STRENGTHENED FOUNDATIONS

  1. BEING HEARD – Building strong teams.
  2. BEING HEARD – Empowering children’s ‘voices’.

has translated to…

STRENGTHENED FOUNDATIONS

  1. I AM HEARD – I hear my voice and others hear my voice.
  2. I BELIEVE IN MY VOICE – I believe in myself.
  3. I AM CONFIDENT – I accept myself for ‘who I am’.

STRENGTHENED FOUNDATIONS

Having a ‘voice’ is at the foundations of ACTVoices. This is our core values, because with a ‘voice’ builds everything else and strengthens the foundations of one’s life.

With a ‘voice’ builds reciprocal respect of oneself and others. As you build on this foundation – a strengthened foundation, each individual is able to build a strong emotional well-being, which then shapes a confident self-identity.

1. I AM HEARD – I hear my voice and others hear my voice.

By helping children and adults believe in their ‘voice’ – their words, thoughts, opinions, and ideas – they must use it and have it heard, while also listening and respecting others’ voices.

By having an empowered voice, children, parents and carers know that they have control and can take control over their life. This ‘voice’ – their voice – is what they learn can and should be shared and respected.

When they continue to use their voice and have it heard, this voice tells them that “I can and actually do influence things around me, through the decisions and choices I make, and these decisions will affect my present life”.

BUT HOW? Empower your voice.

For children, to empower their ‘voice’, it is a combo of giving them independence (i.e. the ability to do things by themselves for themselves) + self-agency (i.e. the ability to make decisions and choices for themselves that will affect their present lives).

2. I BELIEVE IN MY VOICE – I believe in myself.

By having an empowered voice, children, parents and carers will grow to believe that they are valued.

When they continue to listen to their voice, they soon believe in their voice. With the belief in themselves this builds self-esteem (ie. self-worth/self-value) and when this is combined with self-efficacy (i.e. a belief in one’s capacity or competence to handle, perform and succeed at tasks) this builds a stronger emotional well-being because you have an accurate self-concept (i.e. belief about oneself) that tells oneself that: “I can…” and “I am….”, versus “I can’t…” or “I’m not….”.

When they continue to listen to their voice, they soon believe in their voice. With the belief in themselves this builds self-esteem (ie. self-worth/self-value) and when this is combined with self-efficacy (i.e. a belief in one’s capacity or competence to handle, perform and succeed at tasks) this builds a stronger emotional well-being because you have an accurate self-concept (i.e. belief about oneself) that tells oneself that: “I can…” and “I am….”, versus “I can’t…” or “I’m not….”.

BUT HOW? Build your emotional well-being.

Self-value (i.e. self-esteem) is built by telling yourself: “Value cannot be bought, earned or devalued. I am already valuable, and can never be devalued. All I have to do is realise my value.”

“I AM… special, precious, loved, wonderful, creative… no matter what!

No matter what other people say about me or to me, what experiences I’ve gone through. My value (self esteem) does not change.

BUT BEWARE, my belief in myself is what changes my views of my value.

3. I AM CONFIDENT – I accept myself for ‘who I am’.

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.

BUT HOW? Shape your identity.

When you are bombarded with different voices from yourself and others this can affect your emotional well-being – your mental health. But when you accept yourself for who you are and reflect on your self-esteem and self-efficacy, you will experience transformational change that will impact you, your child and your household.