Week 2 and 3: Whanaungatanga with tamariki and parents!
While working at Little Villa I have noticed that one of my strengths is building relationships with other people. I have made strong connections with new children who have just started at the daycare and their parents/ caregivers. However, I notice I struggle to make connections with parents who have been with the daycare for months or parents of children who catch the van as they never come in. The reasons why are either;
A) I doubt myself or am too scared I might say something wrong or offend them
B) I have overheard conversations about families within the daycare from others which have influenced my personal judgment and impacts the way I interact with some parents.
C) I am too shy
D) All of the above
What I usually do to combat these scenarios is use the 'THINK before you SPEAK' strategy. Unfortunately, the thinking process for me takes a long time as I tend to overthink and come up with many scenarios for that one sentence. The results are I usually go off topic or forget what I was going to say. Another method I could use to communicate with parents is a 21st-century approach by opening all lines of communication between the parents and me via text messaging, email, phone call or StoryPark.
Research that will support this method is from Our Code, Our Standards document by the Education Council (2018). This type of method refers to the value 'Whanaungatanga'. By engaging in positive and collaborative relationships with our learners, their families, and whanau. The code of Professional Responsibility is 'Commitment to Families and Whanau' by engaging in relationships with families and whanau that are professional and respectful. Finally, the standards focus on the 'Professional relationships' to establish and maintain professional relationships and behaviors focused on the learning and wellbeing of each learner.
In my opinion, the only way I will be able to set measurable goals and to make sure these small goals are achieved is by collecting feedforward or feedback from parents or whanau via Storypark. StoryPark consists of each student's individual learning stories which allow parents or whanau to comment only on their child's stories. I am hoping Storypark is easily accessible for all whanau to view and use as this is my first time using it.
References
Education Council. (2018, June 28). Our Code, Our Standards. Retrieved from Education Council: https://educationcouncil.org.nz/sites/default/files/Our%20Code%20Our%20Standards%20web%20booklet%20FINAL.pdf
A) I doubt myself or am too scared I might say something wrong or offend them
B) I have overheard conversations about families within the daycare from others which have influenced my personal judgment and impacts the way I interact with some parents.
C) I am too shy
D) All of the above
What I usually do to combat these scenarios is use the 'THINK before you SPEAK' strategy. Unfortunately, the thinking process for me takes a long time as I tend to overthink and come up with many scenarios for that one sentence. The results are I usually go off topic or forget what I was going to say. Another method I could use to communicate with parents is a 21st-century approach by opening all lines of communication between the parents and me via text messaging, email, phone call or StoryPark.
Research that will support this method is from Our Code, Our Standards document by the Education Council (2018). This type of method refers to the value 'Whanaungatanga'. By engaging in positive and collaborative relationships with our learners, their families, and whanau. The code of Professional Responsibility is 'Commitment to Families and Whanau' by engaging in relationships with families and whanau that are professional and respectful. Finally, the standards focus on the 'Professional relationships' to establish and maintain professional relationships and behaviors focused on the learning and wellbeing of each learner.
In my opinion, the only way I will be able to set measurable goals and to make sure these small goals are achieved is by collecting feedforward or feedback from parents or whanau via Storypark. StoryPark consists of each student's individual learning stories which allow parents or whanau to comment only on their child's stories. I am hoping Storypark is easily accessible for all whanau to view and use as this is my first time using it.
References
Education Council. (2018, June 28). Our Code, Our Standards. Retrieved from Education Council: https://educationcouncil.org.nz/sites/default/files/Our%20Code%20Our%20Standards%20web%20booklet%20FINAL.pdf
Storypark. (2018, July 10). Retrieved from Storypark: https://www.storypark.com/nz/
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