Imagine...

spending time with your kids, deepening your connection, while knowing you are building the skills they need to thrive - effortlessly. You can with the Arise Family Strengthening Kit!

Even if you’re completely onboard with all the latest brain-based research about how to parent in ways that build relationship and connection, actually parenting this way isn’t as obvious as you may think!

YOU NEED AN EASY TO USE GUIDE OF SIMPLE ACTIVITES THAT WILL HELP YOU ACHIEVE YOUR GOAL OF STRENGTHENING YOUR FAMILY…

Who is Arise?

Arise Family is an NGO based in Cape Town, South Africa. We believe that every child is created to be part of a thriving family. And our goal is to support families to thrive, however they are formed. In practice, this means we use strength-based and resilience building interventions as we work with children, parents and caregivers to strengthen and equip families so that they can be a place where children feel safe, loved, and find a sense of belonging.
Arise has over 14 years’ experience in programme development, facilitation, and working with children and families. Our team consists of psychologists, social workers and play therapists who have written and run these programmes in schools and communities in the broader Cape Town area. We bring our education, experience, and skills to provide evidence-based and strength building resources to South Africa in ways that promote growth and resilience. Over the years, we have seen the need for equipping parents in practical tools they can use to build connection, strengthen relationships and develop skills in their children. And thus, we developed our Stronger Family Strengthening Kit to do just that.

Dani, Kaylin, Robyn, Nicolette & the Arise Team

As part of the dynamic professional Arise Team, Dani and Kaylin (social workers), Robyn (a clinical psychologist) and Nicolette (a counsellor) are seasoned facilitators with years of experience working with children and families.

“The biggest change in my family was that we started spending time with one another and actually started liking the time we spent together.”

Grandmother caring for two grandchildren, aged 8 and 15.

Introducing

Stronger 

Your DIY Guide to Building a Family Strengthening Kit and using it to see your family thrive!

This course is aimed for parents with children under the age of 10 and presented by South African social workers, a clinical psychologist and counsellors who live, eat and breathe to see families just like yours – thrive!  

We've taken everything we've learned from over a decade of strengthening families and looked at how research has said family resilience should be built.  Our highly skilled team then put together a practical, low cost, easy to use kit for the families we work with and now we want to share our kit with you.


Sign up for this seven module course and walk away with an easy-to-use, fun toolbox of activities, built around 5 pillars that will see your family thrive. This online course will teach you how to put a Family Strengthening Kit together, and how to use each of the items in the kit to deepen relationships, nurture strengths, grow problem solving skills, improve communication, and foster a sense of belonging. All of these are key factors in the development of family resilience and connectedness.

Stronger isn’t so much a training program as it is a practical tool box to equip you to strengthen your family.

Yes, you'll learn the strategies behind everything you do, but more importantly, you'll have a whole host of easy to implement ideas that you can use whenever you feel like it. Our workbook provides you with simple explanations of the activities and a detailed checklist of all the equipment you’ll use to put your kit together.  This kit leaves nothing out and takes nothing for granted as you implement it.

The end result: a feeling of contentment as you enjoy parenting and building your relationship with your children.

STRONGER is the first course of its kind …

Nowhere else will you get the practical suggestions on how to use everyday items to strengthen your relationships.  And it’s highly customizable!  We encourage you to take the skills you have learnt and adapt, add and expand on the activities to suit your family!

By building your own Family Strengthening Kit you will:

  • Feel more connected to your kids

  • See an increase in the quality of family time by using the activities

  • Develop a list of activities suited to your family that supports your kid’s social and emotional needs

  • Feel better equipped to have hard conversations with their kids

  • Identify changes in your family’s resilience

Course curriculum

    1. Module 1 - Introduction

    2. Module 1 - Why a Family Strengthening Kit?

    3. Module 1 - Contents of the Stronger Family Strengthening Kit

    1. Module 2 - Introduction

    2. Module 2 - Family Time is important

    3. Module 2 - Family Time Activities

    1. Module 3 - Introduction

    2. Module 3 - Why do we want to talk about feelings?

    3. Module 3 - Coping with Big Feelings Activities

    1. Module 4 - Introduction

    2. Module 4 - Education is important

    3. Module 4 - Activities to encourage learning in the home

    1. Module 5 - Introduction

    2. Module 5 - Why should we have hard conversations?

    3. Module 5 - Activities to help with hard conversations.

About this course

  • $19.00
  • 21 lessons
  • 1 hour of video content

“The box reduced my feelings of guilt as a parent and also conflict in the home.”

