FAMILIES FROM AROUND THE WORLD

                                                                 

I work with a child care center in Port Harcourt, Nigeria and a parent has referred a new family to us from  China.


1. I will research on line to gather information and to know about the county generally.

2. I will get an interpreter to serve as a mediator in case they do not speak English so that we can establish a ground for conversation which is key to the relationship that we are about to give birth to.

3. I will also seek to introduce into our work force, a Chinese, although this is not an easy task because I have not seen such around before.

4. I will make a list of learning materials that will be relevant to the child's age and class that will be both educationally and culturally adaptive to meet his needs.

5. I will get age appropriate multicultural books and pedagogues that represent Africans, Chinese, and probably other nationals to the classroom and the school environment at large.

6. I will educate the existing class about diversity with a supportive approach and objectively too.

7. I will reach out to know the family's culture, perhaps begin with the surface and then, detailed and specific too. I will ask to know about the child's likes and dislikes.

8. I will learn a some basic terms like greeting, water, food, sleep, thank you, welcome etc in the language of the family.

9. I will ask the family to let me know all that they think I can support them with

10. After all the listening, I will tell the family about our program and our institutional culture and dialogue with them on how we can partner together.


I believe that these steps will help us synchronize both cultures and give the family all the support they require to settle in and have the assurance that the choice they have made for their child is one great decision they have made about their trip to my country.