Partnership With Parents in Early Childhood Today

Philippa Thompson, Helen Simmons

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Sage Publications Ltd
28 April 2023

Educational strategies & policy; Pre-school & kindergarten

What is the true role of parents and carers in early childhood?

This book:
*explores the true role of parents and carers in early childood;
*considers key contemporary issues in parenting;
*supports students to challenge their own assumptions about parents.

Each chapter considers a group of families that may be labelled as hard to reach and considers that the problem lies in practice rather than with families. The book suggests practical advice whilst raising key issues. Each chapter asks current and future practitioners to reflect on and challenge their current practice.

Edited by: Philippa Thompson, Helen Simmons
Imprint: Sage Publications Ltd
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 246mm, Width: 171mm,
Weight: 360g
ISBN: 9781529605891
ISBN 10: 152960589X
Pages: 200
Publication Date: 28 April 2023
Audience: College/higher education , Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Unspecified

The politics of parenting - Helen Simmons The potential of co-production - Katarzyna Fleming and Penny Borkett Understanding food allergies and anaphylaxis - Philippa Thompson Race and inequality in early childhood health - Valerie Daniel Understanding and supporting adoptive families - Jenny Boldrin Working with LGBT+ parent led families - Aaron Bradbury Perspectives on multilingualism - Martin Needham Cultural approaches to parenting - Hattie Campbell Supporting refugee families - Donna Gaywood, Tony Bertram and Chris Pascal Student mothers in higher education - Kay Owen and Helen Simmons Practice perspective: Parents as experts - Wendy Kettleborough Practice Perspective: Learning from Tanzania - Mwajuma Kibwana, Davis Gisuka and Philippa Thompson

Philippa Thompson is Senior Lecturer in the Department of Education, Childhood and Inclusion at Sheffield Hallam University. Philippa began her career as an early years teacher, progressing to Head of Nursery/Foundation Stage and Assistant Head Teacher roles and finally an Early Years Advisory/ Community Teacher for Sheffield City Council. She is co-chair of the ECSDN which advocates for graduates in the workforce alongside lobbying for better pay and conditions in the early childhood workforce. Dr Helen Simmons is a Senior Lecturer in Education (Childhood, Youth and Families) in the Faculty of Health, Education and Society at the University of Northampton, UK. Helen has worked in Higher Education since 2008, prior to this she was a practitioner in early years settings. Helen is Vice Chair for the Early Childhood Studies Degrees Network (ECSDN): Policy, Lobbying and Advocacy (National and International) and is a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. Her research interests include the sociology of childhood, children′s workforce development and critically reflective practice.