Working With A Child's Family

This quote truly explains the importance of working with the child’s family as a unit and using each other’s experience and knowledge to promote a healthy learning atmosphere for the child. This approach provides mutual respect among the teacher, the student and the family ensuring everyone has the same goals for the child. Additionally, teachers are able to better understand a family’s choices and aspirations while still implementing developmentally appropriate practices for the child. Finally, having an open discourse with the families helps the teacher to understand what programs or services would suit the individual family’s needs.
I have often found it difficult to speak with the family in regards to their children’s development. They