Everyday experiences with whānau can foster children’s development. This lesson looks at what pēpi and tamariki need for healthy growth and wellbeing.
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Early experiences matter lesson introduction (transcript)
[Text on screen: Jason Tiatia, Sāmoa, Brainwave Trust]
Jason Tiatia:
Ou te mua’i fa’atulou ma fa’atālofa atu ma le agaga fa’aaloalo
Mālō le soifua maua ma le lagi e mamā - Fa’afetai i lo tātou matai sili ua tātou feiloa’i i luma o le nu’u ae lē o tua i le nu’u.
Ia, o lo’u igoa o Jason Tiatia. O a’u o se sui fa’afaiā’oga.
O a’u o le tama Sāmoa. O o’u mātua o Lavata’i ma Sara Tiatia.
O mātou nu’u i Sāmoa o Lalomanu ma Ulutogia i Aleipata, Sa’anapu i Sāfata ma Nofoali’i i Ā’ana. Na ou fānau i nei Karaiesetete Aotearoa Niu Sila.
E to’atolu le mā fānau ma si o’u to’alua e māoli o Tate.
O le ulumatua o Amaleila, e pito ai Amasio ma le ui’i o Amanika.
Ma o si o’u lafo fesoasoani lenei e ala lo’u vaiaga i lo’u olaga, ‘O le tele o sulu e maua ai figota, ma o le tele o lima e māmā ai se avega.’
Fa’afetai lava mo lenei avanoa ua aumaia mai le Atua ma ia manuia.
Early experiences are important for the growth and development of children.
This lesson explores how these experiences influence their growing brain.
We will explore simple ways that we can all build a secure world for tamaiti, so they can reach their full potential.
This lesson is for everyone who supports ‘aiga. It will build or refresh your knowledge, and give you some new ideas.
You will also learn some ways to share this information with parents and ‘aiga.
Soifua ma ia manuia.
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Who this lesson is for
This lesson is for whānau supporters. It is to build your knowledge, or refresh it, depending on what you already know.
It will give you some ideas of how to use your knowledge to talk with whānau. Take your time with it. You may need to learn more and make time to practise, before you feel confident enough to use these ideas with whānau you support.
What you will learn
- Understand how experiences influence the development of tamariki.
- Understand the principles of risk and protective factors.
- Know how whānau can foster the growth of tamariki.
- Know why and how to talk to parents about the value of early experiences.