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"How would you feel if you believed the professionals in your program were more knowledgeable and expert about your child than you were?" asks Anne Stonehouse in her Exchange book, How Does it Feel: Child Care from Families' Perspective.  Then she observes:

"The knowledge and expertise of experienced professionals can be very helpful to families, especially those who are inexperienced.  At the same time it can be daunting.  Professionals need to take care about giving out advice and information to families.  Parent support is much more appropriate than believing you have a mandate to 'educate families.'  The point is to support and empower families as the most important people in their child's life.  Excellent parenting involves both availing yourself of information and advice and also trusting yourself.  Too much 'information' from experts can cause families to lose confidence and become confused, especially when advice is conflicting."

All Titles Only $9.99 Each! Offer Expires Friday, May 29, 2015 Enter code "working" when prompted. Dragon Mom: Confessions of a Child Development Expert Do child-rearing professionals follow their own advice at home? The truth is revealed with wit and honesty as the author shares the discrepancies between her expert self and the "Dragon Mom" that is only known to those in her own home. Was: $12.00 This Week: $9.99 How Does It Feel? Child Care from Families' Perspective Encouraging programs to move beyond traditional parent and family involvement, this book contains insights on what it takes to create and maintain effective partnerships that benefit young children the most. Was: $12.00 This Week: $9.99 Parent Relations: Building an Active Partnership Here you'll find ideas on improving parent/staff communication, meeting the needs of single parents, handling complaints, dealing with separation issues, running parent conferences, and understanding and strengthening the parent partnership. Was: $14.00 This Week: $9.99 The Top Ten Preschool Parenting Problems and What to Do About Them This great resource gives you the perfect way to put and staff and parents all on the same page —working together in harmony on the most common challenges of preschool parenting, from bad language and bathroom battles to bedtime blues. Was: $16.95 This week: $9.99 Special offers expire Friday, May 29, 2015 at 11:59 pm PDT. May not be combined with any other offer. Not valid with bulk purchase discounts.

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