Caring for
Families
Every person has a part to play. These resources are
for any believer who wants to invest in families and
young children.
Sikunye Content - datafree
- Sikunye’s lockdown toolkit – Website
- Caring for families during a crisis – Website
- Fathers do more than just ‘help’ with baby – they are essential – Blog
- How to care for families in the stage of pregnancy – Blog
- How to care for families around the time of birth – Blog
- How to care for families in the stage of 3-12 month olds – Blog
- How to care for families in the second year – Blog
- Developing positive supportive relationships – PDF
- 5 ways to help mom and dad problem solve – PDF
- A list of useful contacts for mom and dad – PDF
- A list of useful contacts for GBV – PDF
- A prayer for baby – PDF
- Myths around breastfeeding – PDF
- Coping with stress during COVID 19 – PDF
- Healthy habits during pregnancy – PDF
- How to register your baby’s birth – PDF
- Packing your bag for hospital – PDF
- How to apply for a Child Support Grant – PDF
- How to apply for Maternity UIF – PDF
- Encouragements for mom and dad – PDF
- Postnatal depression guide – PDF
- Pregnancy facts – PDF
- Getting home ready for baby – PDF
- Scriptures to remind mom who she is in Christ – PDF
- Supporting parents of premature babies – PDF
- Summary of Social Care Grants Related to COVID 19 – PNG
- Building resilient families – the crucial role of the local church – Blog
- Building resilient families – a toolkit for families and churches– PDF
- How local churches & individuals can support PLAY for learning– PDF
- How local churches & individuals can support READING for learning– PDF
- How local churches & individuals can support families to show LOVE– PDF
- How churches can care for and support teen parents – Website
- How to foster spiritual development in young children – Website
Lunchtime Conversations Reflections - datafree
These documents include the links to the video and audio recordings from the Lunchtime Conversation.
- How to care for families during pregnancy – PDF
- How to care for families during birth and up to 3 months – PDF
- How to care for families during the 1st year of life – PDF
- How to care for families during the 2nd year of life – PDF
- Nurturing Care Framework: Safety and Health– PDF
- Nurturing Care Framework: Responsive, nurturing care– PDF
- Nurturing Care Framework: Stimulation– PDF
- Nurturing Care Framework: Adequate Nutrition and Breastfeeding– PDF
- How to create warm, welcoming spaces as an FTD Friendly Church – PDF
- How to equip and prepare parents as an FTD Friendly Church – PDF
- How to pray with and for families as an FTD Friendly Church – PDF
- How to Collaborate and Refer for FTD Friendly Churches – PDF
- How to Speak up as an FTD Friendly Church – PDF
- How to Surround Families as an FTD Friendly Church – PDF
- Caring for families: focusing on mental health during pregnancy and post-birth – PDF
- Nurturing faith or spiritual development in the FTD – PDF
- Teenage Pregnancy and the role of the church – PDF
- Substance abuse in the FTD – PDF
- Caring for families with disabilities in the FTD – PDF
- Caring for families experiencing grief and loss– PDF
- Encouraging families to use positive parenting– PDF
- Caring for yourself as you care for others – PDF
External Content - not datafree
- Quarantine Crazy: The 6 Struggles Most Families Are Facing – Website
- Revised Immunisation Schedule – PDF
- Breastfeeding QA Booklet – PDF
- Caring For Mothers, Caring For You – PDF
- Caesarean section – PDF
- How to raise a healthy happy child – PDF
- Paternal Mental Health information for fathers – PDF
- Teen Pregnancy Booklet – PDF
- Western Cape First 1000 Days Booklet – PDF
- Coping with stress as a mother during Covid 19 – Audio
- Coping with Depression, Anxiety and additions during COVID 19 – Website
- A stay at home dad in Belize shares his story of being super dad – Video
- Baby talk for dads – Video
- David Beckham shares his journey as a dad – Video
- How to book share with your child – Video
- How to check the emotional health of your child – Video
- If it takes a village to raise a child build your own – Video
- The importance of play – Video
- There is power in singing, reading and talking to children – Video
- SidebySide: responsive caregiving & its importance – Video
- The “infinite benefits” of breastmilk – Video
- 11 Simple Activities for Babies: 0 to 6 Months – Website
- 50 sensory activities for 1 year olds to spark play + development – Website
- Child Support Grant – Website
- Fathers need to get involved in the first 1000 days of their kids’ lives – Website
- First Baby Stress in New Dads – Website
- Helplines and Resources – Website
- Keep calm and manage stress – PDF
- Love Notes to Mothers – Website
- One on One Time – PDF
- The importance of physical health – Website
- Social Relief of Distress Grant – Website
- Vroom Cards – Website
- What a mix up – PDF
- The A to Z of Breastfeeding– Website
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