In this module, you will:
- Identify different types of relationship models program staff can use with families
- Explain the benefits and drawbacks of a relationship-based model of child care
- Brainstorm how to handle situations using a relationship-based model of child care
After reading Baker and Manfredi/ Pettit (2004), answer the following questions:
- Summarize the main idea, key details, and what you learned from the reading in 4-6 sentences, in your own words. Use key terms and vocabulary from the text.
- What quote(s) was most meaningful to you? (identify the page number) Why?
- How does this reading connect to your personal experience?
- Which model of care do you connect with? Why?
- How would you know if a program that followed a relationship-based model?
- If you worked in a program that followed a relationship-based model, what would the:
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- Benefits be?
- Drawbacks be?
- How will this reading help you become a better infant/ toddler professional?
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Baker_Manfedi Petitt (2004) Chapter 1
1. the reading talks about the importance of relationships and healthy communities between adults to child and adults in a child life. It begins talking about young children life being shaped by relationships. It looks at the different types of adults – child attachment, attachment defined, parent- child dyad ect. In adult children relationship it is where a child first learns to trust. It all start when a caregiver make sure all a child’s needs are met.
2.”When relationships between families are caregivers become authentic and reciprocal, parents feel more settled and relaxed” (pg 16) When parents feel more relaxed children can feel more relaxed cause the can feed off the parents energy. it helps more with the parent and caregiver can work more closely.
3. This reading connected to my personal experience , when it talks about life long bonds are formed between families and caregivers. My pre-school teacher and i are still in contact even after myself moving to another country
4. The family model of care I connected with because with families is when a child makes their first relationship
5. they would place more focus on the child’s relationships than academics, it would be primary
6. Benefits- Children lean to build trusting relationships and life long connections are formed between families and caregivers
Drawbacks- Families might feel your trying to be too personal
7. Now that I know the importance of of relationships in infants and toddlers developments i will make sure happy and healthy relationships are formed between myself and families and the child
I really liked when you said that your pre school teacher are still in contact because not everyone keeps in contact with people when they move to other countries especially teachers. That just goes to show how good of a relationship you have with this teacher.
The fact that you are still in contact with your pre-school teacher is very inspiring and I hope to say the same for children I care for in the near future.
I like the quote you choose because it helps see that when parents and caregivers are connected the parents are more relax and comfortable to leave their child in the caregiver’s care. Also, that you still be in contact with your teacher is a wonderful feeling, i know it personally as well, it shows that your teacher cares for your well being even after you left her classroom.
Shemella — you identified a powerful quote! Why do you think relationships between families and teachers are so important? Are there other reasons that you connected with the family model of care? What are the benefits of the relationships with families for staff?
I liked that you chose a really powerful quote.
1. The reading talks about the importance of a healthy community between a child and adults life, how it shapes the way young children become in these relationships. Making sure that the adults have met all of the child’s needs.
2.”Children will bond with more than one adult, and that is alright” (pg10) I always felt that for a child to bond with another adult, their is more attention on the child, more care, and someone else to help guide that child in the right direction.
3. This reading connects with my personal experience when it talks on strong relationships between families and caregivers. When my son was diagnosed with autism I did not know what to do exactly and I had a teacher come to the house to help him out with something and I grew a friendly bond to that teacher where as she would tell me what I should be doing at home with him and how to do it. We communicated back and forth for my sons well being.
4. Family model of care because that would be when the child makes their first relationship with someone other than a family member.
5. The focus would be on the child’s academics
6. Benefits: Children are learning to trust around you and other children
Drawbacks: Families might not agree with certain things involving the child which could make it harder to work with.
7.I know that I would do my best to try to create a healthy relationship with not just the child but the child’s family as well because you want them to feel that there child is safe around the people caring for them.
I found your quote interesting as well. I think that its a good reminder for caregivers, and families to know that its okay for a child to bond with more than one adult. Ultimately it helps the child thrive better.
I agree with you Tiana creating healthy and solid relationships is very importance and your personal experience proves that, when you mentioned how you and the teacher would communicate about the best way to help your child with austim.
Hi Tiana!
That is a great quote!
