The document discusses building a family support system. It describes how family is the most important influence in a child's life and how families depend on each other for needs, help and resources. It provides examples of quality time with family, like game nights, nature walks and cooking together. It also emphasizes the importance of healthy communication, problem solving skills and individual accountability to strengthen family bonds. The goal of government family support programs is to help families achieve self-reliance by recognizing their strengths, setting goals and developing plans with the help of family development workers.

1. The
Family Support
Model

3. Family is the single most important
influence in a child’s life. Children
depend on parents and family to
protect them and provide their needs.
Every parent knows that it is difficult to
do work without help, support or
additional resources.

4. A family support system can be between
immediate family members, or a mix between
extended and immediate family members.

5. 5 Ways to Build a
SupportSystem
Among Family
Members

6. Show to your
family members
that you care
about them. If
they do something
great, let them
know. Thank them
for making you
laugh or spending
time with you.

7. • Family is the best thing that God gave
you. They are always there for you and
are always on your side. Making
memories with your family is the best
thing to look back on when there are
some bumps in the road.
• Don’t be ashamed of your family, even
if you think they are weird at times,
they will always be your family no
matter what. Appreciate your family every
time you can, you never know what life
is going to bring you.

8. This may consists
of occasional family
meals, recreation or
supporting each
other’s hobbies.
Make sure that
family time is
quality time, not
quantity time. Turn
off your phones
and get to know
your family member.

10. Some Examples Of Quality
Time With Your Family
 Play their games
 Fix things together
 Take pajamas walk
 Have an ice cream night
 Take a nature walk
 Go to the beach
 `

11. Supportive families
promote
emotionally safe
and direct
communication
between one
another. It’s
important to let
your kids and
partner know how
much you love
and support them.
3. Healthy
Communication

12. 4 Tips for a Healthy
Communication
1. Establish and maintain eye
contact.
2. Try to send a clear message.
3. Be receptive to what others say.
4. Wait for the other person to
finish.

13. Parents should model
positive ways to
solve problems and
allow children to
solve their own
problems. Of course,
there are some
times when you will
need to intervene in
your child’s
challenges, but giving
them the opportunity
to solve their own
problem helps them
develop skills that
they will benefit from
the rest of their life.
4. Develop Strong Problem Solving
Skills

14. Healthy families
hold individual
members
accountable for
their behavior and
are supportive in
times of need.
Helping them
through the tough
times will bring
your family that
much closer
together.
5. Individual Accountability

15. FamilySupport fromGovernmentAgencies

16. • A set of beliefs and an approach
• A type of grassroots, community-
based program
• A shift in human services delivery
• A movement for social change
Four Concepts of FamilySupport

17. Goals ofthe Governmentas a Family
SupportSystem
Families will develop their own
capacity to solve problems and
achieve long-lasting self-reliance
and interdependence with their
communities.

18. Frontline workers will develop skills
needed to work effectively with
families.
Agencies and communities will
transform the way they work with
families, focusing on strengths,
families setting their own goals, and
fostering collaboration.

19.  Family develops a partnership with the family
development worker.
 Worker helps the family to asses its needs and
strengths in an ongoing process.
 Family sets its own major goal and smaller goals
that work toward the major goal and brainstorms
ideas for reaching goals.

20.  Worker helps family make a written plan,
with some tasks assigned to the family
and some to the worker. The plan is
continually updated and successes are
celebrated!
 Family learns and practices skills needed
to become self-reliant.

21. Outcome of Government Programs as a Family
Support System
Family members recognized their
strengths, set their own goals and
developed plans to reach those goals;
Families increased their involvement in
agencies, school and community
organizations and participated in ways
that reflect self-empowerment.