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Ecology of Non-parental Child Care (Chapter Reading (Components of optimal…
Ecology of Non-parental Child Care
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Society now recognizes the need for both men and women to be part of the workforce.
In many families there isn't enough income if only one adult works.
One reality is what children need. The other reality is what parents need.
Children can do well eing cared for by others for a limited number of hours a day.
There are many solutions to a problem.
There are exceptions to every rule.
Our children need us.
It is possible to strike a balance between the career aspirations of parents and the needs of children.
Studies show that the vast majority of children in day care for 30 hours or more a week is associated with increased problem behavior.
Even the best children care centers lack things children need. Children are going to get the ultimate care from their parents. So what do you do if both you and your spouse work?
Young Children need: sensations tailored to the nervous system, loving intimate relationships, interactions with adults, pretend play, logical use, etc.
Chapter Reading
Components of optimal quality care:
A caregiver who provides warm, loving care and guidance for the child and works with the family to ensure that the child develops in the best way possible.
A setting that keeps the child safe, secure, and healthy.
Activities that help the child develop emotionally, socially, mentally, and physically.
Nonparental child care, or day care, refers to care given to children by persons other than parents during the day or part of the day.
Chronosystem influences in nonparental child care are evidenced by historical changed in the United States. Research concerns included separation from the mother, child-care settings, and ecological systems.
Compared to children not in day-care programs, children in day-care programs tend to be more self-sufficient, outgoing, and aggressive with others.
Caregivers and educators are mandated by law to report child maltreatment, including physical abuse, neglect, sexual abuse, and exploitation, and emotional abuse or deprivation.
Children who are maltreated do not usually "tell." They may be distrustful of all adults. Often children of abuse believe it occurred because they did something wrong.
Support includes: listening to parents, empathizing, translating emotional responses into concrete ones that can be acted on, modeling methods of guidance and discipline, providing opportunities for support groups and parent education, and enabling the family to link with services in the community.
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During the first year, infants will learn object permanence. Everything has a life of its own even if it is out of sight.
Babies know to look for the object but might not have everything else straight.
Piaget Preoperational Stage
They have abstract thinking.
Gospel Connections
Family Home Evening
The Church's new program, "Come Follow Me" is vital to our spiritual well-being. Children need to be taught in the home. It's where they learn the most.
FHE is so important
Where are your priorities?
Priorities should govern us in the precious time we give to our family relationships.
We should ask ourselves, "What will be the eternal impact of this decision?"
"We urge... fathers and mothers regard most seriously this opportunity and challenge to make of Monday evening a time sacred to the family."
We need to place higher priority on family prayer, family scripture study, and family home evenings and eliminate the activities that fill our lives with worldliness and evil.
We must teach our children about their "noble birth right."
Seek to know the will of the Lord, not just what is convenient or makes life easy. Find a retreat of peace and quiet where periodically you can ponder and let the Lord establish direction of your life.
In quiet peaceful moments, seek to feel the love the Lord has for you personally. It is intense. It will enrich your life with peace, confidence, and contentment.
"The vital transfer of spiritual power and responsibility to the rising generation seldom occurs when fathers are too busy for such blessings, and mothers are too busy for meaningful gospel conversations--too busy, even in Church work."
With blessings of new information come challenges. As evil influences have a new medium of transmission and new ways of infiltrating our minds.
Worldly influences enter our homes in new shapes and forms to challenge our resolve to use our time wisely and for the Lord's purposes.