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Mindful and Reflective Practice Essay

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Mindful and Reflective Practice The information presented during this course has increase my knowledge and experience about my role as an early childhood educator. The resources presented helped me to learn ways to promote healthy development and well-being of all children and how to be an advocate for them. I believe this class enriched my knowledge about infant-toddler care and education to the point that I would most like to express to others its importance. One thing that I would like to share is that infant–toddler care and education is crucial for physical and cognitive development. The caregiver/parent interaction is necessary for the children to keep alive the desire for communication and learning. I would like to express to …show more content…

In the modules I learned that children develop at different paces, the caregiver needs to explain what will happen next, asking and waiting for the child's cooperation and participation. The caregiver needs to honor a child’s culture and interact with them. Also parents and caregivers need to pay close attention to children and never ignore them, because if they do, the child will demand more attention. I think what I learned in these modules might be applicable to the care and education of older children, because teachers should expose children to this new kind of environment that must be according to their age, and challenge them to meet goals that without this exposure to the environment would be very difficult. I also learned in the modules that caregivers need to support attachment. I believe this is applicable to the care of older children as well because we can help parents have a good relationship with children and encourage them to talk and develop a relationship, so the child will feel more comfortable to talk to the parent and share good and bad experiences about their school day. I think that parents have to give the support to be confident and to be open to promote healthy family relationships. I learned that language is

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