Fall 2021 ECE Inclusion Group 2, Week 6 by anita bauer https://padlet.com/anitabauer2/eun3nbx4ejfjqnum Please, use this jam board for this week's CORP discussion en-us 2021-09-27 02:42:52 UTC 2021-10-04 01:13:31 UTC hello@padlet.com Family Involvement: maryroseh1990 https://padlet.com/anitabauer2/eun3nbx4ejfjqnum/wish/1788030696 1.      Explain the scenario
I had a new child start in my care. The mother was the only family involved. She did fill out a family questionnaire where we learned that she just left an abusive relationship and the child was abused also but didnt say how. They were new in town and it was just them. She did mention he was not potty trained but working on it and he sleeps in his own bed with a weighted blanket. As a couple weeks passed we noticed that this four year old child had a few developmental concerns for his age such as not speaking hardly at all only repeated what was said to him or a few words like yes, no, mom, kitty, meow and potty. This child also would run out of the room multiple times a day, and climb the fence outside. He would wreck other children's activities and take toys from them and throw them. 
     Myself and the other teacher in the room decided we needed to talk to the mother about these concerns. At the end of the day we talked to the mother about these concerns we have noticed and she said the center he attended before ours "didnt watch him well either" We talked to our director about what was said and what we should do next. We then printed out a resource for the mother of a program that assesses and screens children. We gave this print out to the mother at the end of the day at another time and told her we highly recommend her child be screened so that we can help him. The mother said she doesnt have time to do this and we just didnt want to take care of him. We ended up emailing this mother about her concerns and said we just need additional support in order to care for him but we are here to help but she needed to be involved in making the decisions and getting him screened. She did email back and seemed more open and told us she did call the program to set up an appt. She also apologized and said she appreciated the help and didnt know he needed that much support.
 
2.      Describe what went well

I am glad that the mother came around and wanted the support. I think we tried in many way such as in person, finding the resource needed, and then reaching out a different way through email, also the child got the support he needed.
3.      What lessons were learned?

I think next time setting up a family meeting would have more meaning and less on the spot. I think the mother would have liked it more on her terms and when it was convenient for her rather than at the end  of the day and not formal.

4.    If you could do it over, what would you do differently?

I would have talked to the director first about how to handle this situation. I would have put together a meeting with the mother to be more formal and understanding. I would like to get the resources before hand to be ready.


]]> 2021-10-03 22:17:21 UTC https://padlet.com/anitabauer2/eun3nbx4ejfjqnum/wish/1788030696 https://padlet.com/anitabauer2/eun3nbx4ejfjqnum/wish/1788214506 I was an assistant teacher at headstart and we had a student that was having issues with eating things. He would eat chalk, dirt, paper, anything. I waited for the mother to come for pick up and told her that I had seen a pattern of this issue for a couple of weeks and tried to reinforce positive eating skills at lunch and talk about what is safe for consumption and what was not. I asked her if he did the same things at home. She said, "yeah he does but who cares, hes a kid, we all ate dirt at that age. I ate dirt and look at me I'm fine." I was shook with the response and said well it isn't safe and that I would like to work together with her to help stop this behavior so that he and other students refrain from accidentally eating something harmful. She was unwilling to help. I couldn't believe it, but I knew that when he was in my care it was vital to keep him safe from eating something harmful and had to keep on him for a couple more weeks before realizing it wasn't him acting out. It was truly an issue, he couldn't control it. I then spoke to our director out of Helena and his behavior specialist to help us with a plan. We had to keep things out of his reach that he might want to eat. It was a sensory issue. Eventually, his mom got on board with the plan and worked with us. If I could go back, I would make it more official and serious from the start. I would have asked her in for an official meeting. I learned that sometimes families aren't going to agree with you and it may be awkward but if the issue is a safety concern I can't just sit back and forget about it. I truly need to continue until someone takes me seriously and the child gets the help they need. ]]> 2021-10-04 01:05:32 UTC https://padlet.com/anitabauer2/eun3nbx4ejfjqnum/wish/1788214506