HIT OR MISS CHILD MINDING Nearly everyone has seen the CCTV footage of a child minder mistreating a two-year old child. Here it is again. It’s not a pretty sight, but it highlights the important role, for good or ill, that the child minder plays in the lives of tens of thousands of young children each day in South Africa. What is your child minder’s influence? Counselling psychologist, Sibusiso Mhlongo, has taken this question seriously and written a book entitled Investing in your Child Minder: psychological considerations and practical skills. It takes as its starting point the value of nurturing appropriate skills and ensuring the emotional stability of the women who play such an intimate role in the development of the nation’s next generation of citizens. This important book is divided into three sections: the child minder as employee, the child minder as co-parent, and the child minder as a person. The pages are packed with information regarding recruitment, orientation, motivation and financial compensation. The training and development of the child minder’s skills is given prominence, not least the emotional and physical wellness, and ways of developing emotional intelligence in children. Perhaps the most important parts of the book are those which deal with the child minder as a person with physical, mental and emotional wellness needs. Investing in your child minder is available from good bookshops or direct from Porcupine Press at porcupinepress.co.za
Posted on: Mon, 08 Dec 2014 13:03:30 +0000
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