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Parent/Teacher Boundaries
June 23, 2008
We often look so long and so regretfully at the door that closes, we don’t see the door that is opening for us.
-Thomas Edison
-Thomas Edison
"It is easy to go overboard with a liked parent who is perceived as needy. The desire to help is typically strong in early childhood professionals, and it is only natural to extend kindness and support. One of the great challenges for early childhood professionals is working within the boundaries of professional expertise and roles — that is, being open and accepting, inviting communication, and at the same time being very clear about the boundaries of the responsibilities. As an example, when a parent asks you for advice about her young teenager because she knows you know a lot about children and you’ve been the parent of a teenager, and she says she feels desperate to talk to someone, it’s easy to be sucked into giving advice that goes way outside your role as an early childhood professional. Should you agree to talk to her if you have time? What if it starts to feel like you’re playing a therapist role or talking to this parent takes up time outside work hours or when you should be with the children? Where should you draw the line? How should you draw the line in order to maintain your good relationship with that parent?"
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Displaying All 2 CommentsUniversity at Buffalo Child Care Center
buffalo, ny, United States
You are in the field of early childhood that takes you beyond the normal working hours, but you have to draw the line when it comes to giving advice to people outside the professional working area. As stated previously, eventually you might start to feel like a therapist. Remember, giving advice after working hours, to someone who you only know through work, can lead to consequences that can help or harm you as a teacher, as well as, the teen (child) who you really don't know!
Fairfield, CA, United States
What fun to find this here! I needed some fun today!
Smiles,
Janet
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