Family Interview Paper

Family 1
Background
The dynamic for family one is that the mother is from India and the dad is from the USA. The mother moved to the USA as a young adult and all of her family stills lives in India. They have two children, one is 23 months and one is three and a half years old.
Summary of interview They want their children to be kind and responsible people, who respect others. The mother instills Hindu values and the Father Christian values. The daughter and mother will wear Bindi’s during religious times in the Hindu culture. They all will wear traditional Indian dress during certain celebrations, as well. They have a family bed, where everyone sleeps together in one bed. Once both children are between the ages of eight to ten, they

We are all human and are just trying to do what we know and our best.
Learn from the families What was learned by interviewing the families was that some information they were more than willing to share. They would almost light up when they discussed their culture and family traditions. However, when it came to talking about discipline, the parents tended to shy away from really talking about the topic. Their responses felt that they were either what the interviewer wanted to hear or what was done in the child care center.
Learn different parenting styles The majority of the parenting styles were similar. All of the parents use the Authoritative parenting style; “As they are marked by the high expectations that they have of their children, but temper these expectations with understanding a support for their children as well” (Hughes, 2013). They want to have an open and respectful relationship with their children, but also want the children to know that there are

Giving the parents information on infant and toddler development, will help support the parents in how they raise their children. As an early childhood educator; “We should also recognize our ability to support the foundations of strong and healthy families” (Whittmer & Peterson, 2018, p. 44). There needs to be an open line of communication between both the parents and early childhood educator. When that is done the parents feel more secure in the bond that they may have with the early childhood educator. The parents know that they have your support when that bond is formed.
Affect the practice in the future This will affect learning practices by knowing when the family dynamics are communicated with the early childhood educators, they can better fulfill the needs of the children in the child care center. By doing the interviews it reinstates that; “The younger the child, the more necessary it is for practitioners to acquire this particular knowledge through relationships with children’s families” (Copple & Bredekamp, 2009, p. 22). To better teach the child early childhood educators must work together with the families and be understanding of the differences in teaching styles.