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Frequently Asked Questions
January-September 2012 Halton OKN Parenting Directory Now Available!
Tools and Resources for Families
Raising children is both a rewarding and challenging experience. Our Kids Network is dedicated to giving family members the resources, services and encouragement to raise responsible, caring kids.
By working together, OKN partner agencies provide a strong, dependable system of services and supports. We offer research-based information, ideas and practical tools to improve knowledge and skills, and build a positive strength-based approach to positive parenting. Neighbourhood Hubs, parenting presentations and youth engagement projects are some of the ways OKN is taking action in the community. OKN has also identified some key areas to support positive parenting and child development: the Halton 7, Developmental Assets and children’s rights.
Parenting Resources
Developmental Assets are the skills, qualities, opportunities, and relationships that children and young people need to help them grow into caring, responsible adults. Families empower children and teens when they help them build assets. The Search Institute has developed a list of 40 Developmental Assets that youth need to succeed. The more assets a person has, the more likely they are to do better in school, make friends, and make healthier decisions. They are also less likely to engage in risk-taking behaviour, such as experimenting with drugs or alcohol.
Lions Quest Canada -The Centre for Positive Youth Development is dedicated to fostering positive youth development through innovative and well-researched programs, products, training and services for youth, parents, educators, and community leaders. Lions Quest Canada is working closely with groups of individuals and agencies across the country to help advance the Developmental Assets concept at all levels within our communities.
'A New Kind of Parenting: Raising Kids Ages 10 to 16' booklet shares research on adolescent development and addresses common concerns identified by parents and caregivers of preteens and teens.
Shoulder to Shoulder is a project of the Minnesota Institute of Public Health (MIPH), a non-profit organization founded in 1972. MIPH is dedicated to working with individuals and organizations to safeguard and promote public health. MIPH and Shoulder to Shoulder share the goal of reaching parents of teens and other responsible adults with information about positive parenting in order to increase comfort and confidence levels in raising their children.
Thriving Teens PPT (Discussed at the February 2011 "New Kind of Parenting" presentation)
Directories
The January-September 2012 Halton OKN Parenting Directory is a catalogue of workshops, courses and groups for families in the Halton area. Programs and workshops cover a broad and age-specific variety of topics from parenting tips and toddler-parent workshops to coping during the teen years.
Community Services Database is detailed listing of almost 4000 descriptions of program and services available in Halton. The database is managed and maintained by Halton Information Providers, a coalition of the four Community Information Centres in Halton (CICs); Information Halton Hills, Information Burlington, Information Milton and Information Oakville.
Halton Special Needs Resource Guide provides a broad listing of services and supports for families. |
Developmental Assets
The Developmental Assets are 40 positive experiences and personal qualities that children and youth need to grow up healthy, caring, and responsible.
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Halton 7
Our Kids Network has identified seven conditions of well-being needed for children, families, and the community as a whole to thrive. These conditions are known as the 'Halton 7'.
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