http://www.growingmindshub.co.nz/blog/ The latest Blog feeds from www.growingmindshub.co.nz en-us Sat, 04 Apr 2026 15:51:20 +1300 Rocketspark http://www.growingmindshub.co.nz/blog/post/162408/the-thing-about-motivation/ Last week our Growing Minds Hub kids went to Crankworx. And while what the athletes could do was genuinely jaw-dropping, what we were sneakily trying to teach was something else entirely: what motivation actually looks like in a human being.Nobody forced those riders to spend years mastering something difficult, falling repeatedly, getting back up. They do it because they chose it, because they can see themselves getting better, and because they belong to something that matters to them.That's no... Mon, 23 Mar 2026 16:25:41 +1300 http://www.growingmindshub.co.nz/blog/#post162408 http://www.growingmindshub.co.nz/blog/post/161783/the-nervous-system-doesnt-care-about-your-curriculum/ A child who doesn't feel safe cannot learn. Not "learns less well." Cannot learn.When the brain detects a threat, it pulls energy away from the thinking parts and redirects it toward survival. And "threat" doesn't mean a lion. It means fear of getting something wrong in front of the class. Sensory overload from a noisy room. An argument on the way to school that never got resolved. Months of low-level stress that nobody clocked.A child carrying any of that isn't choosing not to engage. Their bra... Tue, 10 Mar 2026 16:06:38 +1300 http://www.growingmindshub.co.nz/blog/#post161783 http://www.growingmindshub.co.nz/blog/post/160885/big-emotions-at-home-a-simple-calm-down-pathway-parents-can-start-today/ Big feelings are part of childhood, but when emotions go from “big” to overwhelming, it can leave everyone in the house feeling on edge. If your child goes from 0 to 100 quickly (yelling, crying, melting down, slamming doors, refusing to cooperate), it’s easy to feel like you’ve tried everything.This post shares a simple calm-down pathway you can start using at home to support emotional regulation for kids, without needing perfect behaviour, perfect parenting, or a perfectly calm moment ... Wed, 25 Feb 2026 11:02:27 +1300 http://www.growingmindshub.co.nz/blog/#post160885