HFA Parents Build Nurturing Relationships with their Children
HFA Parents:
Promote healthy child development
HFA Parents are more likely to parent in ways that promote healthy child development.
Interact more positively with their children
HFA Parents are able to navigate challenging parenting moments
Babies and young children don’t yet have the tools to emotionally regulate themselves and aren’t able to articulate what is bothering them. So when kids have big emotional reactions, it can be hard to know what to do as a parent! HFA Parents can navigate these moments. Research shows they use less physical punishment and yelling.
HFA Parent
I have learned through Healthy Families that you don’t need to use physical punishment or call your kids names to get them to listen to you. I’ve learned different ways to be calm and the importance of getting on their level to understand their emotions and to let her know I get it. I’ve learned that she isn’t screaming because she is trying to make me mad she is screaming because she is having a hard time. I can show her that I understand and then she knows she can trust me because I am calm with her.
When parents thrive, they are more likely to be positive, nurturing, and calm
And as a result, children have more positive childhood experiences.
HFA Parents have lowered parenting stress
HFA Parents are more confident as parents
