Communicating with families in a school-age program can offer unique challenges. One way to overcome these challenges is to think outside the box when it comes to how we communicate. Think about the communication methods that you learned in this lesson. Now, think about the specific challenges that may come up in your program. Use the form below to brainstorm some ideas for creative communication.

1. Think about specific communication challenges that may come up in your program. What are they?
    
2. Can you think of a specific time you wanted to communicate with a family, but weren’t sure how? If so, what was it? What was the result?
    

Review the creative communication methods discussed in the lesson. Use the form to brainstorm ideas on how you think these methods would work in your program. You can list the positives and negatives of each method, and/or think about a time when each method would come in handy.