First 2000 Days for Aboriginal Families: Healthy Relationships with Children
Why is it important?
• Healthy relationships are key to child health and wellbeing now and in the future.
• Children will feel safe and secure when their mob provide consistent and sensitive care.
• Children who feel safe and secure will:
– Be confident to play and socialise.
– Manage big emotions.
– Build stronger relationships.
What to do?
• Build communication skills by talking, yarning, singing, reading and playing together.
– Talk about the things that interest them. “That’s a deadly dinosaur, do you know its name?”
• Help your child to understand their feelings.
– When a child shows a particular emotion, label it for them and talk about it. “I can see you are feeling sad, let’s have a yarn about it”.
• Provide comfort - cuddle and hold them so they feel cared for and secure.
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