"Parents are the key mediators of experience for infants and toddlers, and...their influence is critical during this period of rapid development"- 2010年Powell＆Dunlap

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闭上眼睛，并在与家庭沟通中的沟通中的品质。您如何注意到您使用的单词，音调，节奏和日常行动和常规的感觉？问自己，“我在做什么来荣誉与家庭的沟通和关系？”这项工作中最重要的合作伙伴是婴儿和幼儿的家人。找到一个共同的理解，节奏和对家庭交流的方法有助于。例如，注册过程可以被视为关系的开始。然后，通过邀请多次沟通和协作机会的持续通信，系统和策略来支持未来的日常互动。

The information in this lesson was adapted from the Infant Toddler Family Engagement course. Refer to the Family Engagement course for more extensive discussions on various topics related to engaging and working with families in your early care and learning setting.

建立关系与家庭沟通的重要性

Several research studies show that positive relationships between teachers, children and families are essential to learning (Shonkoff, et al., 2000). Relationships can be built and strengthened through communication between caregivers and families that occurs during hellos and goodbyes, as well as in more formal activities such as a planned family meeting.

所有这些机会都要求您作为婴儿和幼儿照顾者，了解许多事情，包括语气，单词的选择和非语言交际，如面部表情和肢体语言。当您了解这些特征时，您可以更好地以最重要的方式进行沟通，同时记住，这可能是家庭在早期护理和学习计划中与护理人员的第一个经历。yabo电子游艺即使经验丰富的护理人员也不会更多地了解婴儿和幼儿而不是家人。家庭将渴望了解他们的婴儿或幼儿正在做的事情，并且如果没有理解某些事情，您可以通过提供鼓励的回复并要求澄清来支持舒适的沟通。

You can also ensure that each moment offers sensitive communication, active listening and opportunities for making connections. Developing relationships and communicating with families can help bridge the home and care settings. Additionally, research says:

• Programs that demonstrate and support partnering with families tend to have families that feel more confident and comfortable in supporting their children’s development (Wilcox & Weber, 2001).
• When services incorporate practices that promote partnerships with families, outcomes for family and children are improved including parenting capabilities and positive child behavior and functioning (Dempsey & Keen, 2008; Dunst, Trivette & Hamby, 2008).

与家庭建立沟通和有意义的关系是您工作的一个关键方面，而当涉及具有特殊学习需求的婴儿和幼儿家庭（可能会与来自不同机构或学科的几个不同专业人士同时互动）建立关系变得更多yabo电子游艺重要。作为一个婴儿和幼儿照顾者，您在帮助家庭中的角色为他们的孩子培养目标，并提出实现这些目标的想法可能对这些家庭的生活产生巨大影响。您将与您的培训师密切合作，以满足残疾幼儿的需求，但您很重要的是要知道一些关键条款。

The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), a federal education law, mandates the development of Individualized Education Programs (IEPs) and Individualized Family Service Plans (IFSPs) for children who qualify for either special education or early intervention. IEPs will be completed by the local school district and IFSPs will be completed by the local early intervention agency. CYP Professionals do not complete EAPs, IEPs, or IFSPs. However, you may be asked by the family to participate on the team for a child’s IEP or IFSP. Each IEP or IFSP describes the educational program designed by the team to meet the child’s or student’s unique needs and must contain specific information about the child or student, as required by state and federal law.

For families new to this process, your role can be very important. Families may view you as their liaison or advocate to help them understand the system, access meaningful services, and set goals that can make a difference in their infant’s or toddler’s life.

Maintaining Ongoing Communication with Families

以对家庭有意义的方式分享有关婴儿和幼儿的信息对于维持持续的沟通至关重要。只要有可能，使用数据（例如，观察，增长和发展的例子），以与家人传达有关婴儿和幼儿的信息。数据可以帮助家庭成员了解与它们共享的信息基于您以有组织方式观察和生成信息的情况，而不是根据您的个人观点或意见共享事物。作为与婴儿和幼儿一起工作的一部分，您可能会使用评估收集发育信息，并且家庭可以访问该信息至关重要。这使家庭能够随着时间的推移遵循他们的婴儿或幼儿的发展进展。沿着同一条线，邀请家庭观察他们的孩子在您的照顾环境中。观察后的一些时间讨论任何人注意到的家庭成员和解决他们可能拥有的任何问题。

Families will also help set the pace for their communication with you. It is important to acknowledge it can take time for families to feel safe, comfortable and friendly. Different forms of communication or ways of communicating can play an important role in easing the process. Using a combination of communication styles, or forms, with families might work best in meeting their needs. It’s also important to keep in mind there are likely to be a variety of factors that create challenges to communicating with families such as conflicting belief systems or overwhelming family problems and crises. Take a moment to think about and list a few of the barriers that you have faced when communicating and building relationships with families.

Involving Families in Young Children’s Communication and Language Development

The interactions that infants and toddlers have with adults influence how they develop and learn. It has become increasingly clear that the more infants and toddlers experience shared interactions and connection, the more effective they become as communicators.

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Keeping relationships at the center of all your communication efforts with families can help create and maintain an environment where people are seen, heard, acknowledged and celebrated for their strengths and who they are. How would you describe your approach to first interactions with families? Think about how your efforts immediately welcome families into your early care and learning setting. In addition, consider the following:

• Review the documents used when enrolling an infant or toddler into the program. What other documents are shared with families? How are these documents shared with families? Think about the ways these documents are connected to infants’, toddlers’ and families’ strengths and fond memories, as well as how these documents capture required information.
• Use photos of infants, toddlers and their families throughout the care setting, as well as to identify special places to keep personal belongings.
• Ask current families to help welcome new families.