It seems to me that a common sense approach is best. Either you are a caring, nurturing person who will instinctively respond to the children or you are not. I don't understand how you could learn that from a book. It's inside you and when you relax and get to know the children in your care it's 'innate' and natural and you'll be fantastic.
Children respond naturally too and shouldn't have to be taught to care about others, it will come out in them as they grow. We have to teach them sharing and how to socialize with others, but I believe their natural instincts also show up by age 2 for getting along with all the peers with daily guidance for the little things that arise as they play and we monitor and encourage.
If you have a 2 year old who is violent or uncaring of others it might take a huge effort but their parents should have been teaching them all the things I mentioned.

































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