Megan Grable
May, 24th 2019
Culturally Responsive Practices Plan
Part Two: Family Perspectives
Interview with Halsey Manes (Mother)
Child; Tuklus Manes
General questions about the early learning
setting
In thinking about your child’s experiences in the
early learning setting what is most important to
you?
What are your expectations for your child in
the early learning setting?
What are your expectations of the early
learning program?
Summaries of family member’s
responses
When looking at the Early learning
setting the mother expressed that she
felt it was important for her children to
be able to build relationships with
teacher and also the other kids in the
classroom.
Her expectations are learning social skills
and learning how to learn about our
culture. As well as building relationships.
Her expectations of the program are to
treat the parents and the children with
respect and that the program is
providing her with a service and expect
that they will teach the culture and
prepare them for kindergarten.
Related questions for you to
consider (Please respond to the
questions below)
In thinking about the early learning
setting, what is most important for
the child?
A sense of trust and respect, and
consistent rules that reflect what is
going on at home.
What are your expectations for the
child?
That she will earn how to be a
respectful and culturally support
member of the community
What are your expectations for the
family?
That the family will take an active
part of the learning.
What personal and professional
experiences have shaped your
perspectives?
Seeing the impact that having both
teachers and parent working on the
same common goal can create in a

Caregiving practices
1. How do you comfort/soothe your child
when he/she is upset?
2. Does your child feed him/herself? If so,
what methods does he/she use?
3. What is/was your family’s approach to
toilet training? (e.g., age, approach,
language used)
4. Tell me about your daily routines.
Include sleep schedules and other
routines
child.
What values and beliefs do you
think inform your perspectives?
I feel that parents are the child’s
first teacher and we should defer to
them on topics.
Tuklus is comforted by hugs and loves What are your expectations for the
and reassurances that they are safe, child?
Mom also mentioned breathing That child should feel respected and
exercises, something she is doing for the supported in the environment
herself as well. that the is in. she should see items
The children in the home are expected to that look like her reflected in the
feed themselves. Toilet training is done visual aids used. Items like a poster
when the child shows readiness and is with her family pictures on it and
not pushed into. She wants them to feel dolls and book that feature children
safe around potty training. who look like her.
They wake up fairly early and she feeds What are your expectations for the
them every morning before school. She family?
makes sure that their hair and clothes I would expect the family to
always look nice. She shared this was a communicate their needs and
hold out from when she was child and wishes with the teachers so that
her parents were the same way. After they teachers better understands
school they often have errands and extra the family.
curricular they do such as swimming or What personal and professional
gymnastics. They go to weekly language experiences have shaped your
classes for Lushootseed and bi weekly perspectives?
Spanish classes in the evenings. On free Having open communication
afternoons they go to the park. between the teachers and parents
always gelps create a more secure
brige between school and home.
Doing the same things in both

Role of language
1. What language(s) are spoken in the
home?
2. What is the child’s home language?
3. With whom does he/she communicate
in this language?
4. Tell me about the ways you use the
child’s home language at home?.
places helps the child.
What values and beliefs do you
think inform your perspectives?
I think that when a consistent
phrase or task is asked of a child at
home and at school the child will be
able to master the skill sooner.
English is the primary language spoken in What are your expectations for the
the home to communicate, but learning child? I would expect the child to
Lushootseed and Spanish is important to have a willingness to learn the
Mom and she practices with the children languages and an interest in getting
as much as possible. Right now it is basic to know more about the Suquamish
directives, animals, numbers and labeling culture.
items. They hope to expand their What are your expectations for the
vocabulary the more they learn. family?
The family should support the
language development at home just
as much at school and to
communicate what language is
being used and how it should be
used at school.
What personal and professional
experiences have shaped your
perspectives?
Children can pick up words and
languages faster than adults and
constant exposure of many
languages will help the children in
the end.
What values and beliefs do you
think inform your perspectives?

Discipline
1. In thinking about your child’s behavior,
what are your expectations?
2. When your child’s behavior does not
meet your expectations, what do you
do?
3. What are your overall goals for your
child’s behaviors?
Mom mentioned that she wishes they
would act better out in public and at
school. She allows them to be a little
more flexible at home then when out in
public, She shared that she wished that
Tuklus wouldn’t repeat behaviors she
observes at school and that they are
working on her learning that she doesn’t
have to act like her friends at school.
She shared that she gives gentle
reminders on how they should be acting
when they start to act up.
I have seen many children start out
as bilingual when exposed to
different languages consistantly
though their early years.
What are your expectations for the
child?
That the child will attempt to be
respectful as the parent would like.
Also that she will follow instraction
when given, sustain attention for a
time period that is appropriate for
her age and use her words with
others.
What are your expectations for the
family?
That the parent will enforce the
rules we have at school at home as
well and that we can communicate
what these expectations for the
child should be and agree together.
What personal and professional
experiences have shaped your
perspectives?
When the same expecations are
used at home and at school the
child understand what they shoud
be doing and is able to be more
successful in both places.
What values and beliefs do you
think inform your perspectives?
Know child development, I think

