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Child Care News for Parents & Carers
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May 19, 2021
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Kia ora, for the parents of children with severe allergies, child care can feel very scary, this week how to work with your early education provider to keep your child safe. Also, guilt-free TV options your children will love.
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Partnering with educators when your child has asthma or an allergy
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If your under five has an allergy, asthma or other health condition, the prospect of sending them off to child care can be daunting.
The bustling early childhood education (ECE) environment brings both opportunities and risks, and it's common to feel trepidation when putting your little one's health care into the hands of another.
You might be worried that your child will pick up traces of peanut, or have an asthma attack during outdoor play, but you can take comfort in the fact that ECE services must provide healthy and safe environments for all children, and they'll work with you to ensure that your child's specific needs are safeguarded, and emergency plans are in place.
Here, we see how you can approach and manage this relationship with your ECE provider, and what to do if things go wrong.
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Guilt-free TV: 10 enriching shows for under-fives
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'Excessive screen time' has ranked as the number one child health concern amongst Australian parents and, here in New Zealand, this sentiment is shared.
A survey of 1,400 Kiwi parents last year found that 87 per cent of respondents were 'concerned' or 'very concerned' by technology and screen time.
As parents, we're feeling guilty about long screen hours during lockdown and normal life and are worried about the effect of all this digital content on our kids.
To ease these concerns, let's look at some healthy ways to choose quality content for under-fives and manage screen time for all ages.
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