[Eliot McIntosh]

My biggest worry is that I will not be able to keep them safe in truly dangerous situations.

[Adriana]

I think one of the biggest worries about keeping children healthy and safe is making sure they have the right support form their families and childcare providers.

[Makaylon Dobbs]

My biggest worry about keeping children healthy and safe is that they will severely injure themselves before I have enough reaction time to stop the unsafe action.

[Kylie Lambert]

My biggest worry about keeping children healthy and safe is not being able to do anything if someone were to show up to our facility to take or harm the children

[Marika Fagan]

school shooting

[Elizabeth]

To create a toxic environment or for the child to feel like they can express themselves

[Anna]

Keeping the children safe from choking and life threatening injuries, I am most interested in learning this.

[Jewell Shannon]

Keeping track of each kids allergies whether that be to food or environmental. Then being able to properly respond.

[Lauren Ashley Marasigan]

What is your biggest worry about keeping children healthy and safe?

Same as everyone else here, my biggest worry and concern would have to be gun violence and internet safety. We live in a world where guns are valued more than the lives of children and this is upsetting, both as an early learning professional and as a parent of two young children. In addition, the internet is not a safe place. While we do our best to protect children, predators on the internet, inappropriate content for children, bullies, etc. can still find their ways to children without proper safety precautions.

[Jewels A]

My greatest concern to the health and safety of children is how to ensure that their holistic well-being—physical, emotional, and psychological—is protected in the face of emerging issues such as online safety, peer pressures, and potential harm from environments out of my control. Balancing independence with safety is an ongoing challenge, as is early identification and intervention regarding signs of trauma, abuse, or neglect. My greatest interest lies in learning about the application of trauma-informed practices, establishing relationships through good communication, and creating safe and nurturing environments. I would also like to explore new approaches in arts and crafts or animal-assisted therapy that may help to promote children’s health, resilience, and development in meaningful ways.

[Miranda]

In the todays society it would have to be school shootings and bombings

[Jada Pieterick]

I want to create a safe environment but my biggest worry is that there are things that happen at home with the children that are out of my control.. I am worried I can’t protect all children from abuse or neglect, accidents and injuries, or violence. I can keep them safe in my care, but I am worried for what they experience at home.

[Swati Vivek]

If a child doesn’t listen or follow classroom rules and is aggressive and disrespectful to teacher or other children in the classroom.

[Betsy Holder]

My biggest worry is that a terrible accident could happen on my watch. I would feel so terrible for the child, their family, and the heads of my work place. I always stay focused while at work to try and make sure that nothing will happen but accidents can sometimes happen in the blink of an eye. I am most interested in learning about what to do in specific situations.

[Kay]

I am most concerned about gun-violence in schools. I worry so much about how I would keep my kiddos safe if something like that were to ever happen. I don’t know what I would do.