Independence and Interdependence
1. Tell me about your child’s bed time/nap
time routine?
2. What types of things do you expect your bedroom which is down the hall from
child to do for him/herself (e.g., brush Mom’s room.
teeth, put on shoes
3. Does your child have any responsibilities themselves. Tukklus will help with the
at home (e.g, putting things away)?
Both of the girls nap each day and take a
bath prior to bed time. Mom will lay
down with them for a about 30 minutes
to get them to go to sleep. They shre a
The girls are expected to dress
themselves, make their bed in the
morning, and to clean up after
dishes for a rewards or allowance.
that expecting certain behaviors for
children and requesting they they
try and achieve these behaviors is
appropriate. Adapting what I’m
doing as a n educator to meet these
needs and asking the parents to also
follow these requests at home will
help.
What are your expectations for the
child?
Children will do tasks that are
developmentally appropraie for that
age, such as putting on own clothes,
using the bathroom indepentdently,
serving themselves most foods,
feeding herself, and putting herself
to bed.
What are your expectations for the
family?
That she will push te children to do
a little bit more than they are
capable of now. To scaffold the
tasks that are asked of them but not
so much as they not able to be
successful.
What personal and professional
experiences have shaped your
perspectives?
Children want to be independent
and do things for themselves.
Providing ways that they can be

Learning and Development
1. What do you expect your child to learn
this year?
2. How do you believe children learn?
3. What do you expect from your child’s
teacher/caregiver?
4. What is your role in your child’s learning
and development
Communication with Adults
successful will help this.
What values and beliefs do you
think inform your perspectives?
Being asked to do many tasks on my
own from a young age and seeing
how successful children can be
when you give them a chore if
broken down into smaller steps.
Mom hopes that Tuklus will learn how to What are your expectations for the
treat other people, to care for others and child?
to be patient. She is working on teaching I expect the child to have a
them that we don’t understand what willingness and an eagerness to
others are going through and to have learn in the classroom.
compassion. What are your expectations for the
She feels that children learn better family?
through doing things repeatedly and That the parent will reinforce
with reminders on how to do tasks. lessons at home that are being
Her expectations of the teachers are to taught at school.
teach the same things at home and at What personal and professional
school, reinforcing ideas. To experiences have shaped your
communicate what is being worked on perspectives?
so they can reflect each other. And no TV Knowledge of child development
should be in classrooms. and teaching for many years in a
Mom feels that she is the children’s first classroom.
teacher, and that it takes a village to What values and beliefs do you
raise children. She is teaching them and think inform your perspectives?
others are teaching her how to do things. I think that all children have an
eagerness to learn new things and
come into the world as a blank slate
on which we are able to teach.
Physical affection is common in the What are your expectations for the
 1. What are some common greetings or
interactions you use at home?
2. Are there times when you encourage
your child to talk (e.g., at meals)? Are
there times when you encourage your
child to be quiet (e.g., at meals, while
adults are talking)
3. How do you expect your child to
address adults who are not family
members (e.g., by first name)
4. In your family, are there ways of
communicating that are considered
disrespectful?
Additional questions to support CLR Practices
1. How do you identify yourself culturally?
2. What role does your home culture play
in your family life?
3. What about your culture would be
home, with lots of smiles and hugs. The
children feel comfortable going and
sitting with mom. When I arrived she was
sitting on the floor with the girls having a
tea party.
Children are allowed to talk at times,
with the only caveat being their volume
needs to be at a respectable level. She is
working on the concept of “inside
voices” with them. She is okay with first
names, but is teaching them to put Ms.
Or Mr. before the first name.
She is also working on the concept of not
trying to talk with everyone around them
in public, as both girls are outgoing.
Interrupting is the only other things they
are working on.
Mom was raised off the reservation in
Ohio for many years. While she knew she
was native American, she did not know
the culture instead being raised in an
Italian Catholic family which included
many cousins. She moved to Suquamish
when she was 18 to live with her Aunt on
child?
That children feel comfortable
communicating in the classroom,
that they learn what is a good
volume to talk and who is a safe
person to talk to.
What personal and professional
experiences have shaped your
perspectives?
Children have their own voices and
should be allowed the space to talk
and to he truly heard. Ta the same
time learning about proper places to
talk and at what volume is
important. In the library we
whisper, outside on the playground
we can yell. Learning context.
What values and beliefs do you
think inform your perspectives?
Children learn context fairly quickly
and teaching them the correct way
you communicate in the world will
help give them their voice and allow
them to use it appropriately.
 helpful for me to know?
4. Do you have any customs that you
would like me to know about to be able
to care for and teach your child?
5. What are some of the core values of
your culture? Which are most
important to you?
6. Which, if any, of the holidays do you
celebrate have special cultural or
religious significance? How would you
like your family’s holidays into our
program?
her father’s side. At this time, she began
to embrace her Suquamish Culture. She
has since thrown herself into learning as
much as she can. She wants to raise the
girls in a more native setting with more
traditional teachings.
She participates in language classes, the
canoe journey, and learning the songs.
She shares that it’s important to ask
questions about culture and to come
from a place of respect when talking
about it.
She feels that it’s important to bring the
culture into everyday experiences with
the morning blessing, drumming, and
counting in Lushootseed happening
every day and being common place.
She feel the most important take way is
to have respect for others, as well as
being open minded.
She shares that on days that honor
Native Culture such as Sovereignty day
that she spends the day outside doing
things that give back to the community
such as collecting garbage on the beach.