I strongly believe that parents (especially new ones) should have a better understanding that having their children build relationship with others is also part of their development and it is crucial for them to shape their identities!
– Juli
Tiana — what else did the article say about relationships between families and staff? Why are the connections between families and staff important? Thanks for sharing your experience developing a relationship with a teacher — it sounds like it is a powerful connection! What makes the family-model of programming different then the other models? How do staff and families benefit from a relationship-based program?
1. The reading is to encourage caregivers on building, strong, trusting, and healthy relationships for the children they care for. It helps to recognize a family model daycare center from other models. It focuses on relationships and provides data on how it shown to help children thrive better. Overall it provides tools on how to build relationships and attachment to help shape the growing identity of child.
2. “Cant serve child without serving family” page 16. I believe that it very important to have the family involved in the child’s care especially being a mother myself.
3. I can relate having my own child in daycare and see the importance of having a great relationship with everyone my child encounters there.
4. The family model. I believe it very important to include all family members or anyone who has an impact on the child. I believe in doing this you build a great relationship with family and ultimately will have a great impact on a child.
5. Family model based are inclusive to all family members. Everyone work together.
Relationships start at the beginning of school year. Teachers meet for conference. Teachers are rewarded.
6.Benefits : Positive atmosphere, Caregivers and child bond..Drawback: Family feel as if they are being replaced.
7. Gives me a great outlook on what to expect when dealing with families. I plan to always keep families involved and open door policy. Will take any of family concerns into consideration. Speak and smile with family members at drop off and departure.
Hey Deborah. I agree with the family model being important and how you explained how it’s important.
Hey Deb, Great job! I agree with the quote you picked also because it is also good to be involved in what is going on in the child’s care.
Deb, You picked a very powerful quote that says a lot about the reading. What important relationships does the reading focus on building? What else happens in the family model? How is the family model different from the other models? How are the teachers rewarded? How could staff support families so they don’t feel like they “are being replaced”?
I agree with you about being involved in the childs life
1. The article talked about the importance of having relationships, not only from caregiver to child, but also to parents, co-workers, families and directors. It is important that these relationships are positive and solid, because it’s these relationships that the infant/toddler will see and it will affect how the child will develop and react to the world surrounding them. When a child has a strong bond with their caregiver, the child can communicate their needs and wants to their caregiver, they know that their caregiver will respond to them. When parents are included in the care of their child, they are able to open up about what happens in their life and how they can deal with it and not let it affect their child’d development.
2. In page 7 of the article states”a relationship shapes a child’r growing identity..helps infants develop a sense of who they are, what’s important in the world, and how much influence they bring to relationships with other people”, this stood out to me because it shows just how important it is to care for children, because we influence how the child will perceive the world and whether they can built trust to adults in their lives. Also in page 19 states, “misbehavior is a young child’s way of telling everyone that the stress is too great and that the adults need to work more closely together”, and this one help me see that we must learn to see and listen to when children are letting us know something, something is not comfortable and they seek an environment where they can grow and thrive.
3. This reading connects to my personal experience in which that it help me remember that in my Head Start it was more of a teacher-parent bond. My teachers always had a close bond with my parents and this help me be in a environment where i could talk to my teachers about what i was feeling and they would hear me out. This was also true when i started Kindergarten my parents and my teacher also had a close bond, where they could share information and what made me feel comfortable enough, so i can come out of my shell and make friendships in the classrooms.
4.I think the family model of care i connect with, because when the parents have solid bonds with the caregiver, they are able to open more about their child and this helps with the growth of the child. When the child sees the bond, it also helps the child be more open to the caregiver. This way the family feels that they are a part of their child’s education and don’t feel left out.
5. If a program follows the relationship based model, we can see the caregivers always listening and responding to the child’d needs, we can see how they can work well with their co-workers, and directors, and they include the child’s family into the care. The program will feel more like one big family, warm and children thriving in the environment
6. If i worked in a program that follows the relationship based model
– the benefits would be: i can work in a environment where there is strong and solid relationships between everyone, the caregivers learning from each other, i can have a strong bond with the families of the children and having a strong bond with the director of the program.
