I took a training several years ago about temperament. I tend to be a quiet, reserved, sensitive person. Therefore when I get a child in my daycare that demands alot of my attention, more in the verbal sense than physical I feel alot of anxiety,
For me it is important to remember that about myself when I find myself feeling frustrated with some children more than others.
I have a little girl who is going on four who has been with me for several months now. I have her and her two year old sister. The three year old is very bouncy and talks all the time. She must say my name at least a hundred times a day, I find myself answering her all the time and then wondering why by her being here an hour I am wiped out.
She is also one to misbehave to get my attention.
When I take the time to think about it with my head instead of my emotions I look back over the last twenty years and can think of several children who had the same temperament who drove me nuts. It is always important for me to not hurt a childs feelings or their ego.
So what I need is help coping with a child who has a temperament different than me, I get over stimulated quite easily and want to be able to enjoy the day and have everyone happy
Rachel
For me it is important to remember that about myself when I find myself feeling frustrated with some children more than others.
I have a little girl who is going on four who has been with me for several months now. I have her and her two year old sister. The three year old is very bouncy and talks all the time. She must say my name at least a hundred times a day, I find myself answering her all the time and then wondering why by her being here an hour I am wiped out.
She is also one to misbehave to get my attention.
When I take the time to think about it with my head instead of my emotions I look back over the last twenty years and can think of several children who had the same temperament who drove me nuts. It is always important for me to not hurt a childs feelings or their ego.
So what I need is help coping with a child who has a temperament different than me, I get over stimulated quite easily and want to be able to enjoy the day and have everyone happy
Rachel
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