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Children and young people are enthusiastic about computer games. Adults are often perplexed by the fascination that certain digital game worlds arouse. It is not uncommon for conflicts to arise over gaming behavior in everyday family or school life. In the context of this event, we would like to give the participants insights into adolescent media worlds and facilitate a media-pedagogical exchange. The better knowledge gained in this way forms the basis for an appropriate pedagogical response to gaming in everyday life and a profitable dialog between the generations.

The Parents LAN as a free online seminar

The event takes place purely digitally via the “edudip” platform. Registered participants will receive the access link and further information in good time before the event. Please register for one date only. The content of all parent LANs is the same. The only difference is that a different game is presented at the Live Let’s Play. Our media educators are of course also available to answer questions about other video games. If you are unable to attend the event on short notice, please be fair enough to sign out of the event so that we can give the space to others who are interested. Game console controller (© istockphoto/Gavin Haywood)

Sequence of the event

Introduction to digital games from an educational perspective
Media-pedagogical Live-Let’s Play
Lecture on the topic of “excessive gaming
Pedagogical debriefing

Upcoming events

Internal link: Parent LAN digital on the game “GTA 5 Online” – Thursday, November 17, 2022; 7:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.
Internal Link: Parent LAN digital to the game “Fortnite” – Wednesday, December 8, 2022; 7:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.
Internal Link: Parent LAN introduction to digital games from an educational perspective, December 16, 2022; 5:00 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.

The parent LAN as a face-to-face event at your school.

Game phase during a parent LAN (© Jürgen Sleegers) Interested schools have the option of holding the event on their own premises together with the bpb and its partners listed under “Event”. The bpb provides the necessary PCs and commissions the media educators to conduct the event. An administrative fee of 195 euros is charged for the on-site implementation of the parents’ LAN. The local institution is responsible for recruiting the participants. The minimum number of participants for parent LANs is twelve, the maximum number of participants is 30. The ideal duration of the event is 4.5 hours, including a half-hour break.

Organizer

The organizers of the Eltern-LAN are Externer Link: spielbar.de, the online service of the Federal Agency for Civic Education on the subject of computer games, the Externer Link: Spieleratgeber-NRW of the ComputerProjekt Köln e.V. association. and the external link: Academy of Cultural Education of the Federation and the State of NRW e.V.

Contact

Federal Agency for Civic Education Matthias Thanos Department of Target Group-Specific Programs Adenauerallee 86 53113 Bonn Tel +49 (0)228 99515-557 E-mail Link: [email protected]

Press contact

Journalists should contact the Internal Link: Press Office.

He is 27 & I 22. We know each other for about 2 months & already act like a couple. See each other pretty much every day, plan vacations together, etc…. We have talked about relationships many times but he wants to be COMPLETELY SURE with me & wants to give it some time. Since I’m going on vacation Friday with a friend, I have to pick up my suitcase from my parents tonight…. But we both had something planned for tonight & before Friday my parents can not. He really wants to come & meet them. He says “we have to take it a step at a time” Is that too soon ? We are not together. But it feels like it, & my parents/grandma (live in a house) already think we are in a relationship anyway.

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Community Expert Love, Family, Relationship Hi! If you are not an official couple yet, you should ask yourself if you want this at all or not —–> and you should also, if his behavior seems too “fast” to you, tell him and ask him to do it, because it all seems too sudden to you… he should actually understand 🙂 I would make this Verbindugn, if you want, first officially & then also “get going” with getting to know the family / relatives, etc.! But you’ll have to work that out with yourself. All the best 🙂 Sounds like a family minded and faithful man! It’s not bad to give it some time, it seems like he’s serious. You should be clear about one thing: What do you want from him? If you are also serious, it is certainly useful and nice to introduce your family to him. I have that for example with the question …. How can you tell that a man is serious about a woman? ….written! https://www.gutefrage.net/frage/woran-erkennt-man-dass-ein-mann-es-ernst-mit-der-frau-meint?foundIn=list-answers-by-user#answer-236252431 … If one very gladly spends time with you, – undertakes things, really listens to you, – responds to you and takes into consideration, without pushing (too much) on the ONE! If he voluntarily comes with you to your parents to introduce himself! Some men want to “see” – get to know – especially the mother of the girlfriend, because they learn there approximately, in which “direction” their partner will develop in the future times!^^ All the best – Good luck!

He says “we have to go a step further so slowly”.

Sounds to me as if he wants to make serious. Nobody likes to get to know the in-laws “voluntarily” and without any reason ;D

What do you want to know?

07/14/2021 PIXELCATCHERS // GettyImages A new leader needs to connect with families. They often have great expectations, but at times they are also afraid of change. Many things are still foreign to you when you arrive at a facility as a new director: the children, the colleagues, but also the parents. Everyone is curious to see how you will carry out your work and whether you will change anything. Parents have expectations, but also fears. After all, anything new initially creates uncertainty. You should establish good contact with parents right from the start. Take the time that a good educational partnership needs. You can draw the parents’ attention to yourself in advance. Create a detailed profile in which you introduce yourself. In addition to your name and qualifications, it should also say something about what is important to you in the management. In this way, the parents will learn something about you in advance. If parents are not allowed to enter the daycare center during the pandemic, distribute the profile in paper form or send it as an e-mail to everyone. In your first days on the job, you should not only get to know the children and professionals, but also the parents. Introduce yourself in person during drop-off or pick-up times. This shows your interest. And parents want to know who their new contact person is. If you yourself are involved in a group, meet these parents first. In the next few days, you can specifically visit the other groups to introduce yourself. Always keep all mothers and fathers in mind here, not just the “loud” ones.

Offer office hours

Parents often have a lot of questions for a new director. You can show that you are open to them by offering consultation hours. However, ask for prior registration. This way you can avoid that several parents come at the same time. This is difficult for you, but also for the parents who have scheduled extra time. You should also invite the parent council to get to know you. If face-to-face meetings are not possible, you can offer online meetings. This also opens up contact opportunities for those parents whose working hours are not compatible with the daycare’s opening hours.

Parents’ evening with team

If you are already somewhat familiar with the daycare and have gotten to know the children and colleagues well, you will certainly think about changes in the pedagogical daily routine together with the team. Or you may be planning new projects, restructuring within the team, or perhaps renovations to the building. Invite parents to the parents’ evening and inform them specifically what is changing and what is planned. Answer questions. If you prepare the parents’ evening together with your team and distribute tasks, the parents will also experience the cooperation in the team. By the way, a parents’ evening for personal introductions is also a great opportunity to take up wishes and suggestions from the families. Your team should definitely be involved here.

Reflect on the start

After an introductory phase, it is important to reflect. This offers the chance to readjust in various places or to honestly report back to parents if something seems to you to be not so well planned. This makes you seem “tangible.” Parents see that you really care. Impulse questions for your reflection:

Have you scheduled enough time for contact with parents?
Are there parents with whom you have had little or no contact?
Are there parents who have increased need for conversation?
Do you feel respected by parents as a person and in your role?
Outlook for the future

Together with your team and the parent council, dare to look ahead to the coming daycare year and beyond. What do you want to maintain? What do you want to change? What do you need to adapt? What resources are still lying fallow? Where do you see potential for development? A parent survey can help here. At this point, you should also bring the provider on board to develop joint visions and implementation strategies. Michaela Lambrecht is a social pedagogue, educator, certified daycare pedagogue and freelance author for early education. Did you like this article on “Getting to know your parents”? You can find more tips, interesting facts and ideas in our Praxis Kitalleitung. Order here!

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