New Destiny Family Success Center during the month of June showed the importance of educational workshops for families. This month, Passaic County Council for Young Children, a program that focuses on empowering parents with young children to become advocates and leaders, welcomed families to join a virtual educational presentation on poison prevention with NJ Poison Control Center as a special guest. Many of us may not be aware of what may be dangerous or toxic in our environment, especially for children. Children may not recognize the difference between glass spray Windex and blue Gatorade. Some children may think it’s okay to take as many multivitamins as they want. Some children may think the Ecotrin pills are M&M candies. During this presentation, families learned the different types of poisoning. One parent, Ms. V, shared that as she was listening to the presentation, and so were her children. She later expressed to me that after the presentation, her children said “Mommy look! The berries from the poison presentation!” Her children were aware that the berries in front of their house were poisonous and never okay to eat. Because of this informative presentation, Ms. V and her children now know of the poisonous berries and to stay away! They also know of products that may be dangerous in their household. Our children may not always know when something is dangerous. As parents, we try our very best to protect our children from things that may harm them. This demonstrated the protective factor of Knowledge of Parenting and Child Development. New Destiny is always supporting the knowledge of parenting through educational workshops, training, and much more.
