Tips for Supporting Families

How you can Help Strengthen Families

Trusted and caring family friends provide emotional support to parents by offering encouragement and assistance in facing the daily challenges of raising a family.

• Reach out to parents you know to help them see that they are not alone.
• Commend parents on the things they do well to give them confidence and focus on positive childrearing.
• If you notice anything unusual in a family you know, ask them about it and let them know you are here to help.
• Share your own struggles with raising children.  It is easier to handle and laugh about your own challenges with someone who has been there before.