Mom of 3 children aged 9,13 and 16 years

Join STRONGER today and get…

With the STRONGER Programme 

You'll get access to...

  • 7 modules explaining:
    • the principles the family strengthening kit is built on; 
    • how to spend family time, 
    • how to communicate about big feelings, 
    • how to encourage learning in the home, 
    • how to have hard conversations
    • how to manage challenging behaviour
    • and some next steps to help you on your way.
  • Online course access to 20 videos explaining the details of the kit.
  • A comprehensive workbook that summarizes all the main points.
  • An easy to use checklist of all items needed.
  • A booklist of recommended parenting books.
  • A full colour set of feelings face cards (in PDF so you can print them as often as you need).
  • A full colour PDF of relaxation cards for you and your child to try.

When you add it all up, that’s a total value of more than $397.  

But you get all of this for the price of $19 or R345.

Need help ordering or got questions?   Email us on [email protected]

And to Make Sure You're Supported Every Step Of The Way, You'll Also Get Access to our:

  • Parenting Booklist

    A PDF copy of our suggested parenting books to continue your learning.

  • Feelings Face Cards

    A set of colourful feelings face cards that can be used in so many ways.

  • Calm Down Cards

    A colourful PDF that provides simple and fun activities you and your child can do as you learn to relax and calm down.

Our Money-Back Guarantee

We’re so convinced that you will absolutely love our products, that we are willing to offer a 7 day risk-free money back guarantee.  If you are not satisfied with the digital product or e-course for any reason you can get a refund within 7 days of making a purchase.  We would ask that you kindly delete all copies of the downloads or digital products if you do request a refund.  Requesting a refund will also mean you lose access to the course platform and any future updates to the material.  If you request a refund and any physical product was shipped to you as part of the course, you will be required to ship the items in their original packaging and unused back to Arise Family before your refund will be arranged.  Any transaction fees associated with processing your credit card and the refund will be deducted from the amount of the course we refund to you. 

*We stand behind our guarantee. Before you make your purchase, please view our full policy.

FAQ

The questions people ask before saying “Yes, please!” to Stronger!

  • What's the time investment for doing the course?

    All 20 videos can be viewed in about 75 minutes total. Each module consists of 3 videos that last between 10-15 minutes, allowing you to watch in small time increments convenient to you.

  • What's the time investment for building the FSK?

    Putting your kit together should not take much time at all once you have collected all the required materials. Collecting the materials should be fairly easy in a single shopping trip and by going through the arts and crafts supplies you already have at home. The entire kit should take less than 2 hours to assemble, including and shopping that needs to be done.

  • How much will it cost me to build a FSK if I don't have the items at home?

    This kit has been designed to be low cost and easy to assemble. The exact cost will depend entirely on how many items you need to buy, where you buy them and possibly the country you live in. At our centre, we are able to put the kits together for R350 each.

  • How often should I use the FSK once I've built it?

    The beauty of the Family Strengthening Kit is that there is no right or wrong way to use it! You can use it where ever and whenever you would like, as often as you like. Some families choose a set time about once a week to do a family activity together, others use it daily to have play time together and still others dip into the kit and the skills discussed as they need it in their family lives.

  • Can I do the course all in one go or is it best to invest some time each week?

    You are welcome to do the course in the way it best suits you. Some people have found it helpful to watch everyone in one go before they put their kits together and others have worked at the course a little at a time, on a weekly basis. We will send you a weekly email prompt to help keep you on track and encourage you to keep working through the modules. You can also go back and redo modules more slowly as and when you need to.

But just who should do this course? People with live or work with children and want to help them reach their full potential. This includes:

  • Parents
  • Caregivers
  • Teachers and school counsellors
  • Youth workers and after school programme co-ordinators
  • NGO's who work with families
  • YOU!


Sign up for this 7-module course and walk away with a greater understanding of how to equip yourself and others in building connection and belonging with the children in your life.