1. FACILITATOR NAME FACILITATOR CONTACT INFORMATION Be Your Child’s Champion

2. Objectives Identify actions and strategies to use when assisting family members Understand the components of the conflict identification and problem solving process

3. In My Own Words Add picture(s) of family member for presentation.

4. The Birth of Be Your Child’s Champion 2010… Pennsylvania Office of Child Development and Early Learning & Pennsylvania Key Help families prepare to have a conversation Pennsylvania’s Community Engagement Groups 2011… How to Use Be Your Child’s Champion (for Professionals) PPT PA’s Promise for Children (www.papromiseforchildren.com)www.papromiseforchildren.com First Be Your Child’s Champion workshop presented

5. Keeps on Growing… 2013… ReadyNation visitors from Uganda, Brazil and the Netherlands Continued professional development trainings 2014… Over 50,000 Be Your Child’s Champion workbooks have been distributed to families and programs

6. Navigating Communications My Thoughts Our Conversation My Reflections Next Steps

7. Difficult Conversations Child Care Provider Healthcare Professional Another Family Importance of Quality Child Care Leaders in the Community (online only)

8. What qualities or traits are needed in order to support family members through a process of identifying a challenge?

9. What factors can influence the ability of family members to be able to resolve a conflict?

10. What did we learn?

11. Identifying Emotions Why is important to identify emotions? What supports or assistance can be provided in identifying the emotions? Are there guidelines or framework of support as stipulated by your organization?

12. Small Group Activity What suggested prompts could you provide to the family member when working through the My Thoughts worksheet?

13. What we learned Challenges Prompts or phrases Impact confidence or understanding Resources or strategies

14. Small Group Activity What techniques, strategies and/or suggestions might be helpful to provide to family members prior to the conversation so the family member can remain focused and feel confident during the conversation? How will you maintain your role before, during and after the conversation?

15. What we learned Challenges: Yours and family members Techniques, strategies and suggestions Maintaining your role before, during and after

16. My Reflection and Next Steps Challenges Identifying what was learned or gained Reinforcing Outcome of the conversation

17. Key Points

18. Where to find Be Your Child’s Champion PA’s Promise for Children website www.papromiseforchildren.com Print the workbook and worksheets for free www.papromiseforchildren.com Child Core Publishing website www.childcorepublishing.com Order hard copies www.childcorepublishing.com