Using SKIP resources
SKIP resources can be used to encourage group participation and get people talking. Here are some ideas on ways to use SKIP information to inspire parents.
| Resources | Ways to use the resources |
| Pamphlets and booklets |
- Choose a pamphlet and discuss how it contains the six principles of effective discipline.
- Role play the pamphlet scenarios to get a sense of what children are thinking and feeling.
- Familiarise parents with pamphlets by having quizzes or debates on the content.
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| Badges and magnets |
- Give out at the end of a session to remind parents of a key theme of that session.
- Give three to each group and designate the scene: pub, supermarket, rugby game, school, and make up a skit involving the messages.
- Use as prizes for children at family days to attract parents.
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| DVDs |
- They make good openers for workshops. They go straight to the key messages.
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| Posters |
- Use the six principles poster as a framework for parents to collect stories about their children.
- Talk about how the six principles are expressed in each family or whānau.
- Discuss how the key messages in the speech bubbles reflect the six principles.
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| The Warehouse Fathers Book |
- Encourage dads to look at and talk about the pictures with their kids.
- Ask dads to pick one picture or quote they like and explain why.
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| Baby Wall Frieze - English/Te Reo Māori or Samoan or Cook Islands Maori |
- Stick it together as a book to look at with a baby.
- Use frames as a heading for a baby record book.
- Laminate each frame to use as workshop discussion starters - Consider each message and discuss... "What does it mean for me as a parent? For my child? "Why should we?" "How do we?" "How else might we?"
- Use as an activity to discuss brain development in a workshop.
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We would love to hear your ideas too - tell us how you have used SKIP resources.
