Socialization experiences provide families and
staff members with special opportunities to support child development and
learning. Socializations build on the experiences and goals that are addressed
during home visits as well as attend to the needs of both children and parents.
The group experience is a valuable strategy for delivering services because it
provides parents with the opportunity to obtain feedback from staff members and
other parents about their children’s activities, strengths, and resources; to
observe their children (when age appropriate) interacting with other children
and adults; and to share and learn with others about the challenges and joys of
parenting.
Socialization experiences incorporate all of the
services required by the Program Performance Standards. For example, you can
develop socialization experiences around topics related to medical, dental,
mental health, nutrition, or child development and education issues. Families
are involved in all aspects of socialization experiences, including planning,
implementing, and evaluating. Community partners might be involved in
socialization experiences as guest speakers, or they might provide space or
other resources for socialization experiences. Finally, in keeping with the
Performance Standards, socialization groups require effective management
systems such as planning, record keeping, and self-assessment.
Socializations are individualized to address the
developmental level of each participating child and the goals, needs, and
resources of each family. The goals and outcomes for socialization experiences
vary depending on the developmental level of the child and will change as a
child’s development progresses. Socialization experiences and home visits are
based on a curriculum that:
- identifies the experiences through which they will achieve these goals;
- determines appropriate roles for staff members and parent
- provides the necessary materials to carry out the plan;
- includes all areas of child development—cognitive, motor, language, social, emotional; and
- considers each child’s cultural, ethnic, and linguistic heritage and experience.
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