The country from which “my family” originated from is Brazil. The ways in which I would prepare myself to be culturally responsive toward this family and help them adjust to their new surrounds is
1. Research and find out as much about the country, the traditions, routines, foods, and activities to ensure that they are comfortable within their new setting.
2. Learn as much as I can about the culture and how diversity they respond to diversity, through the Brazilian Embassy.
3. Contact a local Brazilian organization and speak to someone about my new family and their recommendations for making them feel content and at ease.
4. To have a translator available to assist with any language barriers as well as learning a few useful words and phrases to make communication easier.
5. Be open and convey to my new family that it is a new experience for us both and agree that it is a learning experience for us both.
This country is particular known for its rich cultural diversity, so I would wish that through this incident my new family and I will benefit in that we have encountered lasting experiences that will make both families fortunate to have discovered and learned something meaningful and valuable.
Our ideas for finding resources are very similar! Because of the rich diversity in Brazil where would you like your family to be from?
ReplyDeleteIt is funny how as early educators and family educators how we similarly consider the needs of the family. Many of these I also used when considering how to best provide services for children and families.
ReplyDeleteVery interesting picking the country of Brazil. I always think of that country as being different because of them speaking portegese instread of spanish as the neighboring countries. Good points to make the family feel welcome!
ReplyDeleteWorking with families from different cultures is always hard especially if there is a language barriers. I must say that it is always a challenge for me to work with families of a different ethnic group. It is a learning experiece and I enjoy working with people from other cultures. I learned from them and they learn from me as well.
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