Discussion: Challenges Working with Parents * Module 5 Page 7 (3/9)

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1) Share one of the most challenging parts of working with families, and one of the best parts.

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hanh dang

4/7/2018 05:18:20 pm

1) Share one of the most challenging parts of working with families, and one of the best parts.

Connecting with families, building trusting relationships, watching the children grow and develop over a period of time, watching them learn new skills.

Having a difference in opinion with parents. Having parents who are too busy or not interested in being more involved. Having parents who don't model good behavior/language in front of children.

Oksana

4/7/2018 05:29:46 pm

the best part is communication with parents about how their kid is successful in growth

jordyn lehr

4/7/2018 06:40:44 pm

The best part in working with families is to talk about the development and progress that is made with the child, and the most challenging is probably trying to discuss some red flag markers in a child's progress.

Kaleigh

4/7/2018 08:12:15 pm

One of the hardest parts is having to talk to the parent about a concern I have with their child but one of the best parts is being able to tell the parents the accomplishments of their child and seeing how much they care.

Jessica Hefley

4/8/2018 03:11:29 pm

the most challenging part of working with families is my position as a float sometimes depending on the class that im in at time of pick up, makes it harder to discuss some things with families about particular situations that may have happened with their child due to the fact that the parent may not know me as well as the regular teacher whom they normally get feedback from.
the most rewarding part is when i have a highlight to tell the parents and i get to see the reaction of the family towards the child in a praising way such as using the potty by themself, or being able to write their name correctly by themself.

Kim Magana-Morfin

4/8/2018 05:57:00 pm

One of the most difficult things when working with parents is when there are concerns about the childs development or behavioral concerns that need to be addressed and the parents either will not listen or do not want to work together to resolve the issues for the child to be more successful.

Kassi Anderson

4/8/2018 08:47:16 pm

The most challenging thing about working with families is having to deal with a behavioral issue with the child. Especially if it is between two children and the parent fears for their child's safety. The most rewarding of working with the parents is when you are able to have good communication and talk with the parents about their child's day, they really do appreciate and adore what you do for their child.

Kylee Cullen

4/8/2018 11:48:25 pm

I think the most challenging and most rewarding parts stem from the same kinds of kids, the kids that have to work hard and persevere to develop alongside their peers non problematically. But it's the response from the parents that dictates my opinion surrounding it. Parents that neglect to act upon and further their child's development the best they can definitely can be frustrating, but the parents that want to see their child succeed out of nothing that love and work through the challenges with them and seeing that makes it worth it to me.

Litonya Ritter

4/9/2018 06:54:59 pm

One of the most challenging thing about working with families is letting the parents know when there is a behavioral issue. Since we can't use the other child's name at my work it makes it hard. One of the most rewarding things is being told by the parents that their child wants to come to class.

Gabriela Morris

4/9/2018 07:58:44 pm

One of the most challenging parts of working with families is making sure that their child is reaching milestones and bringing up troubling behavior that their child may be doing. One of the best parts of working with families is watching their children progress and discussing that progress with the parents.

Kylie Woeck

4/9/2018 09:08:06 pm

I agree that talking to parents about their child not reaching milestones can be very difficult if not excruciating. As a mother, I want my child to be at least on time with everything, but I also have to realise that she's not perfect.

Kylie Woeck

4/9/2018 09:09:57 pm

One of the hardest things I find about working with families is approaching families about development and behavior when I don't know the culture of their heritage well or especially their familial culture. One of the best part of working with families is getting to see the kids grow and expand on their development.

Denera Repin

4/10/2018 01:30:08 pm

One of the best and worst things is communication. It's great to talk to the parent about the great things their child is doing in your care but also hard to tell them when their child is having struggles.

Savannah Powers

4/10/2018 03:03:19 pm

One of the most challenging parts of working with families is when you have to discuss challenging behavior with them and remain neutral and understanding. You never want to come across pointing fingers or not being sympathetic. One of the best things is when you have families that are understanding and helpful and can give you tips on how to better a situation. Parents know their children best so they are great allies.

Anastasia Baranchenkova

4/11/2018 12:06:31 am

One of the challenging parts is to gain trust and build that team relationships so that in the future you can work together to provide the best care. And the best part is the reward of that effort of building that relationship when you can communicate and create common strategies.

Johnathan K.

4/11/2018 12:26:17 pm

One of the best interactions with parents is when they mention how their child talked about something they learned from you, it shows the child is taking home some your lessons. Or when a parent praises how a situation you handled was done well.

The hardest part is when a child is acting up in class and you have to consistently talk with their parents. It makes it hard to develop a good relationship with parents when all you have to say about their child is bad. Or when you and the parent have a hard time agreeing on a course of action to handle certain behaviors.

Angelique

4/11/2018 08:23:59 pm

One of the most challenging parts of working with families are the families that don't communicate; on their phone when they enter and leave the classroom. One of the best parts of working with families is sharing something special about their child that happened during the day when the parent picks up their child.

