IT TAKES MORE THAN THE SCHOOL, “IT TAKES A VILLAGE”

Early childhood educators have one of the most rewarding and tasking jobs. They are in charge of preparing young minds for the challenges and opportunities discovered as they embark on their educational careers. I like to say we make or break them because if the foundation is weak, the house will eventually fall.

A day has twenty-four hours; the appropriate sleep time for a preschooler is between 10 to 13 hours but averagely between 8 to 9 hours of sleep. Now let’s minus 10 hours from 24 hours, we are left with 14 hours of conscious time with these children, lets split 14 hours into two halves. The school is responsible for one half or slightly more active time than the parents and well you have the other 7 hours or slightly less with your child. The question is, what do you do with those hours?

It is true that the school has a great role to play in the academic success of a child but it is also true that it takes a village to raise a child. Now this simply means that it’s a parent’s job to continue where the school stops by helping your kids with their home fun and not totally doing it for them, to not just buy storybooks but also help them in reading, to play with them and encourage not scold them when they didn’t do so well with their school work because failing is also part of every great success story. Give that child room to breathe, don’t force a career choice on your child or ward no matter how ridiculous the path might seem, encourage and not shame. 

Learning is a process. So no matter how busy always find time for that child. We are all early years’ educators either directly or indirectly, either formally or informally. Make your time with that child impactful. For as they say

 “it takes a village to raise a child.”