Child Control

Child Control

What I know about keeping children content and under control is directly proportional to my paucity of experience with them. However, even with my limited experience, I can confidently say that the best way to learn how to get along with children is to go out and try. I would suggest that one find activities that keep order and allow fun that are comfortable for them to lead. Finding ones comfort zone requires trying out a variety of methods. I have learned the most in this way, though I have also watched the behaviors of more experienced child-care workers as a basis for my own experimentation in the area.
Some of this experimentation stemmed from an observation that seemed trivial in and of itself. An early childhood education major, Jamie, came to a once a week children’s program at our church with her three year old son, Austin. She unconsciously took control of the three and four year old group, which I had semi led before, but I didn’t mind i...