How you feel about yourself affects how you act. How children feel about themselves affects the way they act. How you feel and think about yourself and how children feel and think about themselves can change each day. What happens to children before they arrive at your home will affect the way they act in your home. So, take time to listen to the children or their parents when they arrive at your home.
Some people are very important in a child's life.
They usually include Mom, Dad, brothers, sisters, and grandparents. Care providers, teachers, 4-H or other youth leaders, and television stars are also important. Listen for clues that will tell you what kind of relationships your day care children have with these people. People who are important to children have a great affect on the development of self-esteem in the children. I know I can't do it.