Name of the implementation is Vertti Vertaistuki and basically it is a peer support network for parents of preschoolers. Also I think that it might be a good way to get in touch with children and living with them even if you don't have kids, would have them or miss them. First thought was also that this would be good to use with social and health care students, when they're studying about children. I thought that it would be helpful for students to read about real life incidents and difficulties with children, especially if they don't have kids. Second thought was that this sounds really good and actually needed network, because nowadays many people are "suffering" with their difficulties and maybe need to realize that they're not alone with their problems. I'm not sure if that's because the world and people has been changing so much or do people dare to talk about their problems more openly than before or what, but somehow it seems that kids and youth are more undisciplined nowadays. Or that could be that I'm getting old and can't stand kids and youth as well as younger.. But also nowadays people dare to seek for help and Internet is a good way for it because you don't need to really see any people or even show your actual name, if you don't want to. Okay, but let's dive in with this implementation.
I opened the plan and at first look it seems really clean and easy to read. There's both Finnish and English plans together, but they're divided and does not mix up together. It's very easy to read just the side you want to read. Plan is very thorough and you get good idea about what they're aiming with it. I also found myself nodding when reading this, it sounds so good. They're planning a blog and Pinterest-site as a peer support for parents of small children. In the blog they will gather posts about current issues and relevant topics, it's open for everyone but there's an admin who checks and accepts every post before publishing it. That's very good idea because that way you get the real issues and topics to the audience, but you don't allow any "trolls" or advertisers etc. take a lead in the blog. It also makes it possible that there will be topics from border to border and everyone might get the support they're looking for. Personal blogs are also good idea, but the problem with them is that they're only written by one person and because of that they're also dealing with just one kind of problems and you might need to seek for a long time for a right blog and writer. Many writers and participants guarantee that there's almost every issue handled. Pinterest is also modern and good way to provide some help and support people in need. As they write in their plan they will gather ideas and tips on their Pinterest account and it makes it easy to find some new things to try to.
It's good that these both platforms can be used anonymously and you don't need to even leave a comment, if you don't want to. Anonymity makes it easier and more comfortable to even seek for support. I agree with them when they're writing that this combination of Pinterest and blog will provide a versatile and comprehensive channel for furthering the well-being of parents. This plan sounds very good for me and I can see that they've really thought about things and invested on this. It sounds so good that it makes me wonder how this hasn't been invented before. All in all, the plan is very thorough, easy to read and gives to reader very clear picture about purpose and environment of the implementation. You get the information fast and don't need to dig for it. Also I think that their target group is just right and that they would actually be in need for this kind of thing.
Between the plan and the implementation, I took a look about their self-evaluation. They've described things and evaluated their works almost same as I would've. I opened their video presentations about the implementation. They've made two of them: one in Finnish and one in English. They tell clearly about their implementation and meanings of it through this short video. I think that if I've only watched this video and not read the plan before it, I still would've get the full picture what they're talking about. Talking in both videos is clear and easy to understand and follow with. The English version is quite a bit longer than the Finnish version and at first I thought it might be because of the problems with the language, but the language is really clear and the speaker has very understandable accent. Length of the video is because it shows really precisely how to use blog site, for example it shows where is the headline of the blog and where you can find all posts. I don't know if that's because I consider myself as skilled when it comes to Internet and different social media platforms, but I think that this is kind of pointless and just takes too much time to watch the video. I think that people would know how to use and move on the blog site without the instructions. After blog there's also instructions of how to use Pinterest. Now that might be useful but I think that it takes bit too long. If it would shorter, it might be a very good thing.
Apart from that minor flaw this whole (including plans and both Finnish and English implementations) implementation is really good and clear. It's short and pithy and that's nice because I think that people wouldn't want to watch long and/or boring information videos. I think that the Finnish version could as well be some advertisement video for the Vertti Vertaistuki blog and Pinterest. This kind of peer support platform would quickly gather people in need together and really give the support they're looking for. It's really good idea and many people would actually need that. I don't know how to say this more accurately but this implementation is SUPER GOOD! Good work ladies, I really really liked your implementation! *And here you could set thumb (or two) upwards*
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