Strengthening Calaveras Families

Evidence supports that these Five Protective Factors are present in strong families:

• Relationships
  Developing a bond of strong, warm feelings with my child and forming a healthy bond and attachment.
   
• Knowledge of Parenting and Child Development
  Understanding how children grow and develop and applying effective, nonviolent discipline techniques appropriate to my child’s age and level of development.  
   
• Parental Resilience
  Gaining an awareness of my own challenges in parenting and learning ways to handle everyday stressors and recover from an occasional crisis.
   
• Social Connections
  Feeling encouraged and supported in facing the daily challenges of raising a family.
   
• Concrete Supports
  Learning about community resources such as child care, health care, education, counseling, housing, or food helps me ensure the health and well-being of my child. Being a parent is one of the most difficult jobs there is, but raising healthy, well-functioning children is one of the greatest contributions a parent can make to society. Parenting is a learned process that results from a combination of having a positive role model for parenting, strong support in the learning process, and access to accurate, helpful information.