Family Engagement

Articles

Encouraging Parents to Play with Their Children

This article highlights the importance of children learning through play as well as connects some of the many benefits which come as a result of parent-child play time.

Family engagement

This article provides a general introduction to the idea of family engagement and quality standards that are important to having family engagement.

Family Engagement in Action

This resource provides suggested links for several articles that discuss family engagement and what it looks like in action. Having several articles in one place further presses the importance of family engagement and ways that educators and others can be more engaged within and between families and children.

Effective Family Engagement Could Look Like This

Children spend most of their time outside of a classroom environment, thus making family engagement extremely important so children can be supported in every environment. This video discusses and explains ways to improve family engagement and the relationships inside and outside the classroom.

What is family engagement?

What is family engagement and what are some of the benefits? These are key ideas to understand and are discussed through the video. Watch to see what family engagement is and how it can make things more rewarding for professionals, families, and children alike!

Activities

Family Engagement Activities

This resource provides a list of activities that can be used to promote and encourage family engagement.

Promoting Family Engagement

This resource reminds us of what family engagement is as well as some suggested ways to promote family engagement and take part in it.

Books for Encouraging Family Engagement

A list of books to support family engagement, as well as links to the books directly so they can be purchased and enjoyed!

Family Engagement | ECLKC

This website provides information on what family engagement is as well as links to several other resources where you can learn so much more!

Understanding Family Engagement Meaning and Its Importance

This website goes over the general of what family engagement is and dives deeper into giving suggestions for how schools practice family engagement, and even some ideas of how to engage disengaged families.

Family Engagement in Transitions to Kindergarten

Getting children ready for school can be equally anxiety producing for parents as they figure out where or how to start the registration process. January seems so early to be planning for kindergarten readiness, but as Registered Early Childhood Educators we know how important it can be for children to have consistency in their daily routines.

So we must support families to begin their planning and transition processes now. Here are some steps to support families with the process.

Family Engagement in Child Welfare

Direct suggestions for strategies to encourage and/or support family engagement