Handout B-3: Strategies to Promote Resiliency-The Community
Protective Factors Head Start Strategies Caring relationships with teachers and other important adults Access to basic necessities including housing, food, health care, education, child care, recreation, employment, and so on. Children/youth given opportunities for meaningful participation and responsibilities Culture of high expectations Positive relationships with and among families No labeling Youth valued-seen as resources rather than problems to be solved Trainer's Key to Activity 3-Definitions & Examples for Handout B-3
Protective Factors Head Start Strategies Caring relationships with teachers and other important adults Support teacher-child ratios and staffing patterns that allow for relationships with special adults to flourish. Access to basic necessities including housing, food, health care, education, child care, recreation, employment, and so on. Have knowledge of community resources. Children/youth given opportunities for meaningful participation and responsibilities Participate in civic clean-up days. Even the little ones can take on tasks that make a difference in the community. One Head Start classroom was responsible for keeping the city playground (that they used) near the school free of trash. Culture of high expectations Support public events that recognize and honor youth who achieve. Positive relationships with and among families Create opportunities for families to meet each other. No labeling Use thoughtful language to reflect principles of respect, inclusion, and individuality. Youth valued-seen as resources rather than problems to be solved Have Head Start friendly folks "at the table" on school boards, community panels, and elsewhere to keep the focus on the potential and strength of community youth when the temptation is to place all the energy on "troublemakers."