Module objectives

In this module you will:

• Explore the causes of many differences, tensions & conflicts between infant teachers & families
• Identify strategies to use when faced with differences, tensions, and conflicts with families
• Reflect on the best practices to work with families who have infants

Activity #1: Module Handout

Complete this handout as you:

• Read Gillespie (2016)
• Read How to Communicate with Families (Zero to Three, 2022)
• Watch TAPS: Partnerships with Families Part 3 (2012)
• Watch Effective Communication with Families (2014)

Link to Gillespie (2006)

Link to How to Communicate with Families (Zero to Three, 2022)

Video TAPS: Partnerships with Families Part 3 (2012)

Video: Effective Communication with Families (2014)

Optional Reading: Link to VLS (2013) Having Difficult Conversations with Families

Submit the completed Module Handout on ECE 209-Seminar Blackboard, under ‘Assignments’ in ‘Module Handouts: Conflicts & Difficult Conversations’

Activity #2: Evidence Based Practices for Working with Families who have Infants 

What are the evidence based practices for working with families who have infants from the reading in this module?  Identify your source (reading or video) as you develop the list. Your reading may have described families of older children; how can you apply the information to families who have infants? Post your list in the comments below.