November is Family Engagement Month! Family Engagement is the foundation of providing a comfortable, safe, and nurturing environment for the children and families in your care. Welcoming new families can be exciting, rewarding, and sometimes challenging. It is easy to connect with some parents while others may take time, energy, and creative strategies to build trusting relationships.
Family engagement can be as simple as taking time to ask a parent how their child did last night or in the morning before coming to school. It also can be a planned event at your program where families come together for an afternoon of fun and socialization.
We’ve all heard that parents are their child’s experts. This is true and even though they are their child’s expert, they may be learning about child growth and development and age appropriateness in everything they do; like reading, games, conversation, family outings, and daily routines.
We hope you will find resources in the November issue of The Scoop for Preschool to inspire you to be intentional with planning Family Engagement activities every day and for the entire year!
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