Holyoke School District

Family support is an especially important virtue this time of year. There are many different types of family support. The definition of family support is differing according to different people. Many people consider their close friends as family. Sometimes your family support is negative and/or abusive to your mental health and physical health, so students should have positive friends and mentors available to go to for support. An example of positive family support is the ability to go to them for help with anything and they can help you overcome it. There are many different kinds of families. There's military families, foster families, adopted families, mixed families, An example of negative family support is having an abusive relationship with your parents or siblings, and having nobody believe that you are having those problems. Having friends or mentors at your school is always a great way to go if you are struggling with home life or school life and don't feel comfortable about talking to your parents about it. There is always someone to go to for help!