Observing Children Chapter 2 Essay

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Chapter two of Child Care Plus+, is about recognizing the strengths and needs of young children. This chapter’s key points have to do with observing, using those observations, and two planning tools that can be helpful in observing a child. It is important that professionals use these tools to help better the development of each child individually.
The text outlined some guidelines for observing children. The six guidelines are setting realistic expectations, recording observations, being objective, observing again, trusting what you see, and using the information. Caregivers do not contain superpowers (though I wish I did). It is not realistic to take a big chunk of time trying to observe one child. Little time slots for each child is more

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