As you know, the personality is formed in society. And the first team that a person meets on his life path is a family. Unfortunately, far from always parents can devote enough time to raising their child. There can be many reasons for this: from the lack of the necessary knowledge to the lack of time due to constant work. To some extent, kindergartens provide assistance . The teacher plays an important role in the upbringing and development of the child. But, alas, work with parents in a preschool educational institution is far from always being carried out. Often this leads to the fact that the two most important institutions in the life of the child (family and kindergarten) are disconnected. In many issues there is a misunderstanding, shifting responsibilities to each other. Meanwhile, this should not be allowed. Even at the legislative level, the need for interaction between preschool institutions and families of pupils is fixed.
Forms of working with parents in a preschool educational institution can be classified in several directions:
- Informational and analytical.
- Cognitive.
- Visual informational.
- Leisure.
Consider each direction in more detail. Work with parents in preschool education should begin with analysis. The teacher first needs to get acquainted with the families of his wards, to find out the details of the relationship, to understand what atmosphere reigns there. This will help questionnaires, observation, parental meetings, conversations.
The cognitive direction includes the following points:
- Providing parents with the necessary knowledge regarding the best methods of education and development of children of this age group.
- Providing the teacher with information about the achievements of the child and his failures.
- Involvement of parents in educational activities.
For these purposes, this may include
working with parents in kindergarten: consultations,
open days, joint classes for children with parents, creative homework, involving the participation of an adult, excursions, seminars and trainings.
Both mom and dad are pleased to see what their baby has achieved. Seeing the results of the teacher through the results of their child, they are much more willing to make contact. This is the function of visual information direction. Therefore, in any group of kindergarten, exhibitions of creative works, photographs illustrating the life of the group are simply necessary. Also, parent corners are successfully used to solve cognitive problems. Here you can talk about the right diet or daily routines of preschool children, about a healthy lifestyle, and inform about upcoming events.
No less important is the leisure of children. Working with parents in a preschool also includes a variety of recreational activities in the group. Inclusion of parents in the preparation of the holiday will help them get closer to their children. They will be able to see what the baby is interested in, what worries her. Children will be proud to participate in games with their parents. You can start your own traditions in the group and celebrate not only common holidays (New Year, March 8), but also, for example, every birthday.
Of course, working with parents in a preschool educational institution requires careful preparation and enormous expenditure of energy, especially at first, when parents are still “grinding” to the teacher or to each other. But the return will certainly follow. And as a result, close cooperation between the family and the preschool institution will lead to the formation of a new personality that will feel comfortable and confident in the big world.