Opportunities for Family to Engage with Children at School and Home

The professional working with young children provides families with opportunities to learn and develop skills to help their children achieve desired outcomes at the program, at home, and in the community

Resources & Media for Understanding Competency 2.3

Behaviors & Skills

• a
  Takes time with families and encourages them to find their own way to support their child as he or she develops
  
  
• b
  Offers recommendations, strategies and tools (i.e., libraries, museums, and parks) to families only when requested
  or welcomed, and matches recommendations with the families’ interests and priorities
  
  
• c
  Makes recommendations about strategies to use at home that preserve the parent/caregiver role
  
  
• d
  Works with families to embed teaching and learning opportunities in natural ways throughout the child's day
  
  
• e
  Helps families to implement easy-to-use tools and strategies at home and takes a planned approach to achieving
  desired outcomes