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Tips For Parents
The Director and Staff at
All Saints Children's Center feel privileged to share in the growth and
development of each young child. The following suggestions may
provide a guide which can lead to a meaningful parent/child relationship.
We also recommend the California Child Care Health Program website
at http://www.ucsfchildcarehealth.org
for answers to your child development and health questions:
1. Take time to listen to your child.
Regular periods of conversation at special times are important.
2. Your child will be anxious to share his/her thoughts with you.
Ask him/her what s/he sees as you drive or take walks together.
3. Make certain that mealtime is a happy, quiet and relaxed time
when as many family members as possible can come together.
4. Make every effort to alleviate your child's feelings of anxiety at
separation. Leave your child from time to time with competent,
caring friends or sitters.
5. Take advantage of your local library and its children's section.
Visit the zoo, puppet shows, parks, places where children gather to play
to help her/him adjust to group activities.
6. Encourage your child to learn his/her full name, address and, if
possible, telephone number at an age-appropriate level. Try teaching
them their telephone number by singing it to the "ABC Song."
7. Help your child to take care of her/his dressing and toilet needs
independently. Make certain clothes and shoes are manageable.
Independence is a vital part of the development of the child.
Expediency and time often make us hurry the child and hinder the growth
and development of independence.
8. Consider carefully the quality of programs and time spent by your
young child viewing television. Become informed on effects from
viewing violence and other programs which may evoke feelings of violence
or other strong emotions.
9. Provide opportunities to reinforce left to right movement when reading
stories to your child. (Use your hand to guide along the words as
you read.)
10. Ask your child to tell you about his/her day. It is best not to
ask, "What did you do today?" The general response is,
"Oh, nothing;" but if you simply ask him/her to tell you about
the day, you may get more information.
11. Make every effort to read to your child daily to develop a love of
storytelling, and on occasion ask her/him to tell you the story with the
pictures.
Most of all, be generous with love and praise for your young child.
He or she is developing a feeling of self worth that will take him/her
through the years ahead. Nothing can replace the words, "I love
you." Your unconditional love will heal wounds, build
confidence and remain with your child forever!
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