Session 3 Assignment Questions
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Question 1:
Sharon is an early childhood educator in a dayhome. Michael, the father of one of the children in her care, comes
to her with a problem – he’s frustrated that Joe, his son, is no longer sleeping at night.
Read the following exchange, then, using what you have learned in this session, answer the questions.
Sharon: “Hi Michael, how’s it going?”
Michael: “Awful – Joe’s not sleeping anymore. It feels like every night is a constant battle of trying to make him get
back to bed.”
Sharon: “Oh no! When he’s here he’s so tired that, by lunchtime, he’s almost falling asleep.”
Michael: “How long does he usually nap for?”
Sharon: “We nap at 12:30 and he can sleep…usually until 2:30 or 3:00”
Michael: “That’s more than two hours! No wonder he doesn’t sleep at home! I can’t keep going in there every
night like this!”
Sharon: “It sounds like you’re really frustrated and neither of you are getting a lot of sleep. But when I see him
here, he’s really struggling to stay awake, even when he should be interacting with his friends. Would you like me
to look at a shorter nap time?”
Michael: “How about no naps?”
Sharon: “Okay, let’s think - no naps, shorter naps, are there any other solutions you would like to explore?”
Michael: “Maybe a time limit, like no napping past 1:30?”
Sharon: “Sure – we could also look at putting him down for an earlier nap and serving him lunch later and getting
him into a new routine. We have a few possible solutions here. Is there one you would like to try?”
Michael: “Well, the time limit might work. I don’t like the idea of serving him lunch later. If we can’t do no naps, I
think a good compromise is making sure he wakes up by 1:30.”
Sharon: “Okay, I agree. That still gives him an hour of nap time. Let’s try this for a few weeks and meet again to
give feedback to each other on how it’s working out.”
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• Did the early childhood educator use active listening? What exact words were used?
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Yes! early childhood educator use active listening, the exact words which she use are as folllows:
[Link] no! When he’s here he’s so tired that, by lunchtime, he’s almost falling asleep.(sharon
acknowledge's the problem)
2. It sounds like you’re really frustrated and neither of you are getting a lot of sleep.(sharon shows
care)
[Link] you like me to look at a shorter nap time? (sharon show's concern with a solution)
[Link], let’s think no naps shorter naps are there any other solutions you would like to explore?
(sharon respond with a concern and care about solution)
• What concerns were brought forward and by whom? Be sure to list all concerns.
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The concerns brought forward in this meeting between childhood educator sharon and joe's
father micheal are:
Micheal's concern:
Joe is facing difficulty in sleeping at night time which is making his father micheal very
frustrated.
Sharon's concern:
Joe looks very tired and sleepy in the daytime almost falling asleep and struggling to stay awake
at daycare.
• What possible solutions were identified? Please list all possible solutions.
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various solutions were consider during this meeting,
[Link] should stay awake with no naps.
[Link] nap time for joe
[Link] that joe should take nap for limited time i.e no napping after 1:30pm
[Link] put forward the idea of building new routine by offering joe lunch after nap time
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• Whose needs were being considered when the solutions were evaluated?
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The solutions were evaluated on the discussion and predilection of micheal and sharon
[Link] suggested the idea of no naps or shorter nap time which did'nt end up on any
final result from both sides.
[Link] idea was discussed by mutual understanding that waking up joe by 1:30pm
before lunch which was approved by both micheal and sharon.
[Link] advised to try this new routine for few weeks for joe and than will meet again to
discuss its effectiveness.
• Is there anything you would change about the way the early childhood educator problem-solved with the
family? Why or why not?
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The early childhood educator did great job ,with her analytic skills,attentive and active
listening.
sharon carefully listen the problem and understand the problem that joe is not taking
enough sleep at night which is making micheal frustrated.
she discussed that with micheal by suggesting different possible way's,by putting joe for
no naps or shorter naps tahn with mutual understanding she came with a solution that to
waking up joe by 1:30pm before lunch.
this way she fullfill both needs joe can get enough rest in day time and can take longer
nap at night which will make family happy aswell.
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Question 2:
It is very important that early childhood educators are familiar with the community resources available in their
area. To familiarize yourself with the community services near you, you can start by looking online or asking some
of the people you work with what resources they have used. Please do not call these agencies directly. Organize
your research and record the name, website and address of the resource agency in this PDF.
Briefly describe the types of services the agency provides to families and child care programs.
You must describe how the agency supports families and child care centres. When describing supports for child
care centres, please focus on what the agency does for facilities like daycares and dayhomes, not how it supports
families, youth, children, schools or communities. If the agency does not provide services to child care centres,
please enter ‘none’ or ‘N/A’.
Submit this PDF for grading and keep a copy for your records.
Please note: All agencies must be in your local area or surrounding communities.
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Resource Agency Contact and Service Information
Clothing Depot (A place where families can access free or low cost clothing)
Agency: Women In need society Address: 2734 76 ave se
Website: [Link]
Services for Families:
free adult used clothing, footwear small house ware items
Services for Child Care Programs:
free children clothing
Family and Community Resource Centre
Agency: The salvation army Address: 1731 29 st sw calgary AB T3C1M6
Website: [Link]
Services for Families:
supporting families with essentials e.g. financial literacy, client tax return program,
Services for Child Care Programs:
Children’s Services Office (Government of Alberta)
Agency: alberta child welfare svc Address: 7930 bowness rd nw calgar ab
Website: [Link]/children-and-family-services T3B0H3
Services for Families:
adoption and post adoption, child guardianship, alberta child and family benefit, family
violence
Services for Child Care Programs:
child intervention, help for child abuse, neglect and sexual exploitation
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Food Bank
Agency: calgary food bank Address: 5000 11 st se calgary AB T2H 2Y5
Website:[Link]
Services for Families:
free food for families in need
Services for Child Care Programs:
Family Support Group
Agency: calgary west family resource network Address: 1804 home road nw calgary AB
T3BOH3
Website: [Link]
Services for Families:
parentings and child development(parenting programs, early literacy programs,development programming) social
connections ( field trips, summer camps drop in play) resources (clothing exchange, good food box, community pantry)
Services for Child Care Programs:
kindred( councelling for parents and children), Big brothers big sisters program
Police
Agency: CPS district 3 Address: 4303 14 st nw calgary AB T2K1J7
Website: [Link]/[Link]
Services for Families:
alarm by law, crime prevention, vulnerable persons, victims of crime
Services for Child Care Programs:
school safety, serious habitual offenders program, youth intervention program
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Public Health Services
Agency: northwest community health centre Address: 109, 1829 ranchlands blvd nw calgry
ab t3g2A7
Website: [Link]
Services for Families:
antenatal community prenatal program, best beginning, postpartum services
Services for Child Care Programs:
school health program, well child services, new parent newborn information line
Public Library
Agency: Crowfoot library Address: 8665 nose hill dr nw calgary AB
Website: [Link] T3G5T3
Services for Families:
computers and printers parking wifi
Services for Child Care Programs:
children space, teen space and study space
Local Community League or Association (This is not sports-focused.)
Agency: tuscany community association Address: 212 tuscany way nw calgary AB
T3L2X5
Website: [Link]
Services for Families:
plans community soccer, comunity book swap, tuscany sun, amazing chase and race. also
represents community in civic matters.
Services for Child Care Programs:
youth soccer and splash park