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Celebrate & foster the ways we CONNECT with children
As a faith community we celebrate worship, learn, socialise and go about mission together. When we connect with children in and through these activities we will model and teach appropriate and loving relationships with one another.
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- Date
- September 4, 2014
A positive attitude and partnership
Working on attitudes and approaches helps overcome barriers to belonging.
People come a new place for a variety of reasons. They come from no experience, a good experience or a bad experience. Each of these make it tricky or difficult to be fully receptive to all the good things on offer in a new place. Belonging is therefore more difficult.ARTICLE: Series: Factors in belonging #03
- Date
- September 4, 2014
Valued participation helps a lot!
Describing the value of a child and their contribution goes along way towards belonging.
Participation is one thing. Valuing participation is that extra dimension that helps foster belonging. For children, it is more likely the lack of opportunity to participate which provides a negative influence in this factor.ARTICLE: Series: Factors in belonging #04
- Date
- September 5, 2014
Help in navigating the environment
Familiarity with the boundaries & surroundings will help a child sense this is 'my place'!
When a place is new to a person it takes a little time to find out where things are. It takes a lot longer to work out if their are any taboos or no-go zones. Be proactive and orientate a new comer or a child of a certain age to the place and practices of your faith community.ARTICLE: Series: Factors in belonging #05
Related stories & ideas
CONNECT … what have we seen or heard of or tried?
Discover what works for others that may work in your context too.
Even share your own stories or ideas with others and make a difference in their lives.