Families who feel comfortable advocating for what they think works best for their child or seeking advice are often in a setting where collaboration and empowerment is encouraged. Which of the following examples would demonstrate what programs should do to encourage families to take part in their child’s development?

A  Allow families to drop in at all times in order to gain a more complete representation of the daily activities.

B  Invite families to share areas of expertise or interests with the children, teacher or other families.

C  Seek advice from family members when trying to address an incident with a child that has occurred while in the program setting.

D  Do not meet with parents only when there is a problem, instead hold conferences regularly to check in and allow families to share feedback as well.

E  Seek advice from family members when trying to address an incident with a child that has occurred while in the program setting, invite families to share areas of expertise or interests with the children, teacher or other families, allow families to drop in at all times in order to gain a more complete representation of the daily activities, and do not meet with parents only when there is a problem, instead hold conferences regularly to check in and allow families to share feedback as well.