[Autumn]

I think my biggest worry about keeping children healthy and safe is accidentally doing something slightly different then how the parents want it done, and having them complain about it to my boss and then me getting in trouble. I would never intentionally do something to prevent the children from being healthy and safe, but we do have cameras in our classroom, so sometimes I do think a situation looks worse on the camera then it actually is.

[Samantha Lucey]

My biggest worry I think is anything out of my control, such as intruders, natural disasters, or any weapon violence. From my own life, I know I have a fight response but being the one providing care to all the children present in one of these situations may not be the wisest decision.

[allie]

I worry about keeping children healthy and safe could be the fear of accidental injuries during outdoor playtime, such as falls from playground equipment or collisions during active games.

[Christina Rachelle Fiant]

There are several things that come to the top in my worries about keeping children healthy and safe. Personally, I worry about what if, even though I am very vigilant, I lose track of a child, they slip away somehow, or what if I miss something very important going on with them, something perhaps critical. Others on this forum mentioned gun or other school violence, physical abuse, or kids hurting one another. Those are on my mind too, the way this world is now. it can be very scary, because you just never know. But given that these things are at least less likely to happen, even if it could happen anywhere, I think more about the things going on behind the scenes we may never notice with children. Not only abuse, physical, sexual or mental and emotional, but even if abuse hasn’t occurred, even if a parent, or any caregiver, including us as early learning providers, love a child, we can all still make mistakes. Talk to children in ways we shouldn’t, or pass on mental health behaviors that aren’t actual good and healthy for our kids. Kids can experience insecurity and struggles in many different ways, that’s why our love and support and focus on building a trusting relationship has to be the primary goal. That is what helps ensure better building of their brain’s architecture, giving them the foundation on which to build all learning and growth. I want us all, the whole world, to understand the human brain and development from the time we first form better, the tender and amazing space of a child’s psyche, and to better protect our children, our most precious thing on the planet, starting from the inside to the outside.

[Mackenzie]

My biggest worry about keeping children safe and healthy is that something may happen and i’ll freeze unable to help to my best ability and I won’t be able to keep them safe.

[Mackenzie]

My biggest worry about keeping children safe is the requirement to report neglect or abuse going on at home because while it needs to be done, as someone who would’ve ended up in foster care had my caregivers reported the abuse at home, I know in some cases it isn’t always in the child’s best interest to not be in their families care despite possible neglect. I will of course report it because I am required too but it does worry me because I know the foster care system often isn’t much better.

[Mason]

My biggest concern is an accidental fall, or an unknown person attempting to enter the facility or take a child that they are not supposed to home.

[Vladyslav]

I worry about keeping children healthy and safe could be the fear of accidental injuries during outdoor playtime, such as falls from playground equipment or collisions during active games.

[Tetiana]

My biggest worry is sickness. Children are always sick, and parents are not always the best at keeping them home.

[Jose]

My biggest worries at school it is the unforeseen such as school shooting or a parent that is mad , and to know how I have to do it to protect all the children in m y care.

[Azucena C]

What is my biggest worry ? For example if a child has a really bad accident and parents are making a really big problem after explaining what happened .

[Da’Kirra]

My biggest worry about keeping children safe is not coddling toddlers learning how to walk. One of my fears is a child slipping and falling due to losing their balance and getting a head injury or just a regular one. Since working here it’s happened a few times and each one is scarier than the one before. I’m most interested in learning the signs of a concussions in toddlers.

[Lucy]

My biggest worry is something happening that’s out of my control, I work with toddlers and you turn your back for one second they’re doing something crazy. Keeping track of all them can be a handful and sometimes they’ll get hurt, not too bad though! But I get worried that something worse could happen.

Also choking during snack time is a big fear of mine!!

[Sarah]

It is important that all staff are trained on appropriate safety measures. It is important to report any unsafe behavior that is noticed.

[Joan Peters]

I agree about the internet safety and about guns. My friend’s daughter witnessed the shooter (was standing right behind him when he open fired) who shot the students in the Freeman school shooting and luckily was able to run and hide for safety. Between school shootings and bomb threats, parents have so much to worry about with the kids in school. I’ve always worried about my son’s safety.