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Amber Ogunsoya-William

Award-winning Inclusive Play Consultant, Worker and Advocate; NSPCC Champion of Childhood

Jul 21, 2026

5:43
But do you have any advice for families to actually thrive this summer, and not just count down the days until- September and school comes back again [laughs] and the routine returns
5:56
[laughs] Absolutely.
5:57
Well, I think firstly it's looking at thriving instead of just trying to survive.
6:01
So summer holidays, they can feel like kinda this six weeks grand performance for parents that they quite frankly didn't actually audition for.
6:08
[laughs] But thriving, um, doesn't come from doing more, it comes from doing what matters.
6:14
So when I talk to families, I talk about lowering the bar.
6:16
It does not need to be this gorgeous Pinterest summer.

10 MINS LATER

16:09
So what would you say to parents who are a little bit worried about letting their kids, like, outdoors this summer by themselves?

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