Epstein Model Analysis

Dora the Explorer is a educational animated television series created by Chris Gifford, Valerie Walsh, and Eric Weiner. The series centers around a girl who embarks on adventures with her friend Boots and of course, the audience. On these adventures, Dora and Boots encounter people who are in need of assistance.The television series is structured to encourages children to actively engage with the content through positive reinforcement. The television program plays an essential role in regards to helping children learn through social/emotional development, cognitive development, and physical development

Coleman and McNeese stated, “A strong, positive relationship between school and home can be a great motivating factor for students…a school-home partnership should address the particular needs of a community and provides the appropriate support that students need to succeed” (Coleman & McNeese, 2009). Motivation is what every child needs from both parents and teachers in order for them to them become achievers. Parental involvement helps with the motivation of every child because they don’t feel less of themselves they feel more empowered to achieve and this may include parent and child having a discussions about what activities they like and their interests.

Parental involvement is the level of participation that a parent has in their child’s education and school. As parents are a child’s primary and first educator, their involvement in the kindergarten classroom can help he or she to become a more successful student. There are many opportunities for parental involvement in kindergarten. Parents can start by meeting the teachers. They can inform the teachers about any health issues their child may have, so that teachers know more about the child’s situation and give certain care for the child. Also, parents can ask questions regarding the curriculum, and then they can notice what their child learning and the suitability for the child development. After school begins, parents should continue to

Do you think kids should be assigned homework? Studies show that if kids and teens have at least 10 minutes of homework every night their test scores might go up. Also, even though kids say that they get stressed out most of them just want to get out of doing their homework. Not only this, but, they will get smarter or just stay smart. They don’t have to get smarter with every piece of homework they do, but at least they won’t fall behind on their work. In conclusion, kids should have homework.

When my youth leader asked me to go on a service trip in New Jersey, some hesitation came to mind. I was given an opportunity to travel with our group to provide aid to many of the victims that were heavily affected by Hurricane Sandy. This was a very difficult decision to make as I witnessed the emotional effects that it had in our area, which had not been a major area of damage. I eventually decided to participate, which gave new perspective of how lucky I am to have the life I live. Similar experiences and the effects tied with them can be found in a variety of places. Many organizations and groups are always searching for help not only in their own premises, but also outside of their area. Even if the personal effects are not as drastic,

These centers offer quality programs designed for elementary school students and especially preschool programs for children ages 3-5 (Children’s Programs, Camps and Education). The development of children is so critical in terms of trying to improve social and emotional skills while balancing exploration and curriculum. Child development is a priority and getting the extra help for it plays a large role within many families. According to the Number of Licensed Child Care Facilities, there are about 42,000 child care centers in the state of California and all strive for the success of the children. There are cons as well as pros that tie into developmental centers and why they’re useful but the central idea of a developmental center is nothing but to help deepen children’s knowledge. Quality child development centers should be available for all children in order to improve a child’s educational success and provide a strong network of resources for

Epstein (2001) developed a framework consisting of six types of parental involvement. The six domains are (1) Parenting; (2) Learning at home; (3) Home-school communication; (4) Volunteering; (5) Decision making which involves parents in school decisions; and (6) Collaborating with the community which integrates services and resources from the community to strengthen schools, families, and children’s learning. My recommendations made above come under the Home-school communication, volunteering and decision making involving parents of Epstein (2001)

The final stages of the Psychic Crisis model following from adaptation is orientation and adjustment. Once parents have accepted that their child has a problem, blame becomes subsidised and thats when they are said to be coping. Organising, actively seeking help and information and planning for the future is seen as orientation. In the Consumer Model (Cunningham & Davis, 1985), it is explained the parent is given a more energetic role. Parents will be carrying out alternative solutions suggested by the professional who can then decide which treatment can be most effective for the child. The professional’s role is collect information from the caregiver about the child meaning they have to listen to worries, questions, complaints, aims and opinions from the parents in order to give beneficial proposes for the child’s future treatment and developmental plans. The aim of the professional is to consult the parents at any given opportunity and give the family necessary knowledge. Professionals do not loose ‘authority’ and status because they remain in a considerable position but a major difference with the expert model compared to the Empowerment model is that parents are now considered as having a different expertise from the professional, bringing in the decision-making process information. An advantage of the model is that the child is considered as an individual. The professional takes in every need and view of the family and child into consideration including socio-economic, cultural and religious needs in order to decide which solution is more compatible to

This means that we all have things in common but we are all different in our own unique way. It is important that we recognise and value all the diverse differences. Diversity includes all different types of factors which are personal characteristics such as a family’s background, culture, personality and work-style in addition to the appearances protected under discrimination legislation in terms of different race, disabilities, gender, religions and beliefs, sexual orientation and age. We can create a dynamic environment where everybody feels valued by recognising and understanding each individual’s differences, embracing them and moving beyond simple tolerance.

The school that this project is being centered on is my home school which I spend the majority of my day and even go back to help with tutoring after school. Family Engagement for my schools will consist of sending home book backpacks over the summer so that students have the materials and literature and resources that they need to continue learning over the summer so that when they come back to school they have grown rather than digressing.

A stay home parent should get a salary from the government because they work hard at being parents and they make sure the kids are ready for school, they make sure dinner is ready for the family, and they are the most important people in the family. Also they are the ones who makes sure the kids are taken care of.

Ethical dilemmas are situations where there is a choice between two options, neither of which resolves the situation in an ethical manner. All around the world ethical dilemmas are happening. High School Daycare programs for teen pregnancy would be considered one.

The activities and programs of the Home ensure the children have a chance to attend school at the neighboring Church, develop their self-confidence and also build trusting relationships with their peers and adults. They fully focus on enhancing every child’s capacity to function productively in the society with attention to responsibility and the safety of the community. The children have a place they can call home, people that love them and want the best for them. The facilities offered are plenty but the best part is, they go to school to build their futures and help them get disciplined to face

Homeschooling is education of children at home, rather than in other formal settings of public school. Homeschooling focus to give the instruction to provide primarly in the child’s home, the first of which is the plann and implemented of the parents or other person who has custody of the child. Thus, parents can control their children of education in home. Nowdays, parents choose homeschooling for their children beside public school, because they feel that most of learning atmosphere at public school for their children it’s not effective. Much research, strategy and policy on home-school relationships has focused on the relationship between parents and schools. This is particularly seen in the strong current focus on improving parental engagement in children’s learning, which is a significant factor in children’s educational achievement. Homeschooling lets your children to learn without the time limit and lets them to explore everything that they like, whenever they want, as