– the drawbacks would be that the parents may worry that their child may get to attached or that we may not have co-workers that may not have good relationships with us and this may make us have hard time connecting and building relationships with children, however we must overcome those if we want the children to develop in a positive environment.
7. This reading will help me become a better infant/toddler professional, it helps me see that it is very important i develop relationship with every single person that comes in contact with the child. Especially with the child, if the child develops trust, the child has confidence to figure out the world that surrounds them. And the child can thrive and grow, helping the child for future development. It also helps me see that the best way i can learn about a child is asking the parents, in this way the parents feel that their opinion does not go unnoticed and we care about the well being of their child and we want the child to grow and develop well.
Hi Daisi!
I really liked your response to the reading!
I couldnr agree more with you about the benefits of working in a relationship-based program where the environment would feel great. I would add that these relationships between Caregiver-children, Caregiver-parent and caregiver-to caregiver should always be constructed based on respect between each other!
best,
Juli
Hey Daisy, great job on taking the information from the article and summarizing it all up in your answers. I like that we both agreed that the family model is one of the better models to follow. I believe at home is where the connections with attachment relationships start, so it’s nice to see you agree. Great Job!
Hi Daisy. I liked the quote that you used and agree with you 100% on relationships with others influence the child in many ways. I like how you explained each quote and how it’s important.
1. On the article “RELATIONSHIPS” By Amy C. Baker and Lynn A. Manfredi/petit is stated that children thrive when they are able to construct relationships with people aroud them due to the fact that they get to feel loved and supported. Relationships help shape children’s identities, who they are and the way they feel in the world. The authors also mention the importance of understanding the attachment as a strong emotional bond between the child and the adult.
2. ” We are born before our neurology is finished, it could be really said that humans really have a 21 month gestational period (9 months in utero- 12 months outside) (Small 1998) (P8) – This quote is meaninful to me because the authors explain something i didnt have knoledge of before.when they are new to the world children get to fully develop their neurology a year after their born, time where they begin constructing just a few relationships with their parents.
3. The reading connects to my experience in a very meaninful way given the fact that I work as a babysitter with toddlers and school age children. After finishing the reading about Relationships I get to have a better understanding of the ways I’ve built and will continue building relationships with children, where the love and quality care are essential to make a child feel that he can trust and feel secure.
4. I connect mostly with The Family Model because I truly believe that in order to make the children have values, we as adults are the ones who get to give the example based on the relationship we build within the family, as parents, with our grandparents, uncles, aunt, cousins etc. Based on the interactions between adults, children learn emotions, how to behave appropiately, what to feaf among others.
5. I would recognize if a program is relationship-based according to the way casregivers approach to the children. If the program is lacking the opportunity for the teacher to interact with the children with the purpose of building a connection, and to make a strong bond then it is not a relationship-based program.
6.If I were to work in a program that is relationship-based I believe the benefits and the outcome would be very postive. iIt could be beneficial for the child since the quality of the care to the children would improve and, beneficial for me as a caregiver because I would feel appreciated, trusted and respected which would lead me to give my 100%
7. This reading will help me be a better professional in the way that now I have a better understanding of the importance of building relationships not only with children, but also with the parents when we interact with them children are able to take example and I think sometimes we are not aware of this.
Hey Juliana, I like how you stated the authors name and numbered each answer. You gave clear details of what the reading was about. As a daycare provider, I’m sure you had to deal with many families and this reading gives us great information on how to continue to build great relationships. Great work!
Jule — What relationships are Baker & Manfreddi/ Pettit (2004) talking about in their article? Regarding the quote you picked — our brain continues to develop at an astonishing rate during the 1st 3 years of life, which is why the infant-toddler period is so important! What are some other elements of a program that uses a relationship-based model of programming? What exactly does it mean to use a family-model of programming? How would a relationship-based program improve the quality the programming? Why would you as a teacher “feel appreciated, trusted, and respected”?
Juliana, I really like the quote that you picked in point #2. It shows how well you understand and think about the key terms that have been mentioned in the reading. I had a question for you – How do you as a babysitter show the relationship base model with toddlers and school age children?
