Wonderful Me! is all about ensuring that our approach to children and young people enables every child to feel welcomed, safe, seen, heard and known – to be included and to flourish in the knowledge that they are each wonderfully made by a loving God.
Over the past few decades, our knowledge and understanding of how our brains develop and operate, of the affect that trauma can have on brain development and wider wellbeing and of how we process and understand emotions, has grown exponentially. New technologies – things like MRI scans – have enabled us to more fully understand scripture that says we are fearfully and wonderfully made. We have learned more of how we are knit together as we have increasingly discovered that we are integrated beings – that our physical, emotional, mental and spiritual health is connected and woven together. We are better able to appreciate and celebrate difference as we have have learned more about neurodiversity and can understand behaviour as communication.
But lots of this learning is still new and hasn’t always filtered through to the people who need it the most – those journeying day in day out with children and young people. And so Wonderful Me! is about just that – support, training and resources for churches, parents and organisations, that draws on some of that rich learning and makes it accessible and practical for those who are seeking to create safe spaces that enable every child to feel seen, heard and valued.
The Wonderful Me! website is a good place to start exploring what we offer. As well as information on our training offer, you will find a well stocked bank of resources that are FREE to download including strategy and training resources – such as our ‘child profile’ tool or ‘STARS of safety’ tool, along with programme resources – such as ‘Sensory Stories’ or ‘Breathe’. There’s also plenty for parents, including an infovid on supporting the meltdown moments and family devotion activities such as our summer ‘Wonder’ resource – and don’t miss our children’s book reviews where you can find out more about books we recommend that support healthy emotional development in young children. Each one includes family devotion activities to help you explore wellbeing with Jesus at the centre!
There’s even a Wonderful Me! shop offering a small range of resources that are available for purchase! So, feel free to have a good look around! And if you can’t find what you are looking for – get in touch! I’m always up for a cuppa – either in person, if you live in the North West, or online over zoom!
