Yep!

Yes!

Good points!

Yes, all valid reasons.

1. I would want my child to be taught well.

2. I would want the teachers to be active in my child’s life and be there for him or her.

3. I want my child to be safe and comfortable.

fears:

1. I’m afraid that they were hurt while I was away and nobody told me about it.

2. I’m afraid that my child misbehaved and nobody told me about it.

3. I’m…

Read more

Very good!

You should use a bed that is made for an infant and that doesn’t have buffers or things like that.

Yes!

Vary the activities, have the kids stand up or stretch or move often.

Music definitely helps!

Take a break if I’m getting stressed.

Dont’ go all out as I could overextend myself.

Rest when I get off of work.

Good points!

Get down on their level. Spend time getting to know them and really pay attention to them. Don’t get distracted too much as this could make the child not feel seen.

i agree

Are there any situations where you think the childcare programs written guidance policies would be useful? Yes. It would be good for safety reasons. It would also be good to know what’s protocol and what’s not

Yes, I think it’s so good to validate their emotions and not shut them down.

Listen to them. Ask them simple questions to get them to think.

Empathize with them.

that’s a good one

Take some time to rest, watch a movie, or play some music.

Very good!

It definitely helps to have someone outside of your realm of trauma to encourage and build you up. For me, that was my manager and my old work environment. They stood by me through some tough times and I appreciated that.

With kids, I strive to be a support to them as well and to stand with them. I don’t know their story or their home life, but…

Read more

The cleaning and safety ones for sure. I would show what emergency plans we have in plan, the training our employees have, etc. I would also explain how many times a day we sanitize the surfaces.

How do you know if a child is being emotionally abused and how do you know if you should report that?

I’m nervous that I’ll forget to do something for the kids.

I’m afraid that there’ll be another attack and we’ll be all once.

2. I’m so interested in learning how to do a good job and have fun with kids.

Yes!

I think that kids should have very limited screen time. We are inundated with screens all the time. YOu can’t exactly escape them, but you can put a limit how much time you spend on them. Since kids aren’t able to make those decisions on their own, you need to be there to support them in this.

The phones we use and screens we watch can be…

Read more

good point!

By taking time to connect with the kids one-on-one and pay attention to what interests them. Also, it’s important to get on their level and get excited or curious about whatever they’re looking at. Basically, you need to get into their world and show them that it is important to you. You can help support or guide them through this process.

Very true! 🙂

Yes, I think it’s important to have a variety of thing for the kids to play with so that they don’t get bored and can stay active.

Also, it’s important to have an organized room so that it’s easier to clean and so that the children can play without it being chaotic.

I would begin by asking the parent if they had time to talk.

I would talk about the things that their child is doing well with specific examples.

I would then gently bring up the topic of timing. And I would word it something like “Are you aware that our center closes at 6pm.” or “just wanted to let you know that .. . . ”

And then, I would…

Read more

Good points!