Intentional Infant/Toddler Caregivers

Pam Schiller, one of the experts interviewed on the 
VOICES DVD: Caring for Infants and Young Toddlers, talks about the challenge facing infant and toddler caregivers in her Exchange article, "
More Purposeful and Intentional Infant and Toddler Care" — finding strategies that will lead to a more purposeful learning experience for children, and provides three suggestions for moving toward more purposeful care:

• Think of desired outcomes as you plan and move through daily routines.  This will automatically lead you in a more purposeful and intentional direction.
• Strengthen your knowledge of the research that supports early development.  You will become more effective in selecting outcomes that are beneficial.
• Remember that teaching is as much about following as it is about leading.  Teachers who are keen observers of children learn as much from the children as the children learn from them.

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