Caring is a responsibility where we need to put the needs of someone else before we think of ourselves that is if we are willing to perform out duties successfully. Providing care is undoubtedly a sensitive and difficult job but when it comes to providing it to children the responsibility becomes greater. Caring for an adult is comparatively easy, as most of them tend to understand and use logic and common sense. But, with children, until a certain age, there is no such thing as logic and common sense. All their actions are instinctive and it takes a lot of patience to understand those actions, only then one can provide the best possible care. The amount of patience and understanding required arguably makes this the most difficult job among all.
Usually, two kinds of people are known to provide care and help children develop physically and mentally parents and professionals. Parents are the ones who are ready to do anything and everything out of love and emotions they have for their child, it natural while professionals make a career out of child nourishment and personality development. Both of these kinds have similar goals and that is to give the child the best care and nourishment to a child and help him or her to develop and enhance their mental as well as physical capabilities so they can become competent. Even though their task is the same but the approaches they use can be quite different.
The reason behind them performing their responsibility is different and so is their perspective. When a parent makes choices or acts towards the goal of developing their child their actions are a sign of love and emotion. Every decision parents make is out of the affection that they have for their child. Without a doubt, no one can claim to know better what a child needs better than its parents as they understand the child well. The instincts they have because of the emotional attachment to their child can sometimes help them make decisions about the wellbeing of their kid. But, at the same time, it restricts them to be rational at times. The sensitivity they have towards their child can sometimes stop them from taking necessary steps that might be hard but necessary for better nourishment.
To become a child care professional one needs to be quite passionate about becoming one. It is not an easy job and requires a lot of stress handling. Textbooks might help a professional clear some concepts but the work is far more complicated. Child care and health care are very similar to each other. A medical representative has evident symptoms to work on and move forward with the diagnosis. The job needs precision; a simple mistake can be fatal in this profession. But a health care representative is not required to have personal interaction with his or her patient until it is absolutely necessary. That makes their job much easier than a child care professional. For them building rapport is the very first and most crucial step to provide adequate care. They need to have complete confidence of the child and his or her guardians for the outcomes to be what they expect.
"Theories & Concepts of Child Development" by Joan William (ISBN) is the perfect guidebook for Parents, Providers, and Professionals who daily ensures with the responsibilities of helping children to reach their full potentials. Joan Williams is a Childcare Professional and consultant with an M.S Degree in Early Childhood Studies. As of now she is pursuing a Ph.D. degree in Clinical Psychology and holds the post of an Executive Director of Tiny Tots.
From the day a child is born to the day he or she becomes of age, almost every critical and small detail are described in the script with appropriate measures that will help you manage yourself and the child at the same time.
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