Family Matters

Just like every individual, every family has an identity too. And family identity is a powerful factor. Research shows that children from families with a strong and positive identity experience stronger feelings of acceptance, belonging, and wellbeing. But in this fractured world, families need as much support and encouragement as our schools and churches can provide. We can help them respond to God’s call to create a family identity based on selfless love and the Christian values of patience, generosity, empathy and service.

These two simple family engagement activities can be incorporated into units of work to encourage families to consider their family identity and values:

Family Crest: Ask students to take home a simple outline of a crest and with their family create a family crest that communicates their beliefs and values.

Family History: Assign older students a task to interview a family member about an aspect of their family history that has shaped their beliefs and values.

You may also like to share this prayer resource with your students’ families.