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It is Tuesday morning and the state licensing agency just called to ask about your fire alarm for the second time this week. Amanda's mother phoned to ask if she could meet to discuss a discount for this month's tuition. Your accountant left a detailed message regarding the five NSF checks written by well-meaning parents. The teacher of the four year olds needs next Friday free to sit for jury duty. You are expected to speak at your local high school about careers in early childhood at 9:00 am and it's already 8:35. You may begin to ask yourself, "Will I make it through this day?"Does this scenario sound familiar? As directors of child care centers, we are often driven by the most current and pressing crisis. Even carefully crafted plans can be pushed to the back burner as we respond to the ever-increasing demands on our time from our bustling communities.
Unfortunately, we face daily challenges such as those above; and the burden of shouldering them alone can take a serious toll. Many of us have developed professionally in the more collegial atmosphere of teaching. When met with challenging situations in this setting, we learned to turn to our fellow ...