Parents as Partners

Name: Parents as Partners
SKU: TS0181
Price: 39.95 NZD
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ISBN: 9781921613500

Positive Relationships in the Early Years

Parents as Partners looks at how to build a positive relationship with the parents and carers of children in your program, whether you are working in a centre based or family day care setting. It offers practical advice on how to set up and maintain a respectful relationship with parents and what the EYLF expects of educators. It shows how to encourage parental involvement, along with working with hard-to-reach parents plus ideas on how to connect and communicate with diverse families.

Ages: 0-6 | Pages: 56 | Code: TS0181 | ISBN: 9781921613500

Series: Positive Relationships in the Early Years

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Jennie Lindon

Jennie Lindon is well known as an early years consultant and author. She has been a prolific writer, offering a welcome blend of knowledge of child development with a practical understanding of the role of early years educators.

Liz Rouse

Elizabeth Rouse is an Associate Professor in early childhood education at Deakin University, where she is working in the area of initial teacher education. Her main areas of focus are in curriculum and pedagogy, particularly as these connect with developing practices and teaching approaches that concentrate on the whole child. She has published a number of books, book chapters, journal articles and professional papers in early childhood education especially relating to infants and toddlers, children's wellbeing, professional practices and partnerships.

Contents
The meaning of partnership	5
Introduction	5
What is a partnership?	5
Partnership within early years practice	6
Partners – equal but different	7
Respect and partnership	8
Who are parents?	10
Defining ‘family’	10
Does ‘parents’ mean fathers too?	11
Other family groupings	11
Families from diverse cultures and communities	12
Partnerships with grandparents	13
Hard to reach or overlooked?	14
Partnership via others	16
The importance of the home as a learning environment	17
Relationships and communication	19
Friendly yet not friends	19
Be clear about your core values	21
First contacts	24
The first meeting	24
Home visits	25
Sharing the care and education of young children	26
Ongoing communication and consultation	29
Inclusion and partnership	31
Working with families of children with additional needs	32
Engaging fathers	33
Helping to make connections	35
Different kinds of involvement	38
Parents as partners in their child’s learning	38
Sharing ideas with parents	43
General support and help from families	45
Activities and events organised for parents	47
Events the dad’s and male carers	49
Parenting groups and programs	50
A role in policy and decision-making	51
Conclusion	52
Notes	54
References and resources	55