Assignment:
Children are currently in many different types of family groupings: nuclear, extended, single-parent, blended, adopted, subfamilies, foster, etc. Therefore, many educators address communications to family, rather than parent. Why is it important for the teacher to be knowledgeable and sensitive to the diversity of family groups? How have you assisted children in meeting their emotional needs during a time of family crisis (divorce, illness, etc.) which causes stress for the children?