Partnering with Parents Who Have Used Violence in Intimate Relationships
In this webinar, learn about appropriate referrals for parents who use violence in intimate relationships.
Family engagement is a collaborative and strengths-based process through which early childhood professionals, families, and children build positive and goal-oriented relationships. It is a shared responsibility of families and staff at all levels that requires mutual respect for the roles and strengths each has to offer. Family engagement focuses on culturally and linguistically responsive relationship-building with key family members in a child’s life. These people include pregnant women and expectant families, mothers, fathers, grandparents, and other adult caregivers. It requires making a commitment to creating and sustaining an ongoing partnership that supports family well-being. It also honors and supports the parent-child relationships that are central to a child’s healthy development, school readiness, and well-being. The Office of Head Start Parent, Family, and Community Engagement Framework is a guide to learning how family engagement promotes positive, enduring change for children, families, and communities.
In this webinar, learn about appropriate referrals for parents who use violence in intimate relationships.
In this set of videos, learn about the home-based program option. Find out how home visits work, what parents can expect from a home visitor, and the role parent's play in the development of their child.
Review tips for family services staff, fatherhood coordinators, and other direct service professionals who work with Head Start fathers, whether in person or virtually.
Learn about the value of community partnerships and share tips for building partnerships to support fathers, especially fathers who share common interests and goals.
Supervisors and Managers can use this resource as a guide to support staff in using a strengths-based approach in their work with families.
Explore this resource for strategies around talking with a family about their child's development to strengthen your partnerships.
Find tools to help programs learn ways to measure family engagement outcomes and relationships with families.
Consider strategies for engaging families in conversations about sensitive topics, including developmental concerns.
Explore ways to prepare and engage families when conversations include challenging topics.
This resource highlights the five ways fathers already support their child's learning each day.