Seasons For Growth’ program. This program is an innovative grief and loss education program that uses the imagery of the seasons to illustrate the experience of change and grief. It aims to strengthen the social and emotional wellbeing of children who are dealing with significant change by exploring the impact of change and learning new ways to respond to these changes. Participants in the program receive support and a shared space to:

• Learn about how different people respond to change, loss and grief

• Understand it is normal to experience a range of emotions• Explore new approaches to dealing with change and loss

in their lives• Build communication, decision making and problem-

solving skills• Participate with a supportive group of peersWe have been involved in a range of learning opportunities and use a variety of ways to look at change – we have made popcorn, investigated gratitude activities, experimented with mindful activities and breathing activities, shared stories, created play-do emotion characters and much more.

The program will continue for the remainder of this term and will conclude next term. Please find below some great examples of our ‘emotion characters’. If your child is currently involved in this program, I encourage you to ask them about what we have been doing. For all children, a significant learning of the program is to ensure children know that all emotions and feelings are normal. They are encouraged to talk about their emotions and recognise body signs associated with each. Developing strategies to care for their feelings and behaviours in helpful ways with a growth mindset is important. We must support strategies which allow them to make good choices whilst fostering positive relationships with others. Learning to problem-solve, set realistic goals and make thoughtful decisions is critical in developing new attitudes and behaviours. Young people are encouraged to recognise what strategies work for them and what or who helps them to cope during difficult times in supportive ways that ensures their safety and wellbeing. Delvene Mathie,

Wellbeing Coordinator

RECEPTION LEMON/DALL LITURGY (SACRED

HEART OF JESUS)

Love was in the air (JPY - that eighties music is in my head) when the receptions gathered with their families for their class liturgy last week. Singing and liquid picture drama and beautifully read prayers. It was a really special time. Well done to everyone and thank you to Fr Chris for leading the liturgy, we all left with a warm glow.

Julie GroverAPRIM(Assistant Principal in Religious Identity and Mission)Thursday & Fridays and even weeks Wednesday

PARISH NEWS

With a stiff arctic breeze blowing and with many clap sticks clapping, the students held their Reconciliation March. The oval was packed as the older students held their buddy’s hand and marched around the oval chanting slogans for active Reconciliation.This year we have been encouraged to be brave in our actions for Reconciliation. Aunty Pat earlier in the year, challenged us all to be the voices and faces for future change and Reconciliation. This week the older students have been teaching their younger buddies the significance of the symbols, colours and patterns in the National Reconciliation Week poster. They then went on to decorate the school entrances with their own interpretative artwork. This artwork clearly demonstrates the action that is required for us to stand as one with all Indigenous peoples.As a school community we are learning that true Reconciliation requires action. We have coined the term, ‘RECONCILi-ACTION” to demonstrate that the time for active reconciliation has come. Our staff and students feel equipped to have strong conversations about their thoughts, feelings, and knowledge about Indigenous issues and culture. We continue to be incredibly proud of our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students. They teach us, they help us grow, they help us understand, they make us stronger people. Our Indigenous students are very proud of their heritage and are in the process of creating, writing and filming an Acknowledgement of Country for our school website. We’ll let you know when you can check it out.

We will also soon be celebrating NAIDOC week. Details yet to be confirmed. Our annual special NAIDOC week mass will be held on the 2nd of July at school. Everyone is welcome, it is a colourful event celebrating the culture and diversity of our Indigenous students.If you believe your child would benefit from our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander program at school, please feel free to discuss this with your child’s teacher or myself. We understand that families are our greatest educators of our children, and we are here to walk alongside you on your journey.Think about having a dinner time conversation with your children based round what actions you believe are required for Reconciliation to occur. You might be very surprised at how much your child can contribute! Warm regards and blessings,Tim Packer

Lessons we learnt on our year 3 camp.

At the end of week 5 the Year 3 class embarked on a trip to Adelaide.

We had a very busy 2 days, packed full of adventure and fun. We left

school at 8am on Thursday and headed straight to Latitude where we

bounced, climbed, swung and jumped!

When you’re up

high – don’t look

down - Henry

Then it was on to the Adelaide Zoo for a tour before we headed

to the West Beach Caravan Park where we stayed for the night.

Monkey’s don’t

need to wear sun

hats. – Hayley

Always check your

room twice before

you leave - Eddie

Golf balls don’t need to

be hit too hard when

you’re putting! -

Harry & Nick

Watch where you’re

walking or you might get

wet shoes ~ Mitch

At West Beach

we had a lot of

fun playing mini-

golf, enjoying the

bouncy pillow,

beach walking and

of course sleeping

in our bunk

rooms.

On Friday morning we went to

see the stage production of

Magic Beach before heading to

the Morialta Nature playground.

We had a great time enjoying

the space and walked all the way

to the waterfall. We spotted

lots of Koalas.

