Family Education And Support - My Journey in ECE Class by Daphna Cohen

Families and Individuals In Need

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Adjust and adapt to The needs Of Family and Individual

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Develop a relationship
Listen
Seek to know the family
Seek to understand their background and culture
Be observant
Be respectful

Support and Strengthen Families, Build Resilience

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Look for and focus on their strengths
Help them learn additional skills to manage their needs
Help raise self-awareness
Teach tools for self-control

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Parenting and Child Development

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Help parents understand their roles in their child's life
Help parents be more confident in parenting
Help them have basic knowledge about typical child development
Psychological control VS Behavioral control

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When a child with special needs is born, parents might be unprepared for and uneducated about their child's situation.
We, as educators/special aid workers can assess the needs, help educate, and refer to available resources.

Parenting Styles

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The authoritative parenting style is considered the most balanced: Being flexible, attentive, encouraging, showing affection, and establishing boundaries and regulations.

Oscillated Narrative

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"What doesn't break you can make you!" Finding the good things that come from hardships and challenges. Our experiences add authenticity when addressing difficult issues, and can help us better connect with others, even strangers.

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Cultural Diversity

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2-generation approach

Whole family centered

Seek to understand and respect their culture

Be with families where they are

Developing healthy attachment

Concrete Support in Crisis

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Provide the tools to recognize their need and teach them how to ask for help
We are the family's gateway to services
Find out what works for the family and meet them where they are
Build their confidence
Teach tools such as planning, organizing, and behavior management

Plant Seeds by sharing Information for Eventual Future Use

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Social Connections

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Social connection is very important for a child's development as well as for the parents. Help families find social connections. Encourage them to ask for and accept help from others.

Resources:

1. thefamilyconnect.com

OPEC - Oregon Parenting Education Course

Introduction

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With the understanding that different cultures connect and socialize differently, we can seek to better understand the family's culture.

Take A Seat & Make A Friend

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I love the message in this video - that we can make friends more easily if we just communicate. If we are open to sharing ourselves and learning about others.

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king a toll on the lives of individuals, families, and society as a whole. Loneliness and isolation are great causes of depression, anxiety, loss of hope, and even death.

Parenting while suffering from mental health can be very challenging and affect children in a negative way.

Parenting Styles Diagram

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Each culture has beautiful things to offer to society. We can celebrate each other's differences and enrich our family lives. For me, learning about cultures is exciting.

Mental Health

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Dealing with mental health of self or of a family member adds a challenge and often stress. Struggling with depression and anxiety, I understand how debilitating mental conditions can be.

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Help families find resilience by:

Increase self-awareness
Reduce stress factors
Help them find their strengths
Encourage them to find what strategies work for them
Show compassion

Self Care

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Remember to care for your self!

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Parenting styles may look different in different cultures.

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The COVID-19 pandemic impacted society on many levels. The isolation created loneliness, depression, anxiety, and other mental illnesses. Many dealt with financial struggles. Domestic neglect and abuse cases increased and/or worsened.

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Resources

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Dads Are Important

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Healing The Brain From Trauma

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Parent Cafe

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Holding parent meetings is important for parents to connect with each other and to have a voice. Creating a welcoming warm environment can help parents connect and feel appreciated.

Men's Meetings can help dads be more involved in their children's lives and have a greater influence.

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Some ideas to make a parent meeting more inviting are:

Hold meetings frequently
Provide a pleasant ambiance, like a cafe
Provide refreshments
Present topics that matter

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