quality child care is the top priority

quality child care is the top priority

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All parents want quality child care for their children. But what are their children’s priorities?

Every child enters the world with the same needs. They are all pre-programmed by human nature to be on the same quest. To be driven by the same imperatives. They are all on a mission to find out who they are, how the world works, and how they fit into it.

Partly this mission is driven by a need to feel secure. You can’t feel secure until you feel you understand what is going on around you and feel you have some control (or at least influence). This understanding and influence are essential to the survival of the species. One a child starts, he is a “tabula rasa.” He is an open book in which very little is written. The story begins when he is born. His understanding of the world begins with his first cries and is determined by what happens next. “Who” will your child grow into? What kind of personality will he have? His quest for identity (evolution of personality) is a strange process because it is determined by how people react to him. Children define themselves by the reflections they see from their peers and role models. In the beginning, they don’t know who they are. They experiment with different behavior and check how people react (Do they seem to like you? Do they laugh at your jokes? Do they comply when you are assertive? Are they emotionally responsive? Etc.). In effect, children “try on” different personas and see what feels comfortable. Mom and dad start the process when they start taking care of their new arrival. This is why parents are always every child’s most important teachers. Other people may teach your child how to read but you teach your child who he is. And the characteristics that he develops (his personality) that will ultimately determine if he going to have a happy life. Parenting is the biggest responsibility you will ever have.