EMPOWERING VOICES. BUILDING WELLBEING. SHAPING IDENTITY.
ACTivatingVoices – Facilitating Learning is about taking care of the social-emotional well-being of all involved in the education of children, including children themselves.
Social-emotional well-being is a term that basically refers to your mental health. So, as we help to support a positive social-emotional well-being among parents and carers, we are essentially supporting children’s mental health.
But you ask, “How? – How will your mental health be improved and supported”.
EMPOWERING VOICES.
The answer is, by giving everyone a ‘voice’. A ‘voice’ that involves developing a positive self-concept. The key, through reflection – both self and collaborative reflection.
You ask, “How will it help my mental health and improve my situation?”
Although it might seem that talking and listening is not significant, at ACTivatingVoices, the ‘VOICES’ is what drives the success for families and children.
‘VOICES’ are the words, thoughts, and ideas a person has. And it is about each person realising that they have the right to share their ‘voice’, to have their ‘voice’ listened to and respected by others – both adults and children. This is having an EMPOWERED VOICE.
WHEN CHILDREN… ARE EMPOWERED WITH A ‘VOICE’, they will feel a sense of belonging to the ‘community’ of the home setting. They will know they are a part of the decisions that are made for them and around in the daily experiences and routines. As a result, this builds their social-emotional well-being (including their self-worth), which supports them in continuing to shape a confident self-identity.
WHEN ADULTS… ARE EMPOWERED WITH A ‘VOICE’, they feel that they are listened to, valued, respected, important, and in control. This will contribute to building a stronger social-emotional well-being.
Furthermore, this will positively influence the home climate/environment where family functioning and interactions between adults and between adults and children are positive. As a result, relationships with children will most certainly improve with better quality interactions characterised by mutual respect and trust.
That’s why, along with providing one-on-one support on effective practices, inclusive to your tailored family support program, there is support for you and your well-being. We will be a sounding board for reflection and self-growth with your time with us.
BUILDING WELL-BEING.
I decided to realign the business to help parents and carers address 8 of the most common challenges centred around routines and experiences that all parents and carers go through at one time or another as they raise their child.
To support you in building your social-emotional skills while addressing your challenges and concerns we will focus on working on the skills of reflection, both self and collaborative reflection. This is an underestimated skill, but a foundational skill that will enable you to engage in holistic reflection that will allow you to identify the three major factors that contribute to any situation, for good or bad. It will help you recognise that changes in one of those factors will dramatically change the end result for better or worse.
SHAPING IDENTITY.
When you use and listen to your voice, then believe in your voice, it becomes a reality, so much so that you start to live your beliefs. You accept yourself for who you are.
When you are heard, you can then enable others in the family to feel and be listened to, to be understood. This builds relationships, connections and community – these being the vision of ACTVoices.