Friday, November 04, 2005
National Family Week...
Kids do better when they feel connected to families. Families do better when they're connected to caring communities. To nurture and celebrate these connections, several U.S. organizations have declared November 20th - 26th, 2005 as "National Family Week."
Kids do better when they feel connected to families. Families do better when they're connected to caring communities. To nurture and celebrate these connections, several U.S. organizations have declared November 20th - 26th, 2005 as "National Family Week."
- Strong families are at the center of strong communities.
- Children live better lives when their families are strong.
- Families are strong when they live in communities that connect them to networks of support, and to tangible benefits including economic self-sufficiency, reliable child care, dependable transportation, affordable housing, accessible health care, and applicable education and training.
- Everyone has a role in making families successful
You child care is a type of "family." You should also be a resource for information and a source of encouragement and support for the families that you are involved with. Areas such as:
- Communication:
Do your family members keep thoughts and opinions to themselves? Or are
they open, honest (and tactful) with each other? - Encouragement:
Do your family members support and encourage each other? - Commitment:
Does your family see itself as a team? Do family members give each other
positive reinforcement? - Morals and values:
Strong families are guided by morals. Do your family members discuss morals
and values? Are you respectful of each other's morals and values? - Community involvement:
Is your family isolated from others at school, church, work, clubs and in
the neighborhood? Do you contribute to a community in some way? Do you have
neighbors and friends that you can rely on in a crisis?
Learn more about what you can do at the National Family Week website.
Improving the lives of children starts at home....
// posted by Tammy Wachter @ 7:59 PM 
