It's
so great to have the opportunity to come together to support and learn from one
another's experiences. The Aspire Parent Group strives to facilitate
an effective and important social connection for parents. Social connections are essential networks of
support that include friends, family members, neighbors and community
members who provide emotional support, help solve problems, offer parenting
advice, and give concrete assistance.
During
this month's group session, we all sat together, asked questions about services
and their providers, and received great answers from our stellar parents! Below
are the questions that were asked and the answers that were received:
Question
1: When you find “good help” or services, how do you make sure other parents
know about it?
- Social
Media (Facebook groups ["The Mama Hood"], Pinterest, Blogs,
Twitter)
- Grab
extra flyers for friends
- Health
fairs
- Talk
about it in a friend group
- Tell
friends in one-on-one conversation
- Women's
organizations (Relief Society, etc.)
- Host
a party and have family and friends talk about it
- Text
messaging
Question 2: What makes a service provider really, really good?
- You
can sense that they are genuine and that they care about you and your
children
- They
give you time to ask questions
- They
show true compassion
- They listen and don't judge as they try to understand the situation
- They
think outside of the box
- They
are kid friendly as they put emphasis on the kids
- You
feel comfortable because they have you in mind
- You
can tell that they want to be there and help you
- They
don’t make you feel bad as a mom
Question 3: How have services and service providers been a positive part of your life?
- They have helped me to connect with other moms
- Their consistent
follow-up has been very helpful
- They have provided a nice break in life's routine
- Their free
classes have taught me and encouraged me
- The various
resources they have given me have been helpful
- They have provided helpful connections to other providers
- Their caring
about my child’s improvement has been a positive impact
- They consist
of people who I feel are on my "team"
Feel
free to comment below if you have additional answers to these questions. We
love hearing from our wonderful followers!
This
monthly group is a great way for parents to learn and grow from each other.
It's also a great way to get free babysitting for an hour, plus a free child's
book!
We would love to see
and hear from you! Come join us for the next session scheduled on October
15, 2014, at the Utah County Health Department.
If you
plan on coming, please RSVP so that we know how much
material to provide! If you would like to be added to the email invite list,
contact us at baby1@unitedwayuc.org
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