What are the protective factors that strengthen families?
The best thing our community can do to protect children is to help strengthen families by promoting the following five protective factors: Nurturing and attachment Parents and caregivers who bond with and respond to the basic needs of their babies and young children lay the foundation for a positive and loving relationship. They also stimulate the growth of their child’s brain and help their child learn how to interact in positive ways with others. Ways our community can promote parental nurturing and attachment: • Sponsor workshops for caregivers on playing with infants and young children. • Provide quiet, private places for mothers to breastfeed and for all caregivers to tend to their babies’ needs. • Recognize local businesses with family-friendly policies, such as flexible work schedules, paid maternity/paternity leave, and paid family sick leave, that give parents time to bond with or care for their children. Knowledge of parenting and of child and youth development Helping parent
