Helping New Parents and Infants TransitionOf all
research done on childcare and early childhood education you'd think someone would do studies on
fear that make couples looney in
head after they become parents. The biggest thing for a new parent is fear. Fear of what they would do if anything happened to their little Johnny or little Sue. This advice was given to them by their loving and caring family, friends, experts and professionals that never had a child. Truly all of that wonderful advice was meant to help
new parents, but it set off a stampede of stuff inside of them even they didn't know they had.
So for three months they are homebound with their new baby while entertaining their family and friends, hearing all of
protection laws for
infant from grandparents, aunts and uncles, godparents and admirers while
parnts forgetting they have a world of other living awaiting them when they come up for air.
When they do come up for air to breath back into
rest of living they are confronted with questions that begin to shake
fabric of their existance.
They have to return to work, they must find
perfect caregiver and they must begin
"Act" of parenting.
So now where are they? They have read all
books on how to care for their baby, how to teach, exercise, feed and love their baby. What not to let others do or not do around
baby and all
wonderful advice from
family and best friends and experts.
Behind
doors of a child development center: The notebook of a child "Caregiver". The way to choose a child care center, what to look for that is never revealed and things that are hid that a center may not want you to know.
1. Always have more than one visit. 2. Ask if you may make a random visit. 3. Donot pretend to smile. If you are nervous, be nervous so it can pass easily. 4. Do not be embarassed, write all of your questions down you will remember to ask them. Once you enter a room with infants you loose your thinking power because infants take your mind off why you are there. 5. When you find a center you are comfortable with,
TRANSITION is
sealer to you and your baby beig happy there. 6. A poor transition creates stress. It will leave you uninformed, nervous, in a state of emergency at all times, fearful, worried