In most preschool educational institutions, work with parents in the middle group is not carried out. What for? Children have long adapted to the life of the kindergarten, and parents are used to simply donating money to the different “needs” of the pedagogical process. But when a child enters school, there are gaps in learning and problems of mental development due to illiterate interaction between teachers and parents.
What does the traditional interaction of parents and kindergarten include?
Standardly, in all groups of parents, the head first introduces one-time and monthly financial contributions to the needs of the kindergarten, group, and pedagogical process. Only then teachers inform mothers and fathers about the educational program and the content of the pedagogical process, about additional classes and activities.
This is illiterate work with parents in the garden, as teachers do not inform them about the successes and failures of children, do not tell what they did in the classroom, do not give homework to consolidate the material. It is difficult for mothers to seek meetings with narrow specialists working with their children in case of psychological trauma, speech underdevelopment or developmental delays.
How to find out how to work with children? It is enough several times to suddenly come for your child at a different length of time or to be late for 40 minutes. Then you will see whether the teachers are engaged with children, or preschoolers are sitting on the high chairs while the teacher is writing “pieces of paper”.
Psychological work with parents in the middle group
In preschool institutions, where carers do not care about their children, parents are constantly educated. Firstly, all groups are visited by narrow specialists who conduct tests and observe the children. Secondly, they put in the notebook a list of children with whom you need to work closely, with whom to carry out corrective work, and who is going within the normal range. Thirdly, these specialists make an appointment with the parents of specific children.
Work with parents in the middle group of a kindergarten can be carried out by a speech therapist who has identified poorly speaking, confusing or missing sounds of children. The psychologist can talk about underdevelopment, fears, anxiety, behavior, deceit, moral misconduct or dangerous fantasies of preschoolers. The physical instructor will draw the attention of parents to the posture of the children, their physical fitness, health, and hardening.
Not a single event goes unnoticed by a specialist. There is a focused interaction between teachers. For example, in a music lesson, the teacher noticed the child’s aggressive behavior and warned the teacher about further observation and finding out the reason. And in repeated cases, work is appointed with a psychologist, who subsequently conducts a conversation with parents.
Pedagogical work with parents
The middle group is a period when children can not only have fun, but also actively learn. Teachers organize work with parents on these issues, on the organization of excursions and joint holidays with children. Five-year-old preschoolers take an active part in competitions, perform leading roles in theatrical performances, master crafts with their parents.
Attentive educators will always find time to communicate with each parent, emphasizing the daily successes or failures of their children. They will tell you what exercises to carry out with the child, correctly pay attention to the fears or anxieties that have appeared in their baby. Work with parents in the middle group of the kindergarten is built not only on the discussion of children's problems, but also on the positive aspects of life.
For example, educators inform about regional activities and ask parents with children to participate in competitions. Together with mothers, they can organize a tea party or a guided tour. Therefore, work with parents should be carried out comprehensively, and not be limited to collecting money.