13/06/2026
🌿 Today’s reminder: children are often more resilient than we give them credit for. 💛
Today, Ariana and I completed the full ~6km Glenrock Lagoon loop.
To be honest, during the first half of the walk, I probably considered turning back at least 10 times.
Ariana has one arm in a cast, and I wasn’t sure how she’d manage the distance, the stairs, the hills, or the uneven terrain. Part of me worried it would simply be too much.
In the end, I decided that if needed, I could always piggyback 20kg back to the car. No big deal, right mums? 😅💪
Turns out, she didn’t need any help at all.
She tackled every set of stairs, every hill, every tree root, and every kilometre. In fact, by the end she seemed to have more energy than I did.
A lovely lady on the trail even stopped to comment on how impressive it was to see her out there with her cast.
The experience reminded me how easy it can be for adults to project our own fears, assumptions, and limitations onto children. We naturally want to protect them, but sometimes that protective instinct can unintentionally limit opportunities for growth.
Confidence in our children isn’t built by simply telling them, “You’re capable” or “You can do this.”
It is built through experiences that allow them to discover it for themselves.
✨ By trying.
✨ By persisting.
✨ By overcoming challenges.
✨ By learning that they can do hard things.
Of course, every child is different, and support matters.
But often we forget that our role isn’t to remove every obstacle from our children’s path.
Our role is to walk alongside them, believe in their capacity, and be there if they need a helping hand. 💛
Today, Ariana reminded me that children are often capable of far more than we imagine. 🌿💛
