FACE Family Circle Planner



FACE Family Circle Planner

|Format: Parent Cafe |

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|Topic/purpose(s): To explore what families have experienced thus far in FACE, what |

|makes FACE specific to the community and families and how FACE can support families in|

|the future. |

|Ages: Adults |

Title (make it catchy!): My Family: A FACE Story in the Making

Date and time: _________________________ Number of participants expected: ____________

Location/room arrangements: _____________________________________________________

Child care arrangements: Childcare will need to be provided

|Parent educator resources Parent educator resources are attached to be shared with families at each station |

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|Parent handouts A series of Reflection parent handouts are attached to be used at each station. |

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|Materials Family Journals (station 1), culture prompt cards (station 2), balls (station 3) |

Process

Welcome (rapport-building)

Large Group

Welcome to the FACE Family Circle Parent Café. The title of today’s FACE Family Circle is My Family: A FACE Story in the Making. We will be discussing FACE and what it means in your family. We will explore what you have experienced thus far, what makes FACE specific to the community and your family and how FACE can support your family in the future.

I will introduce todays three stations that each of you will participate in, Station 1-A Family Journal, Station 2- Cultural Relevance, and Station 3- Advocating for Yourself and Child.

Let’s agree that today we will be fully engaged in the activity and focus on the task at hand. Are there any questions before we begin? (Separate the participates into 3 groups and send to different stations)

Station 1

Observation Large group will discuss observations at close of the FACE Family Circle

1. Discussion.

Are you keeping a journal? What are you documenting in the journal? Keeping a journal allows you to track patterns, trends and improvement and growth over time. When current circumstances appear insurmountable, you will be able to look back on previous dilemmas that you have since resolved.

2. Parent-parent activities

A. Rationale.

Scientific evidence supports that journaling provides other unexpected benefits. The act of writing accesses your left brain, which is analytical and rational. While your left brain is occupied, your right brain is free to create, intuit and feel. In sum, writing removes mental blocks and allows you to use all of your brainpower to better understand yourself, others and the world around you.

B. Parent-parent interactions

Facilitator will distribute Reflection 1 handout. Encourage families to explore any topic that is important to them right now. Use the prompts on the parent handout to encourage a topic that they may be struggling with. When the family is finished ask permission to collect the handouts and distribute to the parent educator assigned to complete goal setting during a home visit. Now distribute the Family Journal and ask them to finish this sentence, “What FACE means to me…”

Station 2

Observation Large group will discuss observations at close of the FACE Family Circle

I. Discussion.

Let’s look at culture and how it plays a role in the family unit. It is helpful to understand culture in two levels: surface and deep culture. Surface culture consists of those customs, practices, or appearances that are easily identifiable. Examples include language, music, art, food, clothing, and so on. Deep culture consists of values, customs, and beliefs that are common to a group. These include child-rearing practices, treatment of elders, dating and courtship, religious beliefs, and values about such things as education, family and behavior.

2. Parent-parent activities

A. Rationale.

Culture sets the guidelines for being parents and raising children. Parents learn from their own parents about when, where and how babies and children should behave and how to discipline them if they misbehave. The experiences of each family teach them whom to trust and when they are safe. These rules and experiences of culture often seem as invisible and as natural as the air we breathe, yet they have an enormous impact on everyone.

B. Parent-parent interactions

Using the prompts bag, have the families pick a culture card and brain storm ideas for a FACE Family Circle highlighting the community’s culture. (When families are allowed to have a voice and feel valued in the FACE Family Circle they are more likely to attend and participate. Consider assigning task from this list to parents for the next FACE Family Circle. Video tape the experience if possible.)

Ask the families to complete the parent handout, How is FACE preserving the native language and traditions in your home? Collect the parent handout and ask parents to write in the family journal one native language or tradition they will commit to supporting in their home this month and how they will follow through.

Station 3

II. Observation. Large group will discuss observations at close of the FACE Family Circle

1. Discussion

All families are growing and changing. It’s important for you to feel empowered to help everyone one in your family set and reach their dreams. FACE puts an emphasis on family well-being because we know that being a parent is hard work.

Families must look at what is most important to them. What balls can they drop, without breaking? Are families using their resources to fullest potential? Do parents need to advocate (involves actions that lead to a selected goal) for a ball they do not want to drop?

IV. Parent-parent activities

A. Rationale.

Sometimes it may seem impossible to juggle everything: work, school, paying bills, staying healthy, keeping up with your balls, planning meals and spending time with your family and friends. In addition to caring for your children and other family members, you have to take care of your own needs. After all what happens to one member of your family affects everyone else. You are all in this together.

B. Parent-parent interactions

Demonstrate the Crystal Balls, Rubber Balls with each participant if time allows. Show the families the crystal balls and rubber balls explain that we are all carrying these balls and sometimes there are too many and we may drop one. The important thing is not to drop the crystal balls because they break. Begin tossing the balls to the participant and begin throwing the balls a little to the side or quickly until they begin dropping balls. Have the families complete the Crystal Balls, Rubber Balls parent handout. Ask families which ball is most important to them. Have the families’ journal about the crystal ball and how they will advocate for their crystal ball.

Large Group

Closing (Summary)/ Observations

Take time to reflect on the FACE Family Circle as a group and share what they have learned, loved, or would have done differently. Complete the Reflection Large Group parent handout Think about your FACE Journey and collect. This material will be useful when advocating for the FACE program. You may want to share with the school board or Advisory Committee. Prepare a one word closing from the native language or create a one word closing to describe your FACE program.

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