NNCC Working Together

WORKING TOGETHER

Chris R. Koehler
County Specialist, Communities, Families and Youth
Cooperative Extension
University of Massachusetts

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SOMETHING FOR YOU AND FOR PARENTS

Do you and the parents share the same ideas about children?

Fill in the blanks below. As you meet new parents, ask them to complete the list, too. Do you agree with the parents?

1. Rest times for children should _____

2. When doing messy activities, a child should _____

3. What and how much should children eat? _____

4. Outdoor play and exercise is _____

5. Quiet, indoor play is _____

6. How should children be disciplined when they do something wrong?- _____

How do you feel about children learning to:

1. play with other children? _____

2. try new things by themselves? _____

4. ask questions? _____

5. speak clearly? _____

6. follow directions? _____

7. watch television? _____

8. pick up after themselves? _____

DOCUMENT USE/COPYRIGHT
National Network for Child Care - NNCC. Part of CYFERNET, the National Extension Service
Children Youth and Family Educational Research Network. Permission is granted to reproduce
these materials in whole or in part for educational purposes only (not for profit beyond the cost of
reproduction) provided that the author and Network receive acknowledgment and this notice is
included:

Reprinted with permission from the National Network for Child Care - NNCC.
Koehler, C.R. (1991). *Working together*. (Family Day Care Facts series).
Amherst, MA: University of Massachusetts.

Any additions or changes to these materials must be preapproved by the author .

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University of Massachusetts
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Amherst, MA 01003-7605
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COMMENT:: Adapted from ""Working With Parents" by Dr. Joseph Sparling and
Dr. Thomas Richie, Frank Porter Graham Child Development Center, University
of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1985.

FORMAT AVAILABLE:: Available only on the Internet
DOCUMENT REVIEW:: Level 2 - Cooperative Extension Systems: Universities of
Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Connecticut
DOCUMENT SIZE:: 6K or 2 pages
ENTRY DATE:: July 1995