Alyssa Cabrera

4/12/2018 07:49:36 am

One thing that I struggle with parents is having them know to let their child be independent on certain things instead of giving in to everything they want or desire. Because with parents doing that, Teacher struggle with trying to meet the needs of other kids, when their kid wants it their way.

One of the best things is that with parents that are trying to work with kids at home about certain things, they just notify me and let me know what they are doing and ask if we can incorporate it into the classroom as well. Communication is key.

jackie shindano

4/12/2018 09:35:01 am

The greatest part of working with families is that you can be able to share great moments you’ve had with their child and as well as the milestone of the child. The other side of that is the parents who understand and respect what an important role you play in their child's life. When you are able to work as a team and make a real difference in the life of a child it is always rewarding.

Danette Ring Moss

4/12/2018 10:45:23 am

The worst part would be telling the families bad news and miscommunication. The best part would be watching the children grow and learn things.

Isabella Velasquez

4/12/2018 11:21:09 am

One of the best parts of working with families is that you get to ask questions about the child's home life and build a stronger connection with them. One of the most challenging parts would be accommodating all of the parent's individual wants.

HAREGEWOIN NEGASH

4/12/2018 01:12:27 pm

Telling families how achievable or successful their children is exciting. on the other hand, telling family their child had a bad day is challenging to assure the family.

Marquise

4/13/2018 10:59:07 am

One of the most rewarding things for me is when I am able to praise the child for something awesome they did, created, or helped with when their parents come to pick them up. Seeing parents swell with pride for their kids is something I enjoy being able to experience.

One of the most difficult things is discussing red flags to parents and if their child is exhibiting some of them. Nobody wants to be told that their child is misbehaving or acting out, and it is often times hard for me to discuss these things with parents for fear of them thinking I'm coming across harsh

Megan Berryhill

4/13/2018 01:14:17 pm

One of the most challenging parts about working with families is making sure I tactfully get information to them about their child if I see signs of a red flag. One of the the best things is sharing the fun experiences between one another about their child overcoming challenges and flying past new milestones at the daycare and also at home.

Akhila

4/13/2018 05:05:57 pm

One of the most challenging part about working with families is adress the behavior issues their child and one of the best things to discuss with them would be an accomplishment about their child.

Marissa Cooper

4/14/2018 02:52:12 pm

One of the challenges working with families is being a float, I am in different classrooms every day so I don't know the child as well as the lead teachers. When parents ask how their child did today and I wasn't in their classroom I cant communicate anything with them. One of the best things about communication with parents is talking to them about their children's achievements throughout the day or the progress I see happening.

Marie Brenner Wood

4/14/2018 07:58:57 pm

One of the best things about working with families is when they are willing and able to be involved in the classroom. I love when parents volunteer to help with a special art project, or to come and share about a cultural tradition they observe.

One of the most challenging aspects of working with families is when the parent doesn't share the same philosophies we promote at school. Luckily hasn't occurred often in my experience.

Sherrie Jimenez

4/14/2018 08:20:19 pm

I'd say one of the most challenging things in working with families, is finding common ground with all the different languages within the classroom.
One of the most rewarding things is being able to partner with a parent in reaching milestones and seeing a child's growth in a particular area.

Shu-Hsi Hsieh

4/14/2018 08:49:02 pm

One of the most challenging parts of working with families is talking about their child is in red flag having troubling behavior that their child did. One of the best parts of working with families is watching their children develop and progress.

Liudmila Herasymova

4/15/2018 12:55:02 pm

I most dislike when the families are not as honest and opened about the child. And the opposite, what I really enjoy in working with parents, is when we find compromises, we find solutions to problems if there's any, or our relationship is opened and we cooperate very easy.

Thiona Nunley

4/15/2018 04:37:39 pm

One of the best parts about working with families is when they have a huge smile seeing there child happy and learning. One of the hard parts about working with families is when to find the right time to talk about concerns

Bianca

4/15/2018 05:34:18 pm

One of the best parts is seeing s child coming happy to preschool, seeing its growths and development
One of the hardest parts is for me not talking about concerns, it is more hard if parents don’t cooperate finding solutions or have a different views and also maybe showing bad behavior by themselves

Simin

4/15/2018 05:41:27 pm

One of the most challenging part about working with families is adress the behavior issues their child and one of the best things to discuss with them would be an accomplishment about their child.

Devyn Binder

4/15/2018 07:53:24 pm

One of the most challenging parts of working with families is talking to them about reg flags. One of the best parts about working with families is seeing their eyes light up when we discuss their child's progress.

Jessica

4/16/2018 08:18:03 am

I think the best part is watching kids grow and develop and the worst part is being yelled at by a parent.

Dennell Laszlo

4/16/2018 11:45:38 am

One bad thing that can be a challenge, is when we as a teacher see a change in the child's attitude while the family member does not or just shrug's it off. One good thing is when a teacher and a Family have the same goals and are on the same page about the steps needed to help the child be successful this is something that can enrich all involved.

brittany zeman

4/16/2018 02:00:12 pm

A challenge of working with families is working hard with a child to help them develop (like potty training) and the parents do not want to help.

