Addressing Barriers that Limit Attendance
Many programs may face low family attendance at group socializations for a variety of reasons. Find out ways programs can meet this challenge and address low family attendance.
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.
Many programs may face low family attendance at group socializations for a variety of reasons. Find out ways programs can meet this challenge and address low family attendance.
Explore tips for engaging in sensitive conversations with families.
Explore these professional development sessions for family services managers and coordinators designed to enhance capacity to lead parent, family, and community engagement in your program.
Explore the six phases and seven steps of goal-setting with families through a case scenario.
Explore strategies on working with families with complex needs.
Explore ways to change mental models — both yours and your colleagues.
Explore how infants, toddlers, and preschoolers use behavior to communicate their needs, intentions, and emotions. Learn about ways adults can effectively respond to children's behavior.
Learn ways to plan and individualize virtual home visit and socialization activities with families. Explore effective virtual engagement practices. Discover resources to help your ongoing work with families.
New and experienced staff can watch this webinar series to learn how to support parents as advocates and leaders in programs and at home.
In this webinar, explore tools, resources, and ideas you can use to build a father-friendly program. Learn how to create an environment that actively encourages fathers to engage with their child's learning and development.