For Parents and Families

Great Kids helps you make our world a better place for kids.

For Parents and Families

We provide family-strengthening resources and tools derived from decades of child-development research to help shape a world where all parents and caregivers become competent in their ability to nurture children in their early childhoods today, tomorrow, and for generations to come.

Join our community and help make the world a better place for kids!

It’s Child Abuse Prevention Month! Nelson Mandela reminds us of the importance in protecting children and raising awareness for this cause.

Let’s be sure, as a society, to help prevent child abuse this month and every month, and ensure that every child feels safe, valued, and loved. #preventchildabuse #preventchildabusemonth @pcaamerica

Grief comes in all shapes and sizes.

Trainer and Success Consultant Laura Joyal explains the importance in acknowledging this fact and allowing ourselves and others to feel this emotion. In the end, allowing ourselves to feel grief and all of it's impacts is both a part of life and a way to be kind to ourselves.

To learn more about how to process grief and all of the emotions that come with it, check out our Growing Great Families Next Generation curriculum at the link in our bio!

Stronger attachments build stronger futures!

With stronger attachment relationships, children are better protected against neglect and abuse and grow up feeling loved, nurtured, and valued.

Our Science of Attachment Course teaches the importance of building these strong, secure attachments and how you can help families start building them today!

To learn more about The Science of Attachment, check out the link in our bio! #preventchildabuse #preventchildabusemonth @pcaamerica

Relationships are the most important factor for recovering after a trauma and to help us get through difficult times.

In times of need, it's important to have someone to turn to. Trainer and Success Consultant Zoe Lemme explains that this can be with a friend, parent, family member, trusted adult, or even a pet. To learn more about how trauma-informed professionals can help relationships and a sense of trust, check out our Hope at Home curriculum at the link in our bio.

Rebuilding relationships during recovery is essential for both the parent and child. Rebuilding and fostering that connection can allow the family to feel more connected and the child to feel safe and nurtured while the parent is on their journey to healing.

Our substance use disorder recovery curriculum, Hope at Home, recognizes this need and provides support to those looking to rebuild those connections.

To learn more about Hope at Home and how it can help YOU help your families, check out the link in our bio! #preventchildabuse #preventchildabusemonth @pcaamerica

For years, researchers have been studying the factors that may put families at a higher risk for child abuse and neglect, as well as the conditions that prevent abuse. One of these six Protective Factors is social and emotional competence to promote well-being and safety for children.

This factor supports healthy connections for children and their families, which is the main focus of our group parenting curriculum, GK Together.

To learn more about this curriculum and how it can help promote healthy connections through conversation guides, developmental activities, and more, check out the link in our bio! #preventchildabuse #preventchildabusemonth @pcaamerica

Michelle Talks Protective Shield

by Great Kids | Sep 22, 2015 | GKI Blog, Updates

During a recent GGK Preschool training, the parent of one four year old commented that her daughter had told her “thank you Mommy…that makes me feel loved.” There’s magic...

Advice on Giving Advice? This seems so ‘Meta’!

by Great Kids | Sep 15, 2015 | GKI Blog, Updates

One Home Visitor asks a question on a topic that many of us struggle to manage…”What can I do to avoid giving advice to my families?” This is a bit of a tricky one…we...

Let’s Get this Party Started!!

by Great Kids | Sep 8, 2015 | GKI Blog, Updates

During a recent training in Elkhart, Indiana, several participants selected “Get this Party Started” as the song that best described how they were feeling about their...

Coming Soon!

by Great Kids | Aug 14, 2015 | GKI Blog, Updates

We are Currently Doing Some Re-modeling! Begin looking for regular blog postings here in September 2015. Like and Follow us on Facebook (Great Kids Inc.) so we can l let...