A great thing about working with the parents are sharing the positive developments and accomplishments of their children

Shayla McInyre

4/16/2018 03:10:08 pm

One of the hardest parts of working together with parents that I have seen is when there is a challenge with the child and the parent doesn't want to work together to help strength or resolve the problem. I think another thing that is hard, is to have them help work on things from school to home and to adjust to new situations, rules, or standards along with open communication and spending time and making time to observe and volunteer in the classroom. I also noticed that it can be hard to transition from telling them what to do verses what not to do, and using new methods and guiding techniques.

One of my favorite parts is communicating, and building relationships with families and the students. To me this makes both parties feel more welcomed, and more at ease into every situation. I also enjoy watching families and their child grow and reach success and continuing to try new things from home to school and school to home. I also, enjoy when the parents and child share new ideas or new techniques.

Kelsey Bernard

4/16/2018 04:36:39 pm

One of the most challenging parts of working with families is encouraging families to work on an aspect of development a child may be lacking. A favorite part of working with families is getting to watch the child grow, challenge themselves and create a true relationship with eachother.

Jasmine McCleave

4/16/2018 05:38:04 pm

one of the most challenging parts of working with families is that occassionally they will think that there isnt an issue of something that their child is doing but it is detrimental to our program

Alexis Brooke Mumey

4/18/2018 10:13:47 am

It is hard when families favor their child's telling of a situation more than listening to you trying to communicate what really happened. It is amazing to get to know families and see how they all work differently

Brittany Wynne

4/18/2018 12:51:17 pm

One of the best parts is watching children learn and grow and meet their milestones. I enjoy learning different cultures and how families are all different in their own way. Sometimes the hardest things are talking about red flags and things that could possible be a concern or upsetting to a family. It is all about how we go about talking and discussing that in an appropriate, understanding and supportive manner.

Mahsa Jebeli

4/18/2018 03:34:10 pm

One of the best parts of talking to the parents is letting them know about the progress and milestones achievements of children. Challenging part is to bring up concerns or red flags to the families as majority of the parents at first would become upset and sometimes defensive about them. I've learned that Building good relationships with them and having their trust and having them know that we are all working toward same goal can even ease up on those situations as well

Heather

4/19/2018 01:44:30 am

I haven't yet worked with family's. But what I have seen a lot is when it comes to kids that go from mom's house then to dad's house the kids can have a hard time. But I love being able to meet the family's that I have gotten to meet.

Justin Elumn

4/19/2018 06:51:06 am

One of the most challenging parts of working with families is letting the family know that their child is having behavioral problems . One of the best parts of working with families is watching their children develop and progress.

Britney Presson

4/19/2018 12:06:48 pm

One of the best parts and being there for the child and the parents and getting to now them and understanding there situations, and the best parts of there child(s) life.

I think the most challenging part would be to tell them that there child did something bad to another child or a co worker... Or telling them to work on something at home like manners or listening.

Judi Richardson

4/19/2018 01:46:33 pm

One of the most challenging parts is having to tell the parent about misbehavior--constant or continual misbehavior--where something needs to be done about it.

The best part is telling of the child's successes and cooperation and helpfulness and working together with teachers and other children

chris

4/19/2018 03:44:56 pm

the best part that stands out is when you help a child learn (recognize letters) and when they show there parents you can see the total jot and gratitude that they have for what you have done.
hardest was when i talked to a parent about outbursts there child was having. parents were quick to blame other children for the outbursts

Christina Alvarez

4/19/2018 11:41:05 pm

One of the most challenging parts of working with families for me, is communicating the childs negative behavior to a parent. Not every adult is receptive to their child behaving badly and that makes me nervous. One of the best parts of working with families is seeing an aha moment in the childs eyes or parents eyes and then watching the positive growth from that point forward.

Kelsy Henry

4/20/2018 10:32:59 am

The hardest part of dealing with families is having to tell them about red flags and behavioral issues, as parents can get super emotional. But the best part is being able to share positive and funny anecdotes with them and connect over how well they are doing

Prashant Chand

4/20/2018 12:42:46 pm

In my opinion, I believe that the most challenging part of working with families is trying to explain any bad news to them. Not everyone is perfect and not everyone reacts to bad the news the same way so I feel like that would be the most challenging part. The best part is that every family comes from a different culture and every family is unique in their own ways. So I think truly building a genuine relationship with families and getting to know them personally is one of the best parts.

Tiffany link

4/20/2018 03:29:15 pm

The biggest challenge for me is discussing a potentially embarrassing behavior with parents. I don't want them to feel uncomfortable so I feel its important to let them know what the possible solutions are or if it is within developmental expectations.
I love sharing positive anecdotes, especially with a child who may have had some challenges in the past.

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