SAFE
An environment where everyone feels respected, valued and encouraged.
What is a safe environment?
When you fully focus on your child, without multi-tasking.
What is giving your children time?
Meeting developmental milestones
What is a healthy child?
Researching the IEP policy, talking with your child/ren's teachers and seeking out resources.
What are Educational Safety tips?
It's hard for children to relax and focus on school when they feel this way.
What is feeling unsafe?
To care for and encourage the growth or development of a child or youth.
What is nurturing?
Failure to provide for a child's basic needs.
What is neglect?
Making sure you're in a good space and taking time for yourself.
What is investing in self care?
Creating a predictable environment, bringing calm to the chaos.
Raise, feed, show kindness, support and bring up
What is to nurture?
Providing appropriate bedding and beds for each child placed in the home.
What is a way to provide physical safety in the home?
Consistent rules and expectations which match your child/ren's developmental level.
What is setting nurturing boundaries?
Asking a child to "smell the flowers and blow out the candles" can teach them this calming skill.
What is breathing?
Bullying, belittling, mistreating, and scolding
What is not nurturing?
Proper completion of medical logs, disposal of expired medication and timely scheduling of medical appointments.
What is Medical Safety?
Supporting your child/ren's interests, even if they're different than yours.
What is accepting your child?
Only using one hand, and/or asking for permission before hugging.
What is a healthy touch?
Allowing children in foster care to participate in particular extracurricular enrichment cultural activities.
What is family inclusion?
Being mindful of how your child/ren responds to situations which may be loud or chaotic.
What is Emotional Safety?
Neglect, inadequate housing, and abandonment.
What are reasons for removal from a biological home?