This reading explains the importance of relationships. It explains the importance of building attachments with young children to help form positive and healthy relationship. Furthermore, it explains how interactions between children and adults and even from adults to adults such as, parents, teachers and caregivers shape young children into who they are. Lastly, it states how every child is different, so to build a healthy relationship and to make a positive impact in a child’s life, adults must take time to get to know the child.
On page 18, the reading talks about how important strong relationships between families and caregivers allow communication to flow naturally and smoothly and I can totally relate. My son started his first daycare when he was one and because his caregiver didn’t speak the same language as me, she didn’t communicate well with me, which made our relationship hard. I ended up changing his daycare and a few weeks in I seen a huge difference in the relationship the new daycare provider had with me. She communicated effectively and because she did our relationship naturally and smoothly. She went above and beyond to make me feel comfortable, and she took time to build an attachment with my son.
If a program focuses on a child’s overall well-being, such as its loving well-functioning relationships at home or in school, then it’s a program that follows the relationship-based model.
If I worked in a relationship-based program, I would use the family model because I believe family is where positive and healthy relationship start.
The benefits from a relationship-based program is that it promotes and helps adults and children build close and caring relationships. This will have an overall positive outcome on a child’s attachment to others.
A drawback may be that families may feel they are being outshined, replaced or as if the child is building a stronger relationship with the child.
This reading will help me become a better infant because it gives me the tools on how to build strong and healthy relationship with others. Through this reading I know now know what it takes to become a better educator through building relationship with not only the children but with their parents and anyone who comes into a child’s life.
Hey Erica, Great Job! I like how every question was answered with really good details!
1. The main idea of the reading is mostly about relationships. It talks about how it’s very important to have a relationship with a child and their family. they can feel safe with certain people or unsafe which depends on there attachment to that person. It explains how it actually helps children do better. When being around people, infants would actually start to realize who they are and the important things in life. the reading also explains how It’s good to have a bond between the family and caregiver
2. A quote that was meaningful to me was “parents feel more relaxed and confident because caregivers seem to be in accord and on top of the situation”(page 19). Parents have to be able to trust you in order for them to be relaxed if you are taking care of their child. I feel like every caregiver should give the child all of the attention for if they want the child’s parent to trust them. If they see you taking care of the child as if it were your own, then they trust you.
3. This reading connects to my personal experience. Mostly when the reading mentioned the bond that the teacher and parent has. My parents and my pre-k teacher had a very good bond and I also did too. I trusted her and she was always there for me if I needed something or someone to talk to. Still up to this day I’m still in contact with her and it’s a good feeling to know people besides your parents care about you and are there for you. Since my parents had a good relationship with my teacher I knew I could trust her.
4. The model of care I connect with is The Family Model because you can’t really have a good relationship with the child if you don’t have one with the family. The child observes everything and can see if people do not get along. It affects the child as much as it affects any other person. the children learn from adults and it’s good to have an open relationship because then you can learn more things about the child which might help you get a better understanding of them. The caregiver and families have an impact on the child which is important.
5. If a program follows a relationship based model then I would observe that the caregivers give there full attention to the children. They would respond to the child and talk to them. Also everyone would work together. If someone is struggling, you wouldn’t just leave them. You would go help that person. Everyone is a team and treated as a family.
6. If I worked in a program that followed a relationship model, the benefits would be that I know I’m not alone, I have people helping and everyone has a strong bond with each other which also helps children learn more. I have people that I trust and families do also. The drawbacks would be that the parents might feel that the child is getting to attached to us and not them. They might feel replaced or won’t agree to everything that we do in the program.
7. This reading will help me become a better infant/toddler professional because I know that it’s important to have a relationship with the parents and to make sure that they can trust me. Also how it’s important to have a relationship with the child as well because they have to trust you also. You want them to feel safe around you. I could talk to the parents and see if they have have anything on there mind that there not comfortable with so I can make them feel comfortable about it. It’s important to hear what others have to say and also to work together.
Solanny, I like how detailed your explanation is as a reader!! I had a similar understanding of the family model and I too think that children are influenced with what they see around them..
