Post by Aileen on Feb 17, 2017 13:40:22 GMT -8
We must listen to the needs of the family and help them understand how to guide their child to success in achieving developmental milestones. It may be confusing for them to parse out the information themselves and they may want confirmation that their child is developing normally. Conversely, they may think that they know everything about child development and it may be up to us to gently inform them of changes and ideas that might be different from what they're used to. It's also up to us to reconcile the family traditions with our own teaching methods. For families that come from a culture different from out own, we have to learn and understand their values and balance theirs with other families as well.