This week you will begin developing your Children, Families, and Communities
Guidebook. More specifically, you will be completing the Parenting Roles section. This
week’s readings include the American College of Pediatricians (2013) position statement
on the rights, roles, and responsibilities of parents. This resource presents seven distinct
roles that families play in modern day parenting. The family’s role often has a direct
impact on the developing child, as well as those to who educate them. It is important that
early childhood professionals are knowledgeable of various parenting styles so that they
can best support children’s development, along with supporting parental growth and
learning.
Guidebook Setup: You may choose one of the tools below to create your Children,
Families, and Communities Guidebook, utilizing either a text-based guidebook or
electronic guidebook.
Select one tool that you will use and add to each week to create your guidebook:
Text-Based Guidebook: MS Word Document or .pdf, including text and images.
Guidebook Title Page: Your Guidebook title page will help create a professional and
knowledgeable image of who you are as an expert in family and community partnerships.
Please include your name, title of your guidebook, and at least one relevant visual.
Guidebook Parenting Roles Section: For this section, you are going to create a Parenting
Roles newsletter that you can share with the families in your care. Create a one to two
page newsletter that summarizes the seven roles that a parent or guardian plays in a
child’s life at school and at home. Explain the potential positive and negative implications
of the parental role. Finally, recommend one helpful resource that supports collaborative
family relationships between the early childhood professional, parents or guardians, and
the child.
Content Expectations:
Children, Families, and Communities Guidebook Title page: Set up your
Children, Families, and Communities Guidebook with a title page, including
your name, title of your guidebook, and at least one relevant visual.
Parenting Roles Newsletter: Using Chapter 3 from the Gestwicki text as a guide
for the seven parenting roles, create a newsletter that includes the following:
o Summarize each of the seven roles that parents or guardians play in
the lives of their children at home and at school.
o Explain how each of the seven roles can directly impact children at
home and at school, both positively and negatively.
o Recommend at least one resource that a family might use to learn
about an aspect of child development or parenting. Please include an
APA citation, summary of the resource, and a rationale of how it
supports positive development.
Writing and Formatting Expectations:
Newsletter Appearance: Newsletter is well organized (i.e. formatted with easily
read font, appealing colors, has a professional appearance, and includes a
logical organization of the content).
Organization: Demonstrates logical progression of ideas.
Syntax and Mechanics: Writing displays meticulous comprehension and
organization of syntax and mechanics, such as spelling, grammar, and
punctuation.
APA Formatting: Newsletter is formatted properly and all sources are cited and
referenced in APA style, as outlined in the Writing Center Links to an external
site..
Suggested Assignment Length:
In general, your newsletter should be approximately one to two pages in length, with
separate title and reference pages.
Next Steps: Review and Submit the Assignment:
Carefully review the Grading Rubric
1. Develops a comprehensive Children, Families, and Communities Guidebook with
a title page, including name, title of guidebook, and at least one relevant visual.
2. Thoroughly summarizes each of the seven roles that parents or guardians play in
the lives of their children at home and at school. The summary is well-supported
by current research.
3. Comprehensively explains how each of the seven roles can directly impact
children at home and at school both positively and negatively. The explanation is
clearly supported with scholarly sources and well-developed.
4. Recommends at least one relevant resource that a family might use to learn
about an aspect of child development or parenting. Includes APA citation, a
thorough summary, and a comprehensive rationale of how it supports positive
development. The recommendation is well-supported and appropriate.
5. Recommends at least one relevant resource that a family might use to learn
about an aspect of child development or parenting. Includes APA citation, a
thorough summary, and a comprehensive rationale of how it supports positive
development. The recommendation is well-supported and appropriate.
6. Demonstrates methodical application of organization and presentation of content.
The purpose of the writing is evident and easy to understand. Summaries,
quotes, and/or paraphrases fit naturally into the sentences and paragraphs.
Paper flows smoothly.
7. Displays meticulous comprehension and organization of syntax and mechanics,
such as spelling and grammar. Written work contains no errors and is very easy
to understand.
8. Accurately uses APA formatting consistently throughout the paper, title page, and
reference page.
9. Accurately uses APA formatting consistently throughout the paper,
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