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Culture and Behavior Peer Response
Review your classmates’ posts and respond. In your response, discuss what you like about their approach to addressing the behavior differently, provide at least one additional idea to support the student, and recommend at least one more strategy that can be used in the classroom or at home.
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For me, working with children in different cultural background is not a new concept. I work for a Head Start where we serve the low-income families. As we know from “America’s Hispanic Children: Gaining Ground.”, 62% of Hispanic families are considered low-income; most of my community is first generation Hispanic farmers so most of the kids on my case load come from this. I think the best ways to support families that come from this amazing culture is to first ask them what they need and if they know about their resources; most of the time families here do not try to reach out for services because they are afraid it will get them deported. So, my first step is usually to make sure that the family knows that I am here to support them and help them get the resources that they need. The families are typically under financial hardship, and most of the time kids can feel this. Culture and Behavior Peer Response Help
I know that Jose spends a lot of time with his grandparents because that is how the traditional Mexican household raises children. Because I know this, I will make sure to include the grandma in as many aspects as possible…if mom asks for a print off of milestones, I can print a Spanish version for his grandma, so she too knows what she is looking for. This will help create equality and show the family that I support their lifestyle and that I would love to help anyone who takes care of Jose, better understand his development. In the classroom I can make sure that Jose’s family is represented by adding photos of his grandparent to our family wall, and we can also read books about how all families are just a little bit different. I can also empathize better with Jose because now I know more about what makes Jose, Jose.
New strategies to try: Culture and Behavior Peer Response Help
Including grandma in our pretend play (I.E.-when playing with blocks ask Jose to build his grandma’s house/room, if playing in the playhouse ask Jose what his grandma makes him for snack after school…etc) This will help Jose see that I am involved enough with his family to include them in our everyday activities.
Ask Jose if he needs extra rest time. Jose spends a lot of the day out of his home, and he may just need some extra space to have some rest.
Learn the words for emotions in Spanish…when I see Jose getting upset, I can say “sentirse enojado?” and he may respond better to that than “feeling mad?”
-Carolyn
Guzman, L.; Murphey, D.; Torres, A. (September 24, 2014). America’s Hispanic Children: Gaining Ground, Looking Forward. https://www.childtrends.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/2014-38AmericaHispanicChildren.pdf
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