Ali's Father Case Study

Within this case study, Ali’s father has come to collect his son from kindergarten. The teacher has noticed that Ali’s father seems frustrated, and she believes that he is showing signs of aggression towards Ali demonstrated by his angry speaking towards his son, and then with a hit across Ali’s head as they walk to their car. There are a number of issues within this scenario. Four main issues will be addressed throughout this essay. Each issue will be deconstructed, and the main issue will be discussed. Upon completing the discussion on each of the issues, I will then discuss what has confronted me, theorise these issue by drawing upon research and multiple perspective, then re-examine my own thinking upon these issues and what I have learnt …show more content…
‘Excessive stress may affect the parent–child interaction and has been found to be one of the factors associated with abusive or punitive parenting’ (Lam, 1999, p. 337). By taking other factors into account this will likely make the teacher more empathetic towards the parents of Ali’s and thus make her a more effective ally. Also but acknowledging this, the teacher may be able to put forward some effective strategies, to help Ali’s father handle his feelings of anger, or stress in a more appropriate …show more content…
Taking the time to fully access the situation and discerning an appropriate way to approach the family would be an advantage in this situation. By taking this methodology the teacher has time to analysis her thoughts and take a step back without acting upon feelings within the moment, which may have lead to a heated and unconstructive discussion between the teacher and the father. This in turn may have results in Ali becoming more distressed, and/or the father removing Ali from that childcare facility. A disadvantage to administering this approach is that the issue would not have been dealt with quickly. By asking to have a meeting with both parents, the issue will need to be brought up again, which may create