b"ACTIVE FAMILIES IMPACT REPORT 2021Feedback from Royal Navy families receiving an Active Families Pack:The RNRMC was particularly concerned that the impactI just wanted to say thank you so much for sending us this bag of of home schooling, social distancing and restrictions onresources. When we ordered it, we did not know what a huge impact it movement would be felt even more keenly by childrenwould have on us.and young people from Royal Navy families, who already experience so much disruption to normal family lifeWe have a lot going on at home and in life, but my young boy loves the through parental deployment, relocation, separation activities. He has now started getting up early every day before school to and reintegration. play 1 to 100.He used to really struggle with getting up and was never Working with long-term partner Kings Active Foundation,enthusiastic about anything but the Pack has made him a lot happier the RNRMC developed Active Families Packs in directboth physically and mentally.response to the pandemic. The free packs were delivered to 1,000 Royal Navy households, with 450 packsIm a single Mum, so to be able to do turn to the Active Families Pack prioritised for families affected by deployment. Therather than always having to think of activities to occupy my children bespoke packs, which included bats, bean bags, wallhas been fantastic. Its brilliant for all ages in my family and I absolutely chalk and a football, were specially designed to enablelove the decision wheel as afun way to resolve conflict, something a whole host of fun activities to get the whole familyweve always struggled with in this house.moving and playing together. Playing together has been proven to be one of the most effective tools for buildingWeve loved itthe Consequences cards have been a huge hit. We strong relationships between parents and children. Playsaved the Pack until my husband went away and it felt almost as if it adds joy, vitality, and resilience to relationships, helpingwas a gift from Daddy. We are so grateful for it and it has most certainly to heal resentments, disagreements and hurt as well asbonded my three children together and provided them with something building trust and confidence. which they can all do together.The Active Families initiative came about when it was observed that family members, both young and old, are2022 THE QUEENS PLATINUM JUBILEE YEARincreasingly spending more time looking at screensROYAL NAVY FAMILIESrather than interacting together, explained RichardThe RNRMC in partnership with The Kings Foundation is rolling out Holmes, Chief Executive of the Kings Active Foundation. RNRMC Activity Parachutes to eligible organisations and networks. Each CONNECTING THROUGH PLAY Our work with children and young people via Kingsparachute comes with games sheets and ideas on how they can be used Camps is well established, but the addition of Activeto get children, families and adults of all ages active, having fun and Families allows us to work with the whole family,learning together. As they encourage group activities, the parachutes are All primary and secondary schools across England, Wales, Scotland andencouraging them to have fun being active together. ideal for family or sports days and community/neighbourhood events. Northern Ireland closed at various times when the UK moved into its thirdThe motivational and easy to replicate games and lockdown in January 2021. activities that are central to Active Families packs meansThe parachutes have been made freely available to mark the Queen's Psychologists were already reporting worrying behavioural changes families can be active together any time, any place, so thePlatinum Jubilee Year and as part of our effort to strengthen among significant numbers of children following the first lockdown. Duringheadline goal of at least 60 minutes a week being activepartnerships with organisations and people who support Royal Navy a very difficult year, most children spent less time outdoors, became lesstogether is achievable for any family. families wherever they are.physically active and spent more time in front of screens. As a result Englands Childrens Commissioner commented that those growing up in the pandemic may now be the least fit generation of children and young people in history.Scan here with your Smart Phone to hear one familys story of how playing with an Active Families Pack brought them closer together. 20 21"