3.19.21 | Sesame Street in Communities Resources: Tips for Parents

 

The Healthy Relationships Initiative is partnering with the Guilford County Partnership for Children and other community organizations to help parents bridge difficult and sensitive discussions with their young children using Sesame Street in Communities resources!

This event will feature a panel of experts and will take place on Friday, March 19 at 11:00 AM EST on Facebook Live. You can connect through the Partnership Facebook here, or through the Healthy Relationships Initiative Facebook on the day of the program.  No advance registration is required.

We look forward to seeing you there!

Safe Relationships: The Foundation

Safe relationships are free from all forms of abuse, neglect, and any threats to one’s safety. We’re sharing some questions today to help you reflect on your relationships.  Remember that safety is the foundation of all relationships, and without it, it is impossible to reach higher levels of health and happiness.  If you believe that you are in an unsafe or abusive relationship, please refer to this local resource, as well as this national resource to find help.

Are your relationships happy, healthy, safe?

Before you can determine whether your relationships are happy, healthy, and safe, it’s important to know what each component can look like in relationships!

Through the Healthy Relationships Initiative, we’ve developed a pyramid model for Happy, Healthy, and Safe relationships.  The concept is that in order for relationships to reach their optimal level of functioning (happy), they must first be safe and healthy.

Over the next few days, we’ll share our HRI definitions of healthy, happy, and safe to help you evaluate your relationships!

 

Healthy, Happy, and Safe Relationships

The Healthy Relationships Initiative promotes happy, healthy, and safe relationships of all kinds. But what does it mean to have healthy, happy, and safe relationships? Does healthy and happy look different in our romantic relationships, then for example, our work ones?

Over the next few days, we’ll share the HRI definition of happy, healthy, and safe relationships to help you assess all of your relationships in the context of our HRI framework.  Stay tuned!

We are still accepting Kindness Champions nominations!

Nominations are still open and have been extended to March 1st for the Healthy Relationships Initiative’s Kindness Champions of Guilford County! If there’s someone in your life known for their kindness, please consider nominating them as a Kindness Champion. 

In honor of the Random Acts of Kindness Foundation, the Healthy Relationships Initiative’s Kindness Champions of Guilford County aims to spotlight individuals who spread positivity to the people in their lives through kindness and compassion. If you think you know someone who fits this description, please take a moment to submit a nomination for them! This could be anyone you know in your life and your community: a friend, a family member, a co-worker, or even an acquaintance. Nominees of all ages are welcome. 

To nominate someone, please email Ella Porter at elporte2@uncg.edu and provide the nominee’s name, contact info (preferably email; for child nominees, please provide the contact information for their parent/guardian), and a brief description of what makes them a Kindness Champion! All nominations are due by March 1st.

Kindness Champions will receive a small prize and will be featured on the Healthy Relationships Initiative’s blog and social media accounts in early March!

Final challenge of Healthy Relationships Week 2021!

Today, we’re wrapping up our Fifth Annual Healthy Relationships Week with a final challenge!

We encourage you to unplug your devices today and intentionally connect with someone you love. Spending time connecting with yourself also counts!

While technology can help us stay connected, especially during a pandemic, it can also contribute to our disconnection if we aren’t aware of its impact on our relationships and communication with others.  Put the phone down today and be present…you may find that you strengthen your relationships and also give yourself a much needed break from technology.

Some ideas to intentionally connect, either with someone or by yourself, without technology today can include:

  • Going for a walk
  • Playing a board game
  • Reading a book
  • Working on a task around the house
  • Doing something artistic or creative, such as drawing/painting or scrapbooking
  • Cooking a meal or a dessert dish
  • Sitting in silence and enjoying the space around you
  • Journaling and reflecting on what you’re grateful for

End Healthy Relationships Week by putting your phone away today!