Like many children I was placed in child care. The place I attended was a family day care, meaning childcare that includes several children of carious ages and usually occurs in in the home of a woman who is paid to provide it (citation needed). My experience in child care was not bad, I do not remember much of my time at Joeann's; however, I do recall having nap time while Dora the Explorer played on the television, which always frustrated me because I disliked the short Hispanic girl with the backpack and monkey, who repeatedly asked me questions, she should have known the answer. Besides Dora and the time, I had my mouth washed out with soap my time was pleasant at Joeann's, each month she would pick a child to take to McDonald's and shopping.
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I love the children; however, it is hard to focus on multiply children while solely dealing with one child's melt down and five others at the same time.
The information presented in “Invitation to the Life Span” by Kathleen Berger makes me feel comfortable with placing a child in child care, expcessialy center day care. Center day cares are licensed and have educated adults caring for children, while separating younger and older children to ensure that everyone’s developmental needs are met (Berger 158). However, the research provided on effects of infant daycare makes me concerned with the use of child care. With research stating, “that some infants with extensive nonmaternal care will become more aggressive later on” (Berger 159).
Personally, I feel there will be a lack of wrong and right with no understanding of consequence due to the overall effect of children growing-up in child-care environments. Most daycare agencies cannot, by law, discipline a child in anyway. For example, it is against DHS code to make children walk laps, write sentences, etc. This has been implemented do to the society image of punishment and that a "spanking" or "whooping" is child abuse. The idea solution would be for parents to discipline their children and relieve that they are not their child's friend first, but their
I love the children; however, it is hard to focus on multiply children while solely dealing with one child's melt down and five others at the same time.
The information presented in “Invitation to the Life Span” by Kathleen Berger makes me feel comfortable with placing a child in child care, expcessialy center day care. Center day cares are licensed and have educated adults caring for children, while separating younger and older children to ensure that everyone’s developmental needs are met (Berger 158). However, the research provided on effects of infant daycare makes me concerned with the use of child care. With research stating, “that some infants with extensive nonmaternal care will become more aggressive later on” (Berger 159).
Personally, I feel there will be a lack of wrong and right with no understanding of consequence due to the overall effect of children growing-up in child-care environments. Most daycare agencies cannot, by law, discipline a child in anyway. For example, it is against DHS code to make children walk laps, write sentences, etc. This has been implemented do to the society image of punishment and that a "spanking" or "whooping" is child abuse. The idea solution would be for parents to discipline their children and relieve that they are not their child's friend first, but their