{"id":37078,"date":"2020-04-17T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-04-17T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging2.threadalaska.org\/thread-blog\/family-friday-2020-3\/"},"modified":"2023-06-13T13:19:16","modified_gmt":"2023-06-13T21:19:16","slug":"family-friday-2020-3","status":"publish","type":"thread-blog","link":"https:\/\/www.threadalaska.org\/thread-blog\/family-friday-2020-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Family Friday 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Week of the Young Child<\/a> draws to a close today with Family Friday. Today we celebrate families
\n and the important role they play in a child’s development.<\/p>\n

Family members are a child\u2019s first and most important teachers. During the month of April we are focusing on Strengthening Families, an evidence-based
\n approach to prevent child abuse and neglect. Strengthening Families focuses on building up a family\u2019s strengths to create a healthy and safe environment
\n for children to develop and thrive. This approach identifies five protective factors that, when present, reduce the risk of abuse or neglect:<\/p>\n

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  1. Parent Resilience<\/a> <\/li>\n
  2. \u00a0Social Connections<\/a> <\/li>\n
  3. Knowledge of Parenting & Child Development<\/a> <\/li>\n
  4. Concrete Support in Times of Need<\/a> <\/li>\n
  5. Healthy Social & Emotional Development of Children<\/a> <\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    \n Visit alaskachildrenstrust.org<\/a> to learn more about Strengthening Families
    \n and to find activities to promote each of the protective factors.\u00a0<\/p>\n

    What makes your family strong? Share your story with us on <\/strong>Facebook<\/strong><\/a> or <\/strong> Twitter<\/strong> <\/a> using the hashtag #woyc20.<\/strong>\n<\/p>\n

    \u00a0<\/strong>More resources:<\/p>\n