Title: Identify strategies for constructive and supportive interactions that promote family partnerships.
Course: Early Childhood, Education, and Services I (19153-I) > Section: Promoting Positive and Productive Relationships with Families

Identification includes

- using reciprocal and responsive communication skills
- using various communication techniques
- fostering cooperative relationships and family engagement
- exploring the importance of positive relationships
- recognizing the importance of cultural differences
- recognizing the importance of confidentiality.

Process/Skill Questions:

Thinking

- What factors influence interactions between children and families? What is the role of the professional childcare provider in terms of family support?
- Why is it important to support constructive and positive interactions between children and their families?
- What is the relationship between classroom management/child guidance methods and family interactions? How might these be correlated?

Communication

- What verbal and nonverbal communication skills encourage positive family interactions?
- How can miscommunication interfere with positive family interactions?

Leadership

- What leadership skills are needed by parents and children for positive family interactions?
- What classroom management/child guidance methods are effective in teaching leadership skills?

Management

- What training and resources can be offered to parents and other family members to encourage positive family interactions?
- How can the planning of children’s activities be managed to encourage parent participation?