Learner Mikayla W (Layla)
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One of the best ways is to allow them to speak about how they think they are feeling, and what happened to make them upset while giving ideas about what emotions they may be feeling. For example a child gets a toy taken away from them and they say they want to hit the kid who took it, you could ask if they feel angry with the other child, or sad that they didn’t have the toy anymore. This could help kids recognize feelings that they have, while also discussing ways to help their emotions.
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I make sure to take the time to talk with someone about how I’m feeling, and do relaxing activities for myself to make sure that I am the best I can be.
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Responsive exchanges to do daily are call and response activities that allows children to share what’s on their minds while getting responses from you and everyone else. Also making sure to keep food times social so that children have a chance to feel included in a discussion.
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One of the best ways to relieve stress is taking my breaks to go over everything that has happened mentally, and remember the reason I chose this field, I repeat it as a sort of mantra which helps me reinstate those beliefs and continue working to do my best.
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The best advice is taking the time to properly get to know each child, their personality and likes and dislikes, this will make them feel seen and supported by you and they will have an easier time trusting you and forming a connection.
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Yes, in the event of any emergency or situations that don’t happen day to day. It is also useful when problems begin to arise with children’s behaviors as it provides a guide on how to properly resolve situations.
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A crib with a firm mattress without any gaps.
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The best way to make physical activity fun and encourage every child to participate is to make it fun and cater to their interests. For example if the children in your care like to dance versus play sports, give them more time to dance and sing to promote physical activity, or include their interests in the physical activity like shark themed games for a group who likes sharks.
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You can make it fun by making it a game, sing songs with them and doing it with them help. It also helps with older kids to make it a competition sometimes while still making sure everyone does it.
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I would inform them about our daily safety habits such as hand washing procedures, food safety and sanitation, and outside safety. It is also important to point out all of our evacuation and emergency procedures.
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If I suspect abuse and neglect in one of the children in my care my top priority is protecting them, and I know that I am unable to do that alone, thus I would report to my immediate supervisor to get help in reporting the suspicion properly and protecting the child in the ways that I am legally able to do.
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My biggest worry is that there are too many dangerous things whether safety wise or health wise, that even with the all the training I receive I won’t be able to protect the kids from current issues.
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I think the best way to create and maintain a connection is to always walk into conversations and problems with positivity. This allows the parent to feel less defensive as you are showing how you actively want to help and care for their child in the best way possible. Taking the time to always hear them out about any problems or questions they may have is another way to help maintain a bond with the parents.
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3 most important things:A passion for forming a personal connection with my childAn interest in providing my child with the attention that they needA knowledge of how to deal with difficult behaviors3 fears:My child feeling abandoned or not supportedMy child not being intellectually stimulated in a way that they needMy child not feeling safe with a provider
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I think the most important way to get children to actively and meaningfully engage is to give them lessons that are anchored in their interests. When the children are interested in what is being taught, they naturally want to engage more and more with the activity. An example is a classroom who likes sharks being introduced to a counting activity using different sharks to count up to 10.
