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Early Childhood |
| Education and Care News |
| September 24, 2019 |
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Kia ora, this week strategies for improving your nappy change procedure and how to foster a sense of wonder among the children in your early learning service.
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When it comes to changing nappies it's natural to try and get through the task as quickly and efficiently as possible, especially in long day care where you'll be changing nappies and toileting a lot.
However, toilet breaks and nappy change times are a great opportunity to teach young children about hygiene, promote learning and spend time interacting one-on-one with a child away from the group.
Developing positive nappy changing and toileting routines is beneficial as they form a significant part of a child's daily routine in care. As well as meeting a child's physical needs, your actions will also help you build a strong and trusting relationship with a child.
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Fostering a sense
of wonder
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A child's sense of wonder is an ineffable and precious commodity — celebrated in poetry and pedagogy alike. What is it exactly? One online dictionary defines 'wonder' as "a feeling of amazement and admiration, caused by something beautiful, remarkable, or unfamiliar". For preschool age children, with relatively little that is understood or familiar, that leaves a lot of scope for wonderment.
The rapt fascination of a toddler gazing at a snail's delicate antennae unfurling, or tendrils of food colour swirling like smoke in bathwater, the awe on Christmas morning when they see Santa Claus has come — wonder is a quality linked to innocence, intertwined with openness, that many of us would like to insulate forever against the hard edges of adult life.
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