The projects aim in the first place to promote inclusion and diversity in adult education, to improve the availability of high- quality, flexible learning opportunities to adults, and to create an upskilling pathway for adults in challenging situations, improving the accessibility and the take-up of adult education in Europe. More specifically it aims to mitigate the mid- and long-term consequences of the pandemic on children's mental health and well-being, on children's pedagogical and learning needs and on family ties, taking up the lessons learned from the pandemic to build resilience in front of future crises or challenging situations. The projects goals are to provide fundamental insight to parents, carers, adult educational staff and future professionals on children’s mental health and well-being post-pandemic; empower parents and carers in their social role, to support their children through learning opportunities and upskilling pathways; help parents and carers gain skills and key competences through a toolkits and set of pedagogical and didactic activities at home and in everyday life; enhance the exchange among parents from different countries and backgrounds, demonstrating the common experience of European families.
This project was born from the willingness of partners to respond to the needs of families, parents and children, initially in response to the consequences on the mental health and well-being of children caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, and secondly to support parents, carers and future professionals in analysing and addressing the daily challenges of parenting, going beyond the mere impact of the pandemic. Hence the main categories addressed by the projects are: -parents and carers who are often left with a sense of helplessness because they lack (paedo)psychological knowledge, the familiarity with digital tools of home-schooling/e-schooling, the background to help with school chores, the access to modern technology or the means to afford it, all aspects that are exacerbated in time of crises. -adult education staff and future professionals (psychologists) who have a crucial role in accompanying and supporting parents, carers and families in general, especially in the most difficult and unpredictable situations such as crisis and pandemics. Parenting and parenthood constitute a dimension of our civil society that necessitates the care and support, especially for childrens’ wellbeing, who are the future of European society.