1.The article talked about the importance of having relationships, not only from caregiver to child, but also to parents, co-workers, families and directors. It is important that these relationships are positive and solid, because it’s these relationships that the infant/toddler will see and it will affect how the child will develop and react to the world surrounding them. When a child has a strong bond with their caregiver, the child can communicate their needs and wants to their caregiver, they know that their caregiver will respond to them. When parents are included in the care of their child, they are able to open up about what happens in their life and how they can deal with it and not let it affect their child’s development.
2.”Children will bond with more than one adult, and that is alright” (Pg.10) I always felt that for a child to bond with another adult, there is more attention on the child, more care, and someone else to help guide that child in the right direction.
3.This reading connected to my personal experience , as it talks about how life long bonds are formed between families and caregivers. My kindergarten/2nd grade teacher and I are still in contact even after I moved further away to a new house within Staten Island. I even give her violin lessons to this day. ?
4.The family model. I believe it very important to include all family members or anyone who has an impact on the child. Would also when the child makes their first relationship with someone other than a family member.
5. Child’s academics and caregiver’s approach to children. To make a strong bond to children, the teacher should interact with the children with the purpose of building a connection. If that is not happening, then it’s not considered relationship based.
6. If I were to work in a relationship-based program, I would most definitely use the family model because I believe that positive relationships and connections start with family first and builds it’s way up.
Benefits : Overall Positive atmosphere, Child bonds with caregiver, established trust with the child
Drawback: The family might feel they are being replaced and their relationship is being jeopardized
7. With the help of this reading, I can make sure happy and healthy relationships are formed between the child, their parents/family and myself. As long as I know the basics to forming positive relationships with the child, I feel I can be a better infant/toddler relationships
Cachie — Relationships between teachers & babies are important — but relationships between families & teachers and among staff is also very important to infant & toddlers! You play the violin? That’s wonderful — and you share it with your former K/2nd Grade teacher is great! Including all family members is important — but what would the family-model look like with all the members of the community? How are academics included in the family model? Tell me more!
1. Reading by Baker and Manfredi/ Pettit (2004) is about the importance of have a relationships with not only infants but with caregivers, families, and people we interact with on a daily basis. The reading highlights the development of an infant when relationships are formed. Interaction and attachment is the core of relationships. To infants, it gives a sense of who they are, what’s important in the world and how much influence they bring to relationships with other people. It not only gives them as assurance that they are safe with people around but also makes them believe that they belong in this world. An adult-child relationship is most important for a young child’s growth and identity. One of the challenge that is highlighted is taking out time to know the child who is not yet verbal. That is when an adult starts forming a relationship and makes the child believe that he/she is safe with the adult.
2. The quotes that were most meaningful to me were- “To meet children’s developmental needs, the daily curriculum of infants and toddlers is relationships. But not only the relationship between caregiver and child. Relationships between the adults significant in a child’s life are also part of that curriculum” (page 10). This quote shows that it is not only the relationship of an adult and a child that is important in a child’s development but the relationship between adults in a child environment also impact and influence the child’s development. For example- if two caregivers or a caregiver and the director fight in front of the child, then that picture will form in a child’s mind and will thus end up giving the child the impression people are like that. That scenario will thus teach the child how to interact and build a relationship with others in that given way. It will not only impact how the child will think and respond to others in future but also it will not be a healthy start of a developmental stage for the child. Another quote that was most meaningful to me was- “Parents sometimes worry that their relationship with their child will be disturbed by a caregiver- child attachment” (page 9). I personally believe that this is not true. In a child care, the relationship between a caregiver and a child does not replace the one at home, between the parents and the child. Both relationships are two different ones which help a child in his/her growth.
3. This reading connects to my personal experience as I have a younger sister and I was physically there with her at her early stages of development. From what I can remember, when my little sister was an infant, I believe that I played an important role in her development as I always had a relationship with her different from others. I would play with her in the sand, talk to her, read her books which I think definitely helped in forming an attachment and a sense of belonging in her that made her feel that she was safe with me. Even now as a teenager, I always try to save her from getting in trouble with my parents by supporting her and making her feel safe and secured.
4. I connect with the family model as I personally believe that what the child sees happening within the family, between adults, as parents, uncle, aunts, grandparents, cousins etc is what they learn. The values we show the child is what he/she will end up learning. That is the reason why as a family, there should be a good relationship and understanding, as this is what we teach children as well.
