Strengthening Families Parent Survey
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. Your childcare facility would like to offer a series of educational opportunities for parents. Which of the following titles would you be more likely to attend? (you may check more than one)
Your childcare facility would like to offer a series of educational opportunities for parents. Which of the following titles would you be more likely to attend? (you may check more than one)
Workshop
Parent group
Party
Parent night
Class
Guided discussion
Social event
Other (please specify)
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. How do you like to learn? (You may check more than one)
How do you like to learn? (You may check more than one)
Discussion
Lecture
Video
Computer presentation
Interactive training
Books
Website research
Other (please specify)
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. Where would you like to meet with parents and staff of your child care?
Where would you like to meet with parents and staff of your child care?
At the child care facility
At someone's home
At an offsite location
Other (please specify)
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. What is the best time for you to meet?
What is the best time for you to meet?
Immediately after work--at pickup time
Later in the evening on a work day
On a Saturday morning
On a Saturday afternoon
Other (please specify)
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. Who would you like to facilitate?
Who would you like to facilitate?
An expert in the topic
An outside presenter
Child care director
Child care staff member
Other parent
Other (please specify)
6
. What monetary "perks" would entice you to attend?
What monetary "perks" would entice you to attend?
Food
Free child care
Door prizes
Gift cards
Other (please specify)
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. Why would you choose to attend?
Why would you choose to attend?
Interest in the topic
Opportunity to be with other parents
A "free" night out
Other (please specify)
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. Why would you NOT choose to attend?
Why would you NOT choose to attend?
No interest in the topic
Too busy
Too tired after a work day
No interest in socializing with the other parents
Other (please specify)
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. What time frame would you prefer?
What time frame would you prefer?
1/2 hour
1 hour
1 1/2 hours
2 hours
Other (please specify)
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. Which of the following topics do you find most attractive? (you may check as many as you like)
Which of the following topics do you find most attractive? (you may check as many as you like)
• Temperament: Come to a workshop to learn how to identify your child’s (and your own!) temperament, based on nine temperament traits. You will also learn tips for living with different types of temperament
• “How to nurture children”: We all have a deep seated need to feel valued, accepted and loved just as we are. Come to a workshop to talk about identifying and appreciating your children’s strengths and talents
• Developmental Milestones: Come to a workshop to learn how to understand and support the phases of your children’s physical development
• Emotional Milestones: Come to a workshop to explore your child’s emotional development over time. Share ideas on how to approach and support each stage of development
• Discipline through Win-Win Problem Solving: Come to a workshop to explore the 3 types of parenting. Practicing win-win problem solving that can be used with even very young children
• Art Activities: Come to a workshop to learn how to use art activities to encourage children’s social and emotional expression
• Discipline through Active Listening: Come to a workshop to learn effective communication methods: How to listen so others will talk; how to avoid roadblocks to communication, or “stoppers”
• Confidentiality: Come to a workshop to learn about the importance of confidentiality that teachers must maintain when working with children and families. Learn how we protect families’ privacy and confidentiality terms and principles that guide the early childhood profession.
• Goal Setting: Come to a workshop to participate in an activity to identify goals and make a plan to reach them
• Strengthening Families (A 3-part discussion) What is child abuse and neglect? (part 1): Come to a workshop to learn about child abuse and neglect, and our daily efforts to reduce stress in our families’ lives. This hour includes definitions, reporting guidelines, statistics
• Strengthening Families (A 3-part discussion) “Care enough to call” (part 2): Come to a workshop to learn about the definitions of child abuse and neglect, its causes, effects, and prevention strategies, and our role as mandated reporters.
• Strengthening Families (A 3-part discussion) Department of Health and Welfare (part 3): Come to a workshop to learn about the role DHS plays when child abuse or neglect is reported
• “Getting to know you”: Come to a “get to know you” party: interactive activities that help participants get to know each other
• “Why did you join? Why do you stay?”: An exploration of how people connect to each other and to the topics that interest them
• “Floor plans”: A demonstration of the effect physical space has on our ability to relate to each other
• “Stepping Stones”: Learn how to create a framework to connect friends and families to needed services and opportunities
• “Door Openers”: Learn to identify and practice listening skills that will encourage open communication in your home, your work, your life
• “Who you gonna call?”: Learn to identify signs of parent and child stress and to identify all the valuable resources available in your child care facility and your community
• "I have a feeling...": Sometimes we "get a feeling" that a family we know is having problems, and we don't know what to do. Come to a workshop to learn about the possible warning signs that could signal a family is headed for crisis
Other (please specify)
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. Would you be interested in becoming trained to deliver a series of parent workshops?
Would you be interested in becoming trained to deliver a series of parent workshops?
Yes
No
Maybe--I'd like more information
Other (please specify)
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. Thank you for your input. Please include any other comments you would like to make below.
Thank you for your input. Please include any other comments you would like to make below.
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