10 Principles of Care giving by Magda Gerber

10 cards·by fashionjean

1.invlove infants/toddlers/preschoolers in things that concern them

Ask want hug,finished with toy? advanced warning u about to help,assist as capable in self-care tastks, let Cld make age appropriate choices

2.Invest in quality time

child's level,engage w chld in chld directed activities,respect chld interact or want to play alone, comfort when approriate, time w child

3. Learn Chl's unique ways of communicating and teach yours

speak normally, verbally express chld's actions (add words to vocab) provide/modle words that pertain to/help them work through situation

4. Invest Time and energy to build a total person

learn chld way of learng,make opportun for chld engage in multiple intelligences, important free play,activities t foster well-balanced deve

5. Respect children as individuals

acknoledge/lable feelings,let chld move at one pace,make individual development plan each, dont compare to other chld

6. Be honest about your feelings

let chld know feelings in situation, honor chld feels, ok to & important to model approiate expresisons of emotions

7. Model the behavior you want to teach

chld learn by watching key fig in life, exhibt behaviors that are modeled for them,

8. Let Children solve their own problems

chld learn best by doing,goal for chld=independent, self-confident, inquisitive learners,new skil,set up to aid success,open-ended questions

9. Build security by teaching trust

respond to chld promplty, give clear/consistent guidlines/limits, verbally tell that u are there to help if need,provide safe enviro phy/emo

10.Be concerned about the quality of evelopment in each state

observe and doc chld develp growth, make indivi devel plans, allow chld to develop at their own rate, do provide challenges t encourage deve