5. I would know by seeing the relationship between caregivers and the child, caregivers with each other and also between adults. How caregivers approach and respond to the child is what helps build a relationship with each other. If the caregiver simply ignores to what the child has to offer, then that is not a good example of a relationship-based model.
6. The benefits of the program would be- a healthy development of the child.The attachment between adults would also help the child learn about how relationships work and he/she could act in a similar way in future. The drawbacks would be- that the parents would feel that the caregivers have replaced them in their child’s life.
7. This reading gives me a lot of guidance, as how to build an attachment and a good relationship with the child. It also teaches me the importance of relationship in a child’s life and how they learn by just observing others and how two adults interact and communicate with one another.
Vavi — Yes!!! You captured the essence of the article!!! Relationships between teachers & babies are important, but relationships between teachers & families and among staff are also very influential on babies in group programming! The quote you selected captures that! I also believe that relationships between teachers & babies can support and augment the relationships babies have with their families. No relationships can “replace” the one between a family & baby! It sounds like you were an attachment figure for your sister! I want to hear more! What happens in a family model? Typically in a relationship-based program, families feel included and their relationship with their baby is supported, so they do not feel “replaced”.
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thats defiantly true that kids learn what they see within their family so its up to us to be that good example and give them the great experience at being an infant with love and care
Hey Vaishnavi, I love how explained everything in details and backed up everything with a story. I agree with all your responses, but we can truly relate on number #4 I also have a very similar story.
1. The reading by Baker and Manfredi/Pettit (2004) talks about the importance of having a relationship with Infants, Families and Caregivers and also the people that we speak to on a daily. The article also speaks about how every child is different so you have to take your time getting to know the child. Lastly,the article speaks about how infants can feel unsafe and safe depending on their attachment to the person who is around them.
2. A quote that was meaningful to me was “Parents feel more relaxed and confident because caregivers seem to be in accord and on top of the situation”(Page 19). I agree with this quote because the parents have to be able to trust you so that they can always stay calm no matter what. You’re always suppose to treat the child good in order for you to gain the parents trust.
3. I can connect this story back to my personal experience because I am still in contact with My pre-k teacher she took really good care of me as if I was her own. On my free time I always go back to my old school & Check on her. It Is a very good feeling, It is always good to have a bond with a child from a young age so they never will forget you.
4. I can connect with the family model of care because that’s when the child begins to build a bond with you other than their parents that is so important.
5. When the program follows the family based model.. You can see that the caregiver is attending to the child and the child needs. Also, you can see how well all the staff & coworkers are working well together it would feel like a happy safe environment for the child to be around.
6. If I worked in a program that followed a relationship-base model the benefits would be very positive because then I would be able to gain a good relationship with families, coworkers and also the director of the program.This would also lead to a good outcome for the child because the child will feel safe and appreciated and also loved.
The drawbacks may be the families may feel that the child may become to attached to us.
7.This reading may help me become a better infant/toddler professional because reading this reading taught me that no matter what it is always good to have a good relationships with the families/infants so that the infants will always feel safe.
This is great I agree when you stated your favorite quote and that it is important for parents to trust yu.
The reading talks about the importance of the relationships between a child and an adult. Also,how to create those relationships such as child attachment, parent-child dyad, etc. The importance that a child will get attached to more than 1 adult because they want to feel that safety from their caregiver which would be any adult watching them.
“Adult relationships have a powerful impact on children’s quality of life”(10). This quote will always stick out to me because I know and am sti learning how important it is to have that connection with the child and from personal experience I get attached and I love having moments with the little one such as laughing and playing . It makes me feel good to know they enjoy my presence and enjoy theirs at the same time.
In my experience I have always gotten an attachment to kids and even one specific kid that I work with. They are just so fun to play with and teaching them is so fun as well because i feel like i’m doing something so good putting good things to a child’s knowledge that they will eventually use in the real world. From the daycare i worked at there was this one little boy named kenneth at 2 years old he had his own personal teacher because i guess his pace isn’t like the others and i used to sit with him when his teacher left and have him say the shapes and he was actually learning and it and understanding it on his own i felt so good to do that because he was learning from me.
