Communicating as a Family: Positive Behavior and Interaction Strategies
2 Credit Hours
Parents and caregivers want their children to be safe, happy and productive in the real world resulting in a good citizen. This 2-hour course focuses on how to improve the relationship between children, family, early care and education practitioners, and extended friends/family members. It will include reviewing examples of broad adjustments to a child’s life which may improve their overall behavior and encouraging children to have enough opportunities to learn independence. Becoming a cohesive unit through cooperation and communication will promote a positive environment for families, children and staff in the early childhood setting. This course falls under Family and Community Relationships 2: Identifies culturally and linguistically responsive communication and collaboration strategies designed to engage families in their children’s care and education.
The learning objectives for this course are:
- I can identify written and verbal communication strategies that support family communication preferences.
- I can advocate for written and verbal communication strategies that support family communication preferences.
- I can incorporate strategies for meaningful collaboration with families.
- I can engage families in their child’s care and education.
Your Instructor
Marge is a health consultant to child care providers in northern Illinois providing quality assurance visits to licensed centers and family/home settings. In a cooperative partnership with child care providers, Marge offers in-services to reinforce compliance with licensing and public health standards to ensure the health and safety of all children enrolled in the early childhood setting. She is a licensed registered nurse in Wisconsin, Missouri, Virginia and Illinois, and Nursing Home Administrator in Illinois and Missouri. Dr. Holland regularly presents at local, state and national level workshops/conferences.
Dr. Holland has over 30 years experience as an educational instructor in the health care field, and early care & education environments.
Marge received her Bachelor Degree of Science in Nursing, her Master’s Degree of Public Administration in Health Care Education Administration and her doctorate degree in public health and health care administration.
She holds credentials as a Master Trainer Level 15 for Wisconsin.