Five Ways Fathers Support Their Child’s Learning Every Day
This resource highlights the five ways fathers already support their child's learning each day.
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Family Engagement
Family engagement is a collaborative and strengths-based process through which early childhood professionals, families, and children build positive and goal-oriented relationships. It is a shared responsibility of families and staff at all levels that requires mutual respect for the roles and strengths each has to offer. Family engagement focuses on culturally and linguistically responsive relationship-building with key family members in a child’s life. These people include pregnant women and expectant families, mothers, fathers, grandparents, and other adult caregivers. It requires making a commitment to creating and sustaining an ongoing partnership that supports family well-being. It also honors and supports the parent-child relationships that are central to a child’s healthy development, school readiness, and well-being. The Office of Head Start Parent, Family, and Community Engagement Framework is a guide to learning how family engagement promotes positive, enduring change for children, families, and communities.
Preparing for Challenging Conversations with Families
Explore ways to prepare and engage families when conversations include challenging topics.
Engaging with Families in Conversations About Sensitive Topics
Consider strategies for engaging families in conversations about sensitive topics, including developmental concerns.
Birth to 5 Father Engagement Guide
Explore this series to learn how Head Start programs partner with fathers to promote positive outcomes for children, families, and fathers themselves.
Creating Father-friendly Environments in Early Childhood Programs
Find out how to use data to enhance father engagement activities in Head Start and Early Head programs. Review strategies for supporting continuous learning and quality improvement.
Tracking Progress Database: Standardized Measures to Assess Family Engagement Efforts and Effects
Find tools to help programs learn ways to measure family engagement outcomes and relationships with families.
Talking with Families About Their Child's Development
Explore this resource for strategies around talking with a family about their child's development to strengthen your partnerships.
Program Strategies to Provide Access and Continuity of Services to Fathers
Take a look at this guide to learn how programs can implement strategies to ensure access and continuity of services to fathers in Head Start programs.
Guidance for Supervisors: Using a Strengths-Based Approach
Supervisors and Managers can use this resource as a guide to support staff in using a strengths-based approach in their work with families.
Building Community Partnerships to Support Common Interests of Fathers
Learn about the value of community partnerships and share tips for building partnerships to support fathers, especially fathers who share common interests and goals.
