Unmanaged change is almost always a trigger to bad morale.
-Jerry Parr, early childhood leader and consultant
In his Exchange article, "Places for Babies: Infants and Toddlers in Groups," which is included in the new Exchange Essentials digital collection, Caring for Infants and Toddlers, Jim Greenman created this focus group at an infant-toddler center:
"This place is great,” gurgled 9-month-old Rebecca. “I get to sleep when I want, eat when I want, and every time I’m cranky Bobby Jo picks me up and holds me tight, sings to me, and I know that I am the most important person in the world to her.”
“Yeah,” agreed 14-month-old Denise. “I can spend my day climbing around and getting into this and that and nobody jumps on me. I do love to lie on the couch and nurse my bottle. But, Rebecca, you are wrong, Bobby Jo loves me best.”
Two-year-old James shoved a cookie in his mouth and mumbled, “I like knocking things down. I like to push things. In fact, I’d like to push down Joe. I also like to dump things out and to bite things (where did Joe go, anyhow?). I don’t like always being told 'no,' I thought they gave me a new name for awhile — Nojames.”
This volume of Exchange Essentials includes 15 selected Exchange articles, in PDF format, offering insights and strategies for working with infants and toddlers in classroom settings:
- Bright Beginnings for Babies
by Pam Schiller
- Can Babies Read and Write?
by Deb Curtis
- Brain Research, Infant Learning, and Child Care Curriculum
by J. Ronald Lally
- More Purposeful and Intentional Infant and Toddler Care
by Pam Schiller
- Secrets for Early Childhood Professionals
by Alice Sterling Honig, Ph.D.
- And 10 More!
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