Family Connections Manual
Introduction
- Introduction to the Family Connection Materials
- The Family Connections Readiness Guide
- A Guide to Using the Family Connections Materials: Lessons Learned
Training Modules
Short Papers for Staff
- The Challenges and Benefits of Making Parent Connections
- Better Parent Communication: What Do I Say When a Parent Tells Me Something Difficult?
- Better Communication with Children: Responding to Challenging Subjects
- Parenting, Depression, and Hope: Reaching Out to Families Facing Adversity
- Fostering Resilience in Families Coping with Depression: Practical Ways Head Start Staff Can Help Families Build on Their Power to Cope
- Understanding Depression across Cultures
- Communicating Across Language and Culture: How Do I Reach Out to Parents Who Are Immigrants?
- Encouraging an Expressive Environment: Supportive Communication From the Inside Out
- Self-Reflection and Shared Reflection as Professional Tools
- Supportive Supervision: Promoting Staff and Family Growth Through Positive Relationships
Short Papers for Parents
- Parenting through Tough Times: Coping with Depression
- The Ability to Cope: Building Resilience in You and Your Child
- Self-Reflection in Parenting: Help for Getting Through Stressful Times
Tell Me A Story
Introduction
Workshops: Teachers
- Introduction to Tell Me A Story Workshops
- Strategies for Talking With Children About Difficult Issues
- Getting the Most Out of Circle Time
- Using the Tell Me A Story Book Guides
Book Guides
- Introduction to the Book Guides
- Book Guide: When Sophie Gets Angry – Really Really Angry…
- Book Guide: Jamaica Tag-Along
- Book Guide: When My Mom is Sad
- Book Guide: Only You
- Book Guide: Knuffle Bunny Too
- Book Guide: Quinito’s Neighborhood / El Vecindario de Quinito
When My Mom is Sad BOOK
Workshops: Parents
- Introduction to Workshops for Families
- Ways to Engage Families by Using Tell Me A Story in Your Classroom
- Ways to Engage Families by Using Tell Me A Story in Your Center
- Teachers and Parents Working Together: Delivering a Tell Me A Story Workshop to Parents
Workshops: Dual Language
- Introduction to Workshops Addressing Dual-Language Communities
- Engaging Families Across Language and Culture
- Engaging Dual-Language Learners in Head Start Preschool Classrooms
- Creating Programs to Partner With Immigrant Parents
Short Papers
- Better Parent Communication: What Do I Say When a Parent Tells Me Something Difficult?
- Better Communication with Children: Responding to Challenging Subjects
- Parenting, Depression, and Hope: Reaching Out to Families Facing Adversity
- Fostering Resilience in Families Coping With Depression: Practical Ways Head Start Staff Can Help Families Build on Their Power to Cope
- Understanding Depression Across Cultures
- Communicating Across Language and Culture: How Do I Reach Out to Parents Who Are Immigrants?
- Encouraging an Expressive Environment: Supportive Communication From the Inside Out
- Self-Reflection and Shared Reflection as Professional Tools
Materials in Spanish
