A philosophy of respect looks a lot different in the everyday world of infant-toddler care and education. I observed in an infant-toddler environment, looking for examples of the “Ten Principles Based on a Philosophy of Respect,” and reflecting on how the principles work to support young children’s development and learning. I was also able to interview my Host Teacher Mary regarding the ways she utilizes these ten principles in the infant-toddler environment.
The first of the Ten Principles Based on a Philosophy of Respect is to involve infants and toddlers in things that concern them as I observed my local childcare center; I was able to watch the changing process. I saw how the Mary consulted with the infant about their smelly diaper and that she was going to be changed. There was also a bit of playtime on the changing table before hand. However, I noticed that whenever she changed an infant she would give them a toy to play with, this was a flag for me because the Ten Principles states to never work around them or distract them to get the job done …show more content…
what we read in books. Child's world infant-toddler center shows many examples of the “Ten Principles Based on a Philosophy of Respect,” such as talking to the child during changing time but they also do not go strictly by the principles. They use distractions to keep the infant still during changing do not go through every step of awareness. I find my interview with Mary to be very helpful, seeing how she utilizes these ten principles in the infant-toddler environment shows me that not everything is like the textbook and sometimes you need a realistic view and way of handing infants. Though having a set of guidelines is very helpful it can also be time consuming if you try to do things perfectly. The principles are great to go by and need to be used but as Mary has stated, "sometimes it's best to just use everyday common sense"(Mary,
The first of the Ten Principles Based on a Philosophy of Respect is to involve infants and toddlers in things that concern them as I observed my local childcare center; I was able to watch the changing process. I saw how the Mary consulted with the infant about their smelly diaper and that she was going to be changed. There was also a bit of playtime on the changing table before hand. However, I noticed that whenever she changed an infant she would give them a toy to play with, this was a flag for me because the Ten Principles states to never work around them or distract them to get the job done …show more content…
what we read in books. Child's world infant-toddler center shows many examples of the “Ten Principles Based on a Philosophy of Respect,” such as talking to the child during changing time but they also do not go strictly by the principles. They use distractions to keep the infant still during changing do not go through every step of awareness. I find my interview with Mary to be very helpful, seeing how she utilizes these ten principles in the infant-toddler environment shows me that not everything is like the textbook and sometimes you need a realistic view and way of handing infants. Though having a set of guidelines is very helpful it can also be time consuming if you try to do things perfectly. The principles are great to go by and need to be used but as Mary has stated, "sometimes it's best to just use everyday common sense"(Mary,