Author(s): Rena Shimoni; Joanne M. Baxter

Working With Families

Working with Families teaches the important connection between the well-being of children and the well-being of families. The authors accomplish this by integrating knowledge from a broad range of disciplines-sociology, psychology, anthropology-into a practical book that combines the their theoretical knowledge, professional experience, and involvement with students. 

KEY TOPICS:

Engaging with Parents as Early Childhood Educators;Defining and Describing Families;Perspectives that Enhance the Understanding of Families;Resilience;Understanding Parent Engagement;Enhancing Parent-Staff Engagement;Resolving Conflicts and Tensions;Indigenous Families of Canada;Culturally Diverse Families;Families and Poverty;Single Parent Families;Divorce;Blended Families;Teenage Parents;Adoptive and Foster Families;Children with Special Needs;Parents with Special Needs;Gender Diverse Families;Death in the Family;Violence and Abuse in the Home

MARKET:

Appropriate for ntroduction to Early Childhood Education Courses.