A program long used in Hawaii to strengthen families and, by extension, communities, has been making a quiet but powerful impact since its arrival in Yolo County two years ago.
Family Hui (pronounced HOO-ee) brings together groups of families with young children who live in close proximity to each other. The groups meet with a trained peer leader for 12 weeks with a focus on positive parenting, child development and shared experiences. Many Huis then continue to meet — sometimes for many years — providing both parents and children with a valuable source of support and community.
They are, quite simply, safe places where members can discuss everything from how to potty-train to dealing with postpartum depression or domestic violence and where parents can share experiences and advice while their children play together.
“It’s about not being alone in this parenting experience,” Lucy Roberts, director of the mainland Family Hui program, explained when the program started here.
[For more of this story, written by Anne Ternus-Bellamy, go to http://www.davisenterprise.com...ting-cycle-of-abuse/]
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