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Building Relationships

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Building Relationships
April Ruffin Grantham
ECE 312: Administration of Early Childhood Ed. Programs
Instructor Mary Jane Hill
August 8, 2011

Building Relationships Because young children lives are fixated in their communities and families, teachers need to be able to understand and apply building family and community relationships. Successful early childhood teachers are required to have a strong understanding of family structures, home language, cultural values, and community resources affect children and their families (Workshop Teacher Handout: From - Building Family and Community Relationship, 2002). The purpose of this paper is to provide you with some of the resources that are available in Goldsboro, NC and how they will …show more content…

If the parents have questions relating to their child or if the teacher sees anything that may be off, several brochures will give out to the parents. The child most likely imitates what is done in the home and mimics it during playtime. So observing them is very important because it can have a link to their home life. If a parent comes in to drop or pickup their child and are acting strange, unusual, or reeks of alcohol do not let them leave with them. Call someone who is on the child’s authorized pick up list and ask them to come right away. Of course, you do not disturb the parent immediately under the influence because they could cause a scene in front of the class, so you ask to speak to them sober. Providing a note in the child’s folder and listing several places to seek help is a start. At least you know you did your part. This can also be related to domestic violence and can destroy a child quickly. My vision is to create excitement or fun for lifelong learning where every child can learn in an enriching and playful educational environment in cooperation with the families. By providing the families with information they need such as child health services, family violence prevention and treatment, and substance abuse agencies (Decker, Decker, Freeman, & Knopf, 2009, p. 334) is helping me to help the child with a playful educational environment without having to worry about what is going

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