Need Some New Ideas!!

[Josiegirl]

Or maybe just some inspiration. I need to get some more family involvement going before my STARS renewal comes up again. For some reason, summer is not my favorite time for that. More kids, I feel more drained and less motivated. But my STARS renewal comes in the beginning of October.
Any (EASY??) ideas??
Thanks!!

[Michael]

Some ideas here: https://www.daycare.com/forum/showthread.php?t=67742

[Cat Herder]

The parent cafe's are something that is really being pushed right now.

Basically a moderated commiseration party to help parents establish a peer support network with readily available education and concrete resources. They are started with a planned topic discussion like age appropriate behavior management but then the floor opens to issues they are dealing with and brainstorming solutions as a group.

Community building; 5 protective factors. http://www.icfs.org/pdf/FiveProtectiveFactors.pdf

[daycare]

Or maybe just some inspiration. I need to get some more family involvement going before my STARS renewal comes up again. For some reason, summer is not my favorite time for that. More kids, I feel more drained and less motivated. But my STARS renewal comes in the beginning of October.
Any (EASY??) ideas??
Thanks!!

we are having a family contest. we do it every year.
we have the families create something with their child.

if you PM me I can share with you. I will reveal my identity if I tell you here...lmao

[Josiegirl]

we are having a family contest. we do it every year.
we have the families create something with their child.

if you PM me I can share with you. I will reveal my identity if I tell you here...lmao

Thanks, I will definitely pm you, it sounds intriguing and different from other ideas that I've tried or read!

From the link Michael posted, I think I'm going to host an ice cream social before school starts. It's something that'll be quick, still have time to plan, be a good way to 'send off' the dcks back to school and fun too.

Any more ideas for the upcoming year? Thanks all!!

[Josiegirl]

The parent cafe's are something that is really being pushed right now.

Basically a moderated commiseration party to help parents establish a peer support network with readily available education and concrete resources. They are started with a planned topic discussion like age appropriate behavior management but then the floor opens to issues they are dealing with and brainstorming solutions as a group.

Community building; 5 protective factors. http://www.icfs.org/pdf/FiveProtectiveFactors.pdf

That sounds like a good idea! Just an informal get together(no kiddos right?), chatting over coffee and discuss topics/issues they might be dealing with. I am NOT a good leader or speaker though and wouldn't have a clue how to start something like that.

[Cat Herder]

That sounds like a good idea! Just an informal get together(no kiddos right?), chatting over coffee and discuss topics/issues they might be dealing with. I am NOT a good leader or speaker though and wouldn't have a clue how to start something like that.

I started with a quick power point I made and a funny parenting video I stole via youtube. The coffee and brownies really did the rest. I kept it short and encouraged them (gift certificates) to take their party, without me, to a local pizzeria pub for a kid-free slice since they all already had a sitter for a bit to attend. All but one did, mission accomplished. Peer group and marriage support, badabing, two check marks https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aslf5usxtnQ

[daycare]

I started with a quick power point I made and a funny parenting video I stole via youtube. The coffee and brownies really did the rest. I kept it short and encouraged them (gift certificates) to take their party, without me, to a local pizzeria pub for a kid-free slice since they all already had a sitter for a bit to attend. All but one did, mission accomplished. Peer group and marriage support, badabing, two check marks

oh I so want to see the parenting video can you share with us?

[Cat Herder]

oh I so want to see the parenting video can you share with us?

You must have been in my head, I added it at the same time you asked,above. This one is dad as batman.

My secret squirrel goal at the last one was empowering a couple nervous dads to engage and chilling out one henpecking mama (come on, we have all done it at one point or another, especially with our firstborns : out so dad could participate in bonding.

Youtube has so many awesome parenting videos, I could copy and paste for days. ::