Question

1)Which of the following is not one of the reasons why it’s important to partner with families for early childhood programs?

Teachers are the experts in discerning a children’s overall health.
Families may have areas of expertise they may be willing to share with the program.
When working together, families and teachers can better meet children’s needs.
Children are more successful when early childhood programs involve families.

2)Which of the following statements best describes an effective approach to diverse cultural food practices in the early childhood setting?

Teachers should follow appropriate nutritional guidelines without regard to cultural practices.

Teachers must respect and participate in cultural feeding practices no matter what.

Teachers must ensure nutritional quality while honoring culture as much as possible.

Teachers should adhere to the cultural practices of the majority group in the class.

3)Which of the following statements best explains why it is important to collect a family medical history for children in the early childhood setting?

A family medical history describes the living conditions and relationships that impact children.

A family medical history helps young children understand their culture and heritage.

A family medical history can alert a teacher to possible inherited chronic health conditions.

A family medical history is required as part of the NAEYC health standards.

4)When planning classroom social events involving children’s families, teachers should

rely on parents to provide all supervision and enforcement of safety policies.

let parents know who will be responsible for supervising the children.

surprise children with the event in order to minimize disruption.

relax the safety policies during the event so that it will be more fun.

Answer 1

Partnering with families in early childhood programs is important for meeting children's needs and promoting their success. Teachers should respect and participate in cultural food practices while ensuring nutritional quality. Collecting a family medical history helps teachers identify possible health conditions, and it is important to communicate with parents about supervision during social events.

Step-by-step explanation:

1) The reason that is not important to partner with families for early childhood programs is that teachers are the experts in discerning a child’s overall health. While teachers play a crucial role in assessing children's health, partnering with families is important because families may have areas of expertise they may be willing to share with the program, working together with families and teachers can better meet children’s needs, and involving families in early childhood programs leads to children being more successful.

2) An effective approach to diverse cultural food practices in the early childhood setting is for teachers to ensure nutritional quality while honoring culture as much as possible. It is important to respect and participate in cultural feeding practices while also promoting healthy eating.

3) Collecting a family medical history for children in the early childhood setting is important because it can alert a teacher to possible inherited chronic health conditions. Understanding a child's family medical history can help the teacher create a safe and supportive environment for the child.

4) When planning classroom social events involving children’s families, teachers should let parents know who will be responsible for supervising the children. It is important to communicate clearly with parents about the supervision and safety policies during the event.

Answer 2

Teachers are the experts in discerning a children’s overall health.

Teachers are not the expert when it comes to children's health, but it's important to plan activities with families in order to maximise the quality of teaching and also because it is educational correct that families too are involved with the education of their kids.
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Teachers must ensure nutritional quality while honouring culture as much as possible.

When it comes to nutrition, culture and nutritional quality are two factor that should come at the first places in the consideration of a teacher. However, when a conflict does arise it is important to honour the culture as much as possible while ensuring the maximum nutritional quality.
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A family medical history can alert a teacher to possible inherited chronic health conditions.

Be informed of the health condition of children is important in order to limit consequence from possible inherited chronic health conditions. While part of the NAEYC health standards, the importance is more on what that information could be used for, than a simple policy that is required to follow.
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let parents know who will be responsible for supervising the children.

When planning social events, it is important the parents know who will supervise the children, as expectations might be created and nobody could tell that they don't know that the children were under their responsibility. This must be done in order to assure accountability and roles.