When You Look After YOUR Emotional Well-Being FIRST, Your Cup Will Be Full To Help Support And Build Your Child’s Well-Being.

To Build Your Emotional Well-Being – To Have A Stronger Mental Health, You Need To Develop An Accurate Self-Concept.

Whether you are a stay-at-home parent/carer or a working parent/carer, your patience is likely to be depleted by the end of the day – sometimes even by lunchtime. But you know that supporting your child’s growth and development is a major part of your life as a parent.

When your emotional tank isn’t full, it can affect your parenting practices and the way you connect and interact with your child.

Don’t run short on the patience and joy you started the day with, just because you’ve had enough by the end of it.

You don’t always understand what, how, and why your child acts the way they do. And when the relationship and interactions between you and your child continue down a negative path, it becomes draining for both of you – impacting everyone’s well-being.

You can empower both your ‘voices’ – yours and your child’s. This means understanding each other’s behaviour, feelings, and words.

STRENGTHENED FOUNDATIONS

Having a ‘voice’ is foundational at ActVoices.
It’s our core value – because everything else is built on a strong voice, and it strengthens the foundation of your life.

When you have a ‘voice’, you develop mutual respect for yourself and others. As you build on this foundation – a strengthened foundation – you’re able to develop strong emotional wellbeing, which then shapes a confident self-identity.

I BELIEVE IN MY ‘VOICE’ – I Believe In Myself.

By embracing your empowered ‘voice’, you – as parents and carers – develop a stronger sense of self-worth. When you consistently listen to your ‘voice’, you gradually gain confidence in it. This self-belief fosters self-esteem (i.e., it increases the value you place on yourself) and, when coupled with self-efficacy – the belief in your ability to succeed – it results in a positive self-concept. This affirms statements like “I can” and “I am,” which build strong emotional wellbeing, in contrast to negative self-perceptions such as “I can’t” or “I’m not”.

Although it might seem like talking and listening aren’t significant, at ActVoices, your ‘voice’ – and your child’s ‘voice’ – is at the heart of everything we do.

Your ‘voice’ includes your thoughts, ideas, and words. It’s about recognising that you have the right to share your ‘voice’, and that your ‘voice’ deserves to be heard and respected – just as your child’s does. This is what it means to have an empowered ‘voice’.

When you are empowered with a ‘voice’, you feel heard, valued, respected, and in control. This sense of empowerment helps build stronger emotional wellbeing – for both you and your child.

Furthermore, this will positively influence your home environment, where family functioning and interactions – both between adults and between you and your child – become more positive. As a result, your relationship with your child will most certainly improve, with better quality interactions characterised by mutual respect and trust.

I AM CONFIDENT – I Accept Myself For ‘Who I Am’.

When you use and listen to your ‘voice’ – and begin to believe in it – it becomes your reality. You start to live out your beliefs and accept yourself for who you are.

When you feel heard, you’re also able to help others in your family feel heard and understood. This strengthens relationships, deepens connections, and builds community – aligning with the mission of ActVoices.

BUT HOW? Shape Your Identity.

When you are bombarded with different ‘voices’ from yourself and others this can affect your emotional well-being. But when you accept yourself for who you are and reflect on your self-esteem and self-efficacy, you will experience transformational change that will impact you, your child and your household.

So, stop telling yourself “I can’t…”, “I’m not…”, “I’m not like…”. Stop comparing yourself.

Stop listening to the ‘voices’ (voices you hear people say of you and the voices that you think you hear).

Instead, accept yourself, and tell yourself:

  • “I’m doing the best I can”, “What works for me won’t always work for others and others won’t always understand that… and that’s okay”.
  • “Who cares what other people say or think about me – they don’t have the right to judge me”.
  • “I’m making the best choices and decisions for my child and family, the best I can, and I will not be made to feel bad”.