Tween and Me Program
Building self-esteem in pre-teens, strengthening confidence in parents.
My Tween and Me is a facilitated group program that provides parents and their tweens with the knowledge, tools and support they need during the child’s transition to adolescence. Offered to parents/caregivers and their children aged 8 through 12, the program strengthens parent-child communication and supports parents in building a positive relationship with their tween.
My Tween and Me helps develop parents’ confidence and ability to positively influence and support their children. Through six group sessions, MTM provides interactive learning opportunities that:
- Enhance knowledge of tween growth and development
- Build effective communication skills for both parents and tweens
- Promote positive youth development
- Foster strong family and community relationships
Using evidence-based parenting information to address the critical areas of tween relationships and development: home and family; school and friends; community; and the wider world of media and technology.
Click here to sign up – space is limited!
Survey Questions for Respite Care Feasibility
The Family Action Network is looking into starting a Social Enterprise, to help support the charitable work we do in the community. Staff and volunteers would be required support this program.
“Family First Respite – In-Home Respite Support” would provide affordable, in-home respite care for parents in rural communities facing challenges, feelings of overwhelm and/or in crisis. Our sliding-scale model ensures access to childcare, light household tasks, and emotional support, offering a reprieve for mothers, fathers and guardians, in need of time to rest, recharge, or focus on personal well-being.
Vision:
To become a trusted provider of respite care in rural areas, empowering parents to maintain their well-being while fostering healthier, more resilient families.
Core Objectives:
- Offer affordable, tailored respite care services to parents in rural communities.
- Reduce parental burnout and enhance emotional well-being.
- Build a sustainable sliding-scale payment model to ensure financial accessibility and program sustainability.
The Family Action Network is a non-profit society and would use any revenue generated from this service to support the program and to go back into the community through the other programs and services we offer in the region. A social enterprise is a business that helps people or the environment while also making money. The main goal of a social enterprise is to solve a problem, like helping families. Instead of keeping the money for ourselves, the “business” uses it to do good things for the community.
Please spend 5 minutes answering the following questions to help us determine if this should be something we invest in. Answers will be kept confidential.
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The Family Action Network, your hub for Family Resources in the Lower Columbia Region, respectfully acknowledges that we live, work, learn and play on the traditional unceded territory of the Sinixt (Sngaytskstx), Syilx (Okanagan), Ktunaxa and Secwepemc Peoples and give our gratitude to the ancestors and keepers of this land who have walked here before us. We also acknowledge the many Metis and Inuit families who make this region their home today.
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Check Early Check Often
Early Childhood Development Screening for All Children 0-6
The early years (from birth to age 6) are an important time in your child’s life. How your child plays, learns, speaks and acts provides important clues about their development. As a parent or caregiver, you are the ‘expert’ about your child, as you spend the most time with them and understand them. When you know what typical milestones are for a child at a certain age, you have a way to track their development and recognize whether there are any concerns.
The Family Action Network (FAN) has produced this video, featuring the voices of parents, early childhood professionals and community leaders to give information on the importance of checking your child’s development ‘early and often’ through the early years period.
Check Early Check Often
Early Childhood Development Screening for All Children 0-6
The early years (from birth to age 6) are an important time in your child’s life. How your child plays, learns, speaks and acts provides important clues about their development. As a parent or caregiver, you are the ‘expert’ about your child, as you spend the most time with them and understand them. When you know what typical milestones are for a child at a certain age, you have a way to track their development and recognize whether there are any concerns.
The Family Action Network (FAN) has produced this video, featuring the voices of parents, early childhood professionals and community leaders to give information on the importance of checking your child’s development ‘early and often’ through the early years period.
Ages and Stages Clinic
Come and check your child’s development at an upcoming spring or fall Ages and Stages Clinic. Early childhood professionals are available for free during the event. The fall clinic is pre registration only. For more information, emial coordinator@familyactionnetwork.ca or call FAN at 1-855-368-3707.
Next Clinic: Novebmer 21st and 22nd, 2024 in Rossland BC BC, 4pm until 7pm on the 21st and 9am until 4pm on the 22nd at Seven Summits Cetnre for Learning.