The annual Community Dinner was held in the Town Hall on Friday the 5th of June. The year 7 students performed an 80s Medley of songs for the guests and helped with waiting on the night. The students did themselves, their families, and the school proud. A fantastic night was had by all who attended and the 80’s dress up’s were fantastic.We would like to thank the year 7 students, their families and St Joseph’s staff that were involved for all their hard work in bringing this night together. Also a big thankyou to all those that donated items for the Auction. Part proceeds from the night will be going towards the year 7 camp to Canberra in October as a part of the Civics and Citizenship unit.

COMMUNITY DINNER

PEA AND BROCCOLI SOUPWHAT YOU NEED 1 tbsp. olive oil

1 brown onion, finely chopped

2 garlic cloves, crushed

1 brushed potato, peeled, chopped

4 cups (1L) chicken stock or vegetable stock

1 head broccoli, cut into florets2 cups (240g) frozen peas

1/3 cup (80ml) thin cream

Thin cream, extra, to serve

Coarsely chopped chives, to serveWHAT YOU DO -

• Heat the oil in a large saucepan over medium heat. Add the onion and cook, stirring, for 5 mins or until onion softens. Add the garlic and cook, stirring, for 1 min or until aromatic.

• Add potato and stock. Bring to the boil. Cook for 10 mins or until potato is tender. Add broccoli and peas. Bring to the boil. Cook for 2 mins or until broccoli is tender. Remove from heat.

• Carefully use a stick blender to blend the mixture until smooth. Add the cream and stir to combine. Season.

• Ladle the soup evenly among serving bowls. Serve drizzled with extra cream and sprinkled with chives and top with pastry stars.

Pastry stars for Garnish: Use 1.5cm and 3cm star cutters to cut stars from puff pastry. Brush with lightly whisked egg. Sprinkle with sea salt flakes. Bake on a lined tray at 200C until puffed.

SCHOOL GARDEN

Thank goodness for Year 6 boys. With their help we pulled out the eggplant bushes, topped up the soil in the raised beds, planted more strawberries & picked some peas & radishes to

eat!

Jenny Vine

CANTEEN NEWS

PLACING ORDERS VIA QKR!To ensure your child gets their canteen order it is important that you follow through the final steps on the QKR app:1) Once order is complete select “Checkout”2) Type in password and then select “OK”3) Select “Checkout” again – you will see an overview of your order4) Select “Submit Payment” and wait until it has completed the purchase5) You will see a receipt from St Joseph’s School, Clare when your order has been successful

Canteen Roster Semester 1: 2021

ALL VOLUNTEERS: Must sign in and out at the front office

Term 2 DATE THURSDAY

9:00am – approx. 11:00am

DATE FRIDAY

9:00am – approx. 1:30pm

Week 7 (10th June) Hollie Kain Week 7 (11th June) Tim White

Steph Bennett

Week 8 (17th June) Mel Clifford

Kylie Murphy

Week 8 (18th June) Eilis Mitchell

Jourdanne Burgess

Week 9 (24th June) Kirsty Modystach

Nadja Uden Moller

Week 9 (25th June) Anita Fogden

Amy Trengove

Week 10 (1st July) Linda Redden

Bec Schell

Week 10 (2nd July) Carly Bradley

Sharon Schultz

New to Canteen Experience in Canteen Experienced and willing to help less experienced

**If you are a volunteer, please request to join our Facebook page. Search St Joseph's School Clare Canteen

If you need to swap your day, please call/use Facebook group to swap with a person with the same or more experience

than you from the current roster where possible.

Please notify Kerrie Weckert (0438 452153) of any changes ASAP so the roster can be kept up to date.

Thank you for volunteering your time

Uniform News – Week 7 Term 2

What’s new…• Navy track pants are still available to order from the front office, there are a couple of different styles to choose from

• We also now have the new style school, waterproof jackets available up to size 12. Old style jackets in sizes 12, 14 and adult S are still available for the special price of $30. Order on QKR!

Reminders…….

• Hair accessories must be in school colours – navy, yellow/gold or white, we have navy and gold hair elastics available in the uniform shop. • Also, hair must be tied back off the face at all times, as stated in the school uniform policy for hygiene reasons and to reduce distraction.

• Remember please, that black school shoes should be leather or leather-like, mesh or canvas black are not part of the school uniform policy

Order on Qkr! or come and see us at the Uniform Shop on Wednesday mornings 8.30-8.50am. Uniform Committee

UNIFORM NEWS

Q- What did the buffalo say to his son when he was leaving for College ?A- Bison ?

All these items were left behind at the Community Dinner on Saturday night. If any of these are yours can you please collect from the front office by the 18th June - if not collected they will be donated to op

shop.

LOST PROPERTYRM Williams XXXL

Size 8

South

Clare

Hoody

COMMUNITY NEWS

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Winter has certainly hitwith a vengeance this

week! Won't you be glad, in theschool holidays, that you

ordered some bakedgoodies to keep the family

warm from the inside??

