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Most of my dcks will play nicely by themselves and together without my lead. The majority of them do not come to me this way. Their parents have carried them around everywhere so they are always in the child's view. I have one 6 month old now that needs to see me at all times and have some noisy toy in her face. It is taking a lot of effort to get her comfortable with laying on the floor to roll over or observe the older kids. She is used to her parents shoving bright lights and alarming toys in her face.
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Yes! This is what the babies are like that have enrolled recently. They all have trouble because they co sleep or are rocked/ in a swing for naps. They freak out about going in a pack n play. So, once we move past that transition, they freak out if not picked up immediately and can't possibly be put in a pack n play, say so I could quickly vacuum the playroom- it's clearly torture :
: They do eventually learn but I am finding more and more kids that cannot entertain themselves.
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My crew that just went off to school was great at free play. These new kids I have will need to learn how to play. They need to be in my face, actually blocking my view of the little ones. They want constant direction and feedback. I put a box of duplo in front of a DCG this morning and she just looked at me like I had two heads. She has no idea what to do with them. A 1 year old arrived and now she is just copying him.
I recently attended a workshop where the instructor asked for suggestions for a future workshop. My suggestion will be something like how to help children learn to play on their own. I don't know how she will like that, because she also said she firmly believes if someone is being paid to do the job, the provider needs to be fully engaged with the children the whole time they have them. I need to discuss that with her to clarify "engaged".Comment
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