Guidance for Supervisors: Using a Strengths-Based Approach
Supervisors and Managers can use this resource as a guide to support staff in using a strengths-based approach in their work with families.
Family Engagement
Family engagement is a collaborative and strengths-based process through which early childhood professionals, families, and children build positive and goal-oriented relationships. It is a shared responsibility of families and staff at all levels that requires mutual respect for the roles and strengths each has to offer. Family engagement focuses on culturally and linguistically responsive relationship-building with key family members in a child’s life. These people include pregnant women and expectant families, mothers, fathers, grandparents, and other adult caregivers. It requires making a commitment to creating and sustaining an ongoing partnership that supports family well-being. It also honors and supports the parent-child relationships that are central to a child’s healthy development, school readiness, and well-being. The Office of Head Start Parent, Family, and Community Engagement Framework is a guide to learning how family engagement promotes positive, enduring change for children, families, and communities.
Talking with Families About Their Child's Development
Explore this resource for strategies around talking with a family about their child's development to strengthen your partnerships.
Engaging with Families in Conversations About Sensitive Topics
Consider strategies for engaging families in conversations about sensitive topics, including developmental concerns.
Preparing for Challenging Conversations with Families
Explore ways to prepare and engage families when conversations include challenging topics.
Five Ways Fathers Support Their Child’s Learning Every Day
This resource highlights the five ways fathers already support their child's learning each day.
Celebrate Fathers in Head Start Programs
Review this infographic to learn about the importance of the father–child relationship and what Head Start programs can do to support it.
Tips for Supervising Family Services Staff Who Are Working Remotely
Supervisors can use these tips to support family services staff and other direct service professionals who are teleworking with families.
Tips for Family Services Staff Working Remotely with Families
Find tips for family services staff and other direct service professionals who are teleworking with Head Start families.
Integrating Strategies for Program Progress
Deepen staff understanding of the connections between PFCE strategies and practices across program systems and services that lead to a systemic, integrated, and comprehensive approach to family engagement.
Tips for Families: Making Time for Leadership
Explore this tip sheet with parents to discover the many ways they can become an advocate and leader in their child’s school or in their community.