PEACE FOR YOU, AND SOME QUIET TOO!This is the season when it is customary to wish to others the best of all gifts: Peace.
The word "peace" can take on many meanings. Peace can mean: acceptance, serenity, tranquility, quiet confidence, and wisdom. Peace is not agitation, rage, yelling, unlimited stress, or violence.
It is difficult for childcare providers to instill all the traits of "peace" in a child while driving from school to soccer practice. But you can model a peaceful affect (peaceful mood, feeling, and emotion) every day.
The "To-Do" for this December is to provide quiet for yourself and the kids in your care. There are times when you and/or the children may need privacy and solitude. Being away, even for a short time, from the noise and seasonal stresses may be just what a child needs to relax and to maintain proper standards of behavior. Not a "time-out," but a "time-away;" not a punishment, but a respite.
The smallest space can be made into a private space for a child. A tablecloth over a chair can be a tent, a box can be a house, or a piece of tape on the floor can make a corner of a room into a privacy zone. Just playing or reading alone in their bedroom can provide peace and solace to a child too. Of course, you still must be able to observe the child.
And for the holiday season, and always, we wish peace to you, yours, and to all children. And, when needed, quiet too.
The "To-Do" for this December is to provide quiet for yourself and the kids in your care. There are times when you and/or the children may need privacy and solitude. Being away, even for a short time, from the noise and seasonal stresses may be just what a child needs to relax and to maintain proper standards of behavior. Not a "time-out," but a "time-away;" not a punishment, but a respite.
The smallest space can be made into a private space for a child. A tablecloth over a chair can be a tent, a box can be a house, or a piece of tape on the floor can make a corner of a room into a privacy zone. Just playing or reading alone in their bedroom can provide peace and solace to a child too. Of course, you still must be able to observe the child.
And for the holiday season, and always, we wish peace to you, yours, and to all children. And, when needed, quiet too.
