 | Offering support friendship and practical
assistance.
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 | Visiting the families in their own homes,
where the dignity and identity of each adult and child can be respected and protected
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 | Reassuring parents that experiencing
difficulties in raising children is not unusual
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 | Encouraging parents to enjoy family life
and developing a relationship with the family in which understanding can be developed and
time can be shared
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 | Encouraging and confirming the strength
and emotional well-being of the parents for the ultimate benefit of their children
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 | Encouraging families to widen their
network of relationships and to use effectively the support and services available within
the community and within their own extended
families
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