ORDER FORM AVAILABLE IN

FRONT OFFICE

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Entries due 14th June - Opening night 16th June

email art.cvwftc@gmail.com for more information or visit our

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Free entry for school aged children in our new Junior Section

Languages Alive! Languages Alive! Experience the delights of other languages and cultures

Register online by 25 June

www.ticketebo.com.au/languagesalive

Who Reception to year 7

When July 2021

Where School of Languages

6th July, 7th July and 9th July

Strathalbyn Primary School 13 July

Auburn Primary School 14 July

Stirling North Primary School (Port Augusta) 16 July

Cost $10 per day

School card/Healthcare card holders FREE

Languages Alive! is a program

of engaging and interactive

language and cultural

experiences for R-7 students

Delivered by highly proficient speakers of the relevant language, the program will run during the July school holidays in metropolitan and country locations.

Workshops will explore a rangeof languages including Spanish, Korean, Nepali, Hindi, German, Chinese, Italian, Indonesian and French.

Provided as a part of our school’s Parenting Ideas membership parentingideas.com.au

INSIGHTS

Common sense strategies for raising girls

As a father of six girls I’m o�en asked for strategies for raising girls to be happy, responsible and strong. Here are my top fivestrategies that are relevant for parenting girls of any age.

Help her feel connected

When you connect with your daughter you help her to feel seen, heard and valued, which are vital psychological needs. Youconnect by helping her feel your delight when she walks into the room. You connect by stopping what you’re doing and reallylistening when she speaks to you, and by ensuring she feels truly worthy and loved.

Help her feel she’s enough

On Father’s Day 2020, a 12-year-old girl completed a quiz about her dad, answering questions such as “What’s your favouritething to do with your dad?” “What’s your favourite memory of  your dad?” “What’s your favourite song to sing with your dad?”

One question asked her to complete a sentence: “I know my dad loves me because…” His daughter wrote, “Because I’m me, andthat’s all he wants me to be.” Help your daughter feel that she’s enough because she is.

Help her navigate friendships with grace

Research highlights that girls have more friendship challenges and experience more relational issues than boys. Girls are moresocially oriented. They fight more with words and emotions than boys who tend to fight with their bodies. Girls also ruminatemore than boys. While fitting in is important for both genders, girls use social exclusion and relational aggression in unique waysthat can really hurt.

If your daughter struggles with friendship issues there are no easy answers, however your attitude will make a huge di�erence.Gentle conversations that emphasise her value and worth, reinforcing your relationship are important when girls struggle. Atsome stage ask your daughter to reflect on these questions, “Do I like myself when I’m around those people?” and “Do I feel likeI’m being true to who I am when I’m around these people?”

Help her love her body

Most girls want to feel beautiful. It’s a parent’s job to let them know they are – always. And that beauty comes from the inside.Never talk negatively about your daughter’s body. Body shaming doesn’t encourage healthier behaviour. It just makes girls wantto disappear into the black hole of unworthiness. Remind her that it matters more what she can do with her body than how itlooks.

Provided as a part of our school’s Parenting Ideas membership parentingideas.com.au

Remember to let go

A parent’s job is to prepare them for life without them. You’re playing the long game, so the quality of your relationship reallymatters. Raising them to let them go is hard. But that’s just how it should be.

Dr Justin Coulson presents a related webinar: Connecting with teenage daughters

Our school has a membership with Parenting Ideas. As part of this membership, you can attend the upcomingwebinar ‘Connecting with teenage daughters’ at no cost.

About

In this webinar, Dr Justin Coulson (father to 6 daughters) unpacks the science and provides practical real-world advice forparenting teenage daughters. You’ll discover what is really going on in their minds, how they really feel and what they wish youknew.

When

23 June 2021 8:00pm AEST

To redeem

1. Click this link: https://www.parentingideas.com.au/parent-resources/parent-webinars/webinar-connecting-with-teenage-daughters2. Click ‘Add to cart’3. Click ‘View cart’4. Enter the coupon code DAUGHTERS and click ‘Apply Coupon’ Your discount of $39 will be applied.5. Click ‘Proceed to checkout’6. Fill in your account details including our school’s name to verify your eligibility. These are the details you will use to loginto your account and access your webinar and resources7. Click ‘Place Order’This o�er is valid until 23 September 2021. If you’re unable to make the broadcast time, just register anyway and you will getaccess to the recording.

Dr Justin CoulsonDr Justin Coulson helps families be happier. His Goalcast and TEDx positive parenting videos have beenviewed by more than 100 million people. He is the author of 6 books about creating flourishing familiesand raising resilient children. Justin and his wife, Kylie, are the parents of 6 daughters. Find the DrJustin Coulson’s Happy Families podcast on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. For further detailsvisit www.happyfamilies.com.au