1. Work effectively with families to
care for the child
Unit Introduction Week 2 –
25/7/2013

2. The family is the most powerful influence
on children's learning and development;
therefore it is crucial that children's
experience in their family and the family's
perspective on the child are taken into
account and that professionals operate in
partnership with parents on behalf of their
child.
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3. The most significant contribution that
children's services professionals can make
to a child's life is to enhance parent's
understanding and appreciation of their
child, increase their confidence in carrying
out the challenging and enormously
complex role of being a parent, and ensure
that they understand that they are the most
important people in their child's life.

4. While there are some dimensions of the
parenting role that cannot and should not
be delegated to anyone else, in many
ways the notion embodied in this
Framework is that use of a children's
service can be likened to sharing
parenting, sharing the provisions for the
child's development. (Stonehouse, 2002)