Building Relationships with Families
Families are the enduring presence in the lives of children with disabilities. Find activities to support staff and families in developing positive relationships that support collaboration and family leadership.
Relationship-based practices promote engagement with all families. When Head Start staff engage with a family, they form a relationship on behalf of the child. These practices are intended to guide what staff say and do with families to support open communication and promote better understanding.
Explore these resources to learn more about relationship-based practices and how to implement them in your work with families.
Families are the enduring presence in the lives of children with disabilities. Find activities to support staff and families in developing positive relationships that support collaboration and family leadership.
This session explores the elements of effective teaming through the movie, Sister Act, starring Whoopi Goldberg.
This session builds on earlier sessions and focuses on identifying community resources and building relationships among programs in communities.
Explore this resource that shows how collaborative relationships can promote family leadership.
This session emphasizes the importance of building relationships with families in developing family-service provider collaboration.
Listening to families is a skill that is essential for providing responsive services to infants and toddlers with disabilities. This session lays the foundation for building relationships with families.