PARTNERSHIPS. BRIDGES. COMMUNITY.
has translated to become 3 new vision goals for families….
RELATIONSHIPS. CONNECTIONS. COMMUNITY.
For families, it is important to build and strengthen RELATIONSHIPS between parents/carers and children. Relationships that are built on respect, understanding, patience, safety and positive attitudes towards one another.
In having these stronger relationships within families, it cultivates more positive and quality interactions – CONNECTIONS – characterised by mutual respect and trust.
In this way, as a family unit – a COMMUNITY within your own home – parents/carers can support each other and work together to build a strong social-emotional well-being for each adult and child in the home.
You ask, “but how…?” – How would this really work?
I take the position of a FACILITATOR – a role model (versus a consultant/expert or trainer/leader). THIS MEANS…
* Relationships are key (versus strategy or event) as it builds trust.
– Trust = process (versus experience or material).
* A ‘learning community’ (versus an expert or controlled learning environment) guided by process.
– In understanding play, the process of play is more important than the final product. Similarly, for adults, learning will be focused around process (versus application or content).
– Learning facilitated through provoking thinking, asking and listening (versus questioning and assessing, or telling and teaching).
– Outcomes are unknown. Thus, ‘success’ will be measured by the success of others (rather than be measured against ‘what you know’ or the ability to present what you know).