From Parents to Partners: Building a Family-Centered Early Childhood ProgramWith effective communication as its theme, From Parent to Partner explores the reasons and basis for developing ongoing partnerships with parents and families of children in childcare settings and provides the tools and strategies to build the support network within which these partnerships thrive. |
Contents
The Importance of FamilyTeacher Partnerships | 1 |
Five Principles of FamilyCentered Care | 11 |
Effective Communication with Families An Overview | 27 |
Daily Communication | 38 |
Challenges to Communication Problems Affecting the Child at Home or at School | 46 |
Challenges to Communication Conflict between Family and Program | 58 |
Formal Communications Documentation and Conferences | 75 |
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