STRENGTHENING FAMILIES Fall 2006 Door County Government Center Sturgeon Bay

STRENGTHENING

FAMILIES

Fall

2006

Door County Government Center

Sturgeon Bay

In Partnership with

University of Wisconsin-Extension

Door County Dept. of Social Services

Family Services Association,

Healthy Families Program

Door County Community Programs

Busy Families

Start with Supper

Great Conversation!

Subs….Yum!

To Share Ideas

Parents Had Opportunities

Youth met for activities

With Beth and Pam

Sometimes

It was hard work!

Youth talked about goals for the future…

They made terrific treasure maps

Parents had to guess which treasure map…

belonged to whom…

Treasure Maps shared their dreams and goals for the future

Families talked about strengths of family

members

Families made Family Trees

Everyone got creative!

Everyone had strengths!

We made great family trees!

Youth learned about signs of stress

We played some silly games!

And had some fun!

We worked as a team!

Families learned about family meetings

Talked about privileges youth could earn

And played some games

And found that following rules makes things go more smoothly

Youth played a driving game

to work as a team

Youth learned

Is it square yet?

Families talked about their family values

Matched their values to action

And

made

family

shields

We learned that family values shield us and keep our family strong in hard times

Youth watched a video and learned some steps for handling peer pressure

We played some active games

With tough competition!

Families made their way to Timbuktu

By various modes of transportation…

Families played a game to see who were better listeners

And practiced joint problem solving

Youth practiced what to say when they are pressured by friends

Youth “fished” for qualities make that a good friend

Some were “keepers” others were cat food!

Adults & Youth

work together

in order to

reach their goals

Teams had to S T R E T C H

& support each other

Sometimes we need outside help to reach our goals

Parents shared…

Their thoughts about drug and alcohol use

And their dreams for their youth’s future

were silly!

Some Activities

Love and Limits

Families Learned

We learned more about each other

And strengthened family ties

We made new friends

Thanks for sharing your families with us!

Strengthening Families Program for Parents & Youth

November 2006