The model of care i connect with is family care because relationships is the first thing i think about when i’m with the child.
I would be able to tell by how the teachers communicate and care for their kids
If you worked in a program that followed a relationship-based model, what would the:
Benefits – Trust,life long relationships with families of kids
Drawbacks – Families may feel like you are too attached to the child where it affects their relationship or getting too personal.
This reading will help me to become a better caregiver because it sorts out how to so that’s better understood . This reading helps me to understand the importance of relationships and why it must be a priority therefore it will help me improve my ways of building relationships with kids.
Hey Sarah, I totally agree the quote that you choose. It is very very important that adults have a positive relationship around children because children do pick up in our behavior.
1. The reading talks about the importance of caregivers having healthy relationships with the child as well as families and co-workers. The article touches on the fact that every child is different so it is important to have patience when you are getting to know know the child as well as their cues. After reading the article you’ll learn how having a healthy attachment is important for the child because it will determine how safe they feel being left alone with you.
2. The quote that stood out the most to me was on page 19 of the article. “Parents feel more relaxed and confident because caregivers seem to be in accord and on top of the situation.” When parents feel like the care giver knows what they’re doing and trust that the caregiver is going to be there and handle anything that comes they’re way, the parents will be able to trust the caregiver with the child.
3. I can’t connect with this article because growing up, I never had a caregiver, I was practically raised by my siblings.
4. I connect with the family care because growing up in a big family, I learned the values that my family spoke of in my household is everything i learned and carried throughout my life.
5. You would know if a program is on a relationship-based model because they would be more focused on the child and building a relationship rather than academics.
6. -The benefits would be healthy relationships with the child and adult, trust, life long relationships with families
-Some drawbacks can be that families think that you are too close with their child and that you may be getting too personal.
7. After reading this article I understand the importance or binding with a child and having a healthy relationship with the child and family.
Hey Aalyah, I love the quote that that you choose. It is truly important that parents are confident on our work and feel that they have enough trust on their caregivers.
I understand what you mean Aalyah when you say you were raised by your siblings because my siblings also took care of me when I was younger and when they weren’t in school.
1). The article “Relationships , the heart of Quality Care” mainly focuses on the importance of creating relationships with infants, caregivers, and most importantly families. It is very important that we as adults create a strong bond with children because it insures them that they are surrounded by people who care, make them feel safe and give the attention that they need, specially working with infants and toddlers it is very important that we fulfill and respect their needs since they are unable to verbally communicate with us. The article also talks about the importance of educators creating a strong relationship with families, every parents wish is to leave their children with someone who they can trust around them. Creating a strong relationship with families makes us also create a stronger bond with the child in another level, by getting to know their background better and where they come from.
2) The quote that was most meaningful and that stood out to me the most was “Life for young children is shaped by relationship. Wherever they spend their time they need to be cared for by adults who are able to invest emotionally in their well- being- adults who care about them.” (Page 7) This quote stood out to me the most because we have no idea how important it is that we spend time with children and give them our love, attention and make them feel safe when they are around us. All children know is play and through this play they are able to create connection, relationship and bonds with us. Children are create observers they see through us when we are sad, angry, happy, etc. And so it is important that we don’t rub off our negative energy into them. As we all know when we play with children we create this unbreakable bond with them in which they feel attached to us and they wont want to leave our side, this is the type of relationship we want to create with children that trust and safety. Around adult’s children feel small and they feel as the world does not understand or acknowledge them but when we fulfill children’s need they start to feel better and as if they have someone to go to for comfort. Parents sometimes come home from work and they are to tired to spend quality time with their children, but we have no idea how important our attention is to them, they feel safe, wanted and it reassure them that if they ever need something we are there to respond to their needs.
3). This reading connects to my personal experience because I have a family member who is 2 years old and I can relate with this reading on every aspect. Whenever she comes to my house or I go to her’s I give all my attention to her by playing, reading to her and performing all sorts of activities in order for her to have my full attention and time. By this we are able to create an unbreakable relationship and now I can say I am a huge important role in her life. When ever shes around me she forgets about everyone even her own parents because she knows that she can trust me and that she fells safe around me and that I give my full attention to her through play.
