Strengthening Families Overview
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The document outlines a new framework for preventing child abuse and neglect based on strengthening protective factors in families and communities. It identifies six key protective factors: parental resilience, social connections, knowledge of parenting and child development, concrete support in times of need, and social and emotional development of children. For each factor, it provides some additional context and examples of how to support that factor to help prevent child abuse and neglect.
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Strengthening Families Overview
- 3. Protective Factors Parental Resilience Social Connections Knowledge of Parenting and Child Development Concrete Support in Times of Need Social and Emotional Development of Children Child Abuse & Neglect Prevention
- 13. The solution of all adult problems tomorrow depends in large measure upon the way our children grow up today. -- Margaret Mead
Hinweis der Redaktion
- Since children don’t come with instructions, understanding child development and behavior can be challenging. All of us need to know how children learn, what’s reasonable to expect at different ages, and how to deal with common behaviors like crying, biting and talking back. We form this Circle by ensuring that all parents have information about stages of development and by working to improve our own parenting skills. Programs and neighborhood centers that provide this information can help parents better recognize their children’s progress.
- Resilience is the ability to “bounce back” when life becomes stressful. Problems at work or challenges at home can make it even more difficult to get through 3 a.m. feedings and provide children with the love and attention they need. All of us can build resilience and join this circle by reaching out to one another and helping parents during the inevitable challenges of life. This circle is also formed by community programs such as In-Home Family Education and through parent support groups at local churches and hospitals that help parents cope in a positive manner with the normal challenges every family faces at some point in their lives.
- Having trusting relationships and being part of a social network goes a long way to decrease isolation – a major factor in child abuse and neglect. When parents have friends they can trust and confide in, they feel supported and are less likely to feel lonely. Everyone has a place in this circle. Being a supportive neighbor or friend can make an important difference for a child and their family. Local groups like PTAs, youth sports teams and kids’ arts programs form this circle by introducing parents and building relationships with each other. Even connecting online through email and sites like Facebook can help parents feel less isolated.
- Supporting children’s social and emotional skills helps the communication between parents and their children and can reduce tensions within the family. When parents, caregivers and others help children express their feelings and needs effectively, children are less likely to resort to tantrums, biting or fighting. Over time, better communication about feelings helps cement the important bonds that children have with their parents and other adults. In addition, being able to talk about how they feel helps children be more likely to confide in a trusted adult about situations that make them feel uncomfortable or unsafe. This circle of caring includes quality early care and education programs that nurture children’s relationships and help them learn how to express themselves. Others can join this circle by showing an active interest in how children are feeling—for example, by saying, 'You look sad." Or asking, “How does that make you feel?”
- Everyone needs a hand sometimes. A car breaks down and a family needs a ride to work and school. A parent has surgery and needs help with meals for the family. A furnace goes out in the middle of winter and a week before payday. In strong communities, we know that we’re all in this together. We count on each other for practical help in tough times. We give help one-on-one, through our community and religious groups, and through public policies that assist those in need. In this Circle we see neighbors helping neighbors. We see churches operating food pantries. We see community programs that help unemployed parents get training for new jobs, and we see public programs that help families meet their basic needs and allow parents to focus on raising happy and healthy children.