Discuss how these
topics do or do not influence you today and how they might have an effect on
your work with diverse families. Stay focused on relevant information
concerning the implications for your work with young children and their
families. • History:
family history of ethnic origin, language (s),
geography, and immigration • Growing up: where you grew up, pattern of movement
or stability, and your family of origin structure • Your current family or
living structure • Values of independence or interdependence
• Discipline approaches • Attitudes toward
disability • Influence of racism • Family structure • Parents’ roles •
Caregiver-child communication • Medical practices