4). I personally connect with family model, because it is very important that the child creates bonds with others and not only with their parents. Because this guides them to understand that as they grow it is important to create bond with other.
5). It is very easy to quickly know if a program follows the family based model, by observing the relationship of caregivers and children’s. For example, how well the caregivers are respecting and responding to the child’s needs, how well the caregivers respect the families expectations about their children. And most importantly the type of energy that flows around in those classrooms for example attitudes that caregivers have while they are around children.
6). If I worked in a program that followed a relationship-base model there would many benefits but most importantly the child would feel as if they have a second family when they arrive to that program due to the love and attention and safety they would receive in a daily bases not only from me but also my coworkers and all of the community in the program.The only drawbacks that could possibly occur if there were any is if the parents create a jealousy in their head and feel if they were replaced and that we are pulling them away from their children.
7). This reading truly helped me tremendously in becoming a better infant/toddler professional because not only did it teach me many ways on creating that relationship with children and families but also the importance and techniques. As a future educator I would wish that every program does follow at least some types of relationship base model because it is very important for a child to want to come to that environment everyday and not dread coming. In the future I would truly work hard and would hope that every educator would as well or would do in the future, is to make sure they have a strong love bond with every child that is in their classroom, that is when I would feel accomplished and as that have have done my job properly. Children are the future and we have to make sure we do our best to educate them as best as we possibly can.
I agree Edisa “Life for young children is shaped by relationship” . We all form children’s life with the way we treat each other and with our examples of communication with other people.
I have reviewed this module
1. All relationships including and around children matter. Relationships between parents-caregivers, caregivers-caregivers, caregivers-directors, caregivers-children, all have to be happy, truthful, peaceful, and respectful. After reading this passage it makes me realize that communication between adults around us as children really does affect us even though we are young and do not understand much at the time. When two adults fight the children feel the tension between them so they get fussy and uncomfortable to be around either of the two adults. When the adults feel respected and happy in the environment they are they transmit that to the children. When the adults feel respected they respect everyone else around them.
2. “ Caring and trust enable teachers to understand a family’s childrearing practices and values and offer seamless and holistic care” (pg 6). This quote was most meaningful to me because it is true having someone that understands why it is you raise your child the way that you do and they offer to help you with that is very meaningful to me. Having someone you trust as a parent to take care of your child and understand the care they will have is a great thing, that is why this quote is meaningful to me because it is true.
3. This reading connects to me personally because I think this was a huge thing when I was younger and in head start. My caregivers and my mom had really good communication between them. They also knew that my family was Christian they didn’t have anything against it and also comprehended when I couldn’t do things due to my beliefs.
4. The model of care I connect with is the Family model which is the model that is a web of loving relationships that surround the child. These loving relationships include extended family and friends which form a good loving community to support the child. When I was younger and even up to this age I always had that web of love around me. I have my family, neighbors, friends, extended family, and congregation members, all those people have supported me and helped me and that is why I connect with the family model.
5. The way I feel like I’d know if a program follows a relationship-based model is seeing all the caregivers talking and having a good relationship with their co workers and their directors and the children’s parents. If everyone in the program can work things out all together and communicate with each other I’d think that they are following a relationship-based model.
6. The benefits of a program that allowed relationship-based programs models would be parents and caregivers working side by side to help further the education of their child. The drawbacks would be that the family thinks the co workers may be too in their business.
7. This reading will help me become a better infant/toddler professional because I know what relationship based programs do for children, parents, co workers, and directors. All of these people will be eased at the fact that the relationship based program will help them better the care for the children involved and future children.
I re-reviewed this module
The reading talks about the importance of relationships and healthy surroundings between the adults to the child and the adults in the childs life, In adult children relationship it is where a child first learns to trust like when the child goes to school and meets the teacher
This reading connected to my life when it talks about bonds are formed between families and teachers. My headstart teacher and I are still in contact and see eachother time to time
The benefits are children lean to build trusting relationships and connections are formed between families and teachers
Some setbacks is that families might feel your trying to be too personal and caring to the child
Now that I know the importance of relationships in childrens developments I want to make sure the child is happy and have a healthy relationship formed between myself as a teacher and the family of the child
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