cypop 40
 

hi everyone,

I feel with this optional unit cypop 40 i have more or less covered these questions in task 3 elsewhere but am doing them anyway as really need this work signed off. I have come to a brick wall though and would greatly appreciate any help with question 3.3

Explain how attitudes can be barriers to engaging parents in their child's early learning?

Is this question asking for both a parents barriers and/or a practitioners barriers?

I just dont know where to start!:banghead:

stacey x

you need to read the peal website the sylva et al research and pen green work. if youve covered it elsewhere you should have used these already as this unit is about research

Hi, I've done this unit and had it signed off. I wrote about the attitudes of both the parents and the practitioners, and how negative attitudes can be barriers:

Parents - see setting as just childcare, nothing more; don't understand importance of own role in child's development; don't speak to practitioners, so miss out on info/advice etc; think that they don't need to do anything at home, pre-school/school etc for teaching; "I know my child best" - won't listen to advice/concerns from setting;

Practitioners: negative personal views on race/religion/culture/background etc (parents could also have same view of practitioners); can't be bothered doing extra things for parents, don't have time; not trying to engage with parents; don't agree with how parents treat/teach their child; not engaging with fathers - don't see them as important as mother.

Hope that helps!
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