How can child care providers best meet the needs of children with widely varying temperaments?
It can certainly be difficult to manage children with widely different temperaments. Regularity is one of the traits which define temperament. Children who are regular and predictable in their daily routines like to eat, sleep, and have bowel movements (BMs) at about the same time almost every day. If children are extremely regular, then you can practically set your watch by when they do things every day. If a child is irregular, then it is hard to predict when he or she will want to eat, nap or have a BM. The child’s biological schedule may be different every day. Maintaining a consistent routine between child care and home (even on the weekends) may help this child to regulate, but do not expect that the child will be as predictable as the more regular child. Regular and irregular temperaments each bring their own challenges, especially if an irregular child is matched with a child care provider or parent who is regular, or vice versa. It can be frustrating for a regular child care p
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