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1) What are the attributes of culture?

2)How can you make sure all families receive encouragement in supporting the development of their children?

3) How do the components of human diversity influence children’s well-being, behavior, attitudes and growth?

4)How do you get to know the children and families in your child care program?

5) How can you develop respectful, reciprocal relationships with families in your practice?

6) Do you think an understanding of diversity plays a part in your relationship with families?

7) Do you think an understanding of diversity plays a part in understanding of yourself?

8) How can you create a welcoming environment, encouraging staff to collaborate with children and their families?  *

9) Imagine you are new to this country and everything is different and overwhelming when you take your child to daycare.:

a) Imagine yourself in the situations above, then list the types of attitudes and practices in an early learning program that would be non-welcoming.

b) Imagine yourself in the situations above, then list things in the early learning environments that would feel non-inclusive.

10) How could you as the professional open up communication?

11) What does it take to communicate effectively with families?

12)The family was very upset when they came to pick up their son and found him dressed as a princess. They say they’re worried about him being teased and/or not understanding appropriate “male” behavior.Using positive communication techniques, how would you handle this scenario?

Answer 1

Answer 1) Culture is learned, not inherited. It derives from one’s social environment,not from one’s genes. Culture is learned from the people you interact with as you are socialized. Culture consists of patterns, explicit and implicit, of and for behavior acquired and transmitted by symbols, constituting the distinctive achievements of human groups, including their embodiments in artifacts; the essential core of culture consists of traditional (i.e. historically derived and selected) ideas and especially their attached values; culture systems may, on the one hand, be considered as products of action, and on the other as conditioning elements of further action. The Attributes of the culture are as follows:

1. Culture is learned : We learn culture from families, peers, institutions, and media. The process of learning culture is known as enculturation.
2. Culture is integrated : No culture sustain indicidually, and they interact and hence, the various parts of a culture being interconnected.culture are related to one another and to truly understand a culture, one must learn about all of its parts, not only a few.
3. Culture is dynamic : This simply means that cultures interact and change. Because most cultures are in contact with other cultures, they exchange ideas and symbols. All cultures change, otherwise, they would have problems adapting to changing environments. And because cultures are integrated, if one component in the system changes, it is likely that the entire system must adjust.

Answer 2) Family engagement is a critical component of high-quality early care and education. It can support the healthy social, emotional, cognitive, and physical development of young children, regardless of ethnic or socioeconomic background. Family engagement practices when early care and education providers link them to support in times of need, help build their peer networks, increase their understanding of child development, and provide classes and training to enhance parenting practices and improve job skills.

1. Personally invite families to meet with you.
2. Family engagement can reduce absenteeism.
3. Communicate with families about the special talents of their Children.
4. Family engagement leads to better social skills and less conduct problems and encouraging family to build a healthy environment and to guide and motivate them help their children.
5. Help the family recognize the importance of family engagement as a core component of early care and education.
6. Put forth a set of common goals for family engagement across the early childhood system and within individual early care and education providers.
7. Offer family engagement strategies for early care and education providers and identify resources that support the implementation of those strategies. For eg) Communicate with families and take time to observe their body language that will help to measure their comfort level in the care setting. Find ways to ask them how they are feeling about the program, such as a family survey, and discuss any concerns they might have.

Answer 3) Families’ cultural attitudes are affected by many factors, such as region of birth, nationality, religion, race, and ethnic heritage. Creativity is revealed as each culture applies its unique imagination and problem solving abilities to the daily routines of family life and thus have a great impact on the influence children’s well-being, behavior, attitudes and growth. Parents’ behavior and the tone of social interactions in public as well as private set the standard for children’s behavior. Our children are depending on us to teach them how to live comfortably and productively within diversity.

We all learn to communicate and understand our world through sharing language, customs, behaviours, beliefs and values. Our cultural experiences and values shape the ways we see ourselves and what we think is important. Cultural perspectives infl uence how we parent, how we understand children, and how we educate them.

Children’s connection to their culture develops through their experiences. Having a strong sense of their own cultural history and traditions helps children build a positive cultural identity for themselves. This also supports children’s sense of belonging and self-esteem.Developing relationships across cultures requires good communication and flexibility to support children’s wellbeing. For instance, children’s emotional or behavioural diffi culties should be considered within their cultural context and discussed with families in a supportive and non-judgemental manner.

Answer 4)  First of all, it is very important to take the time to get to know each family and talk daily about how the children are doing. Having consistent meetings and allowing for open conversation about the children and how to best support them is a good start. Just making sure that all families know you are open to conversation and more than willing to help give the children what they need can give tremendous encouragement.

Communication to parents is also a big deal for children to thrive developmentally. Also, Information is the key that make sure all families receive encouragement in supporting the development of their children. This is the starting point of dialogue. We need to open the doors and encourage parents to ask questions about their child's learning and care. Casual contacts offer a way to foster dialogue with a parent who seldom speaks out, for example at corner conversations with a director or a teacher.

The important step towards maitaining a healthy realtionship with the family is to make all families feel like they are being supported is to listen to their concerns and let them know that they are valid and worth bringing up and talking about. Having conferences are a great way to o this along with open communication between teacher and parents. This can also be done with providing literature and resources when there is a problem or need for them.