Reflection
	Children's Reflection and Their Advice to Parents on Entering Child Care
	1. Please plan the beginning of the day so that I don't have to be rushed there or I get confused or worried or irritable. 2. Don't push me inside the door and run. It makes me feel unhappy, as if you want to get rid of me. Come and look with me at all the interesting things I can do. 3. Please don't slip away without saying goodbye or I will be afraid that you may leave me for good. When you leave tell me when you will be back, and try hard to be on time or I will worry. 4. Sometimes I spend a long time making something, and I am proud of it. If you laugh or call it rubbish, half of it seems wasted. But if you show you value it too, it makes me feel happy and successful, and ready to tackle more different things. 5. Please don't talk about me when I'm in earshot. I don't miss much and I worry about what I hear. The teacher will always be happy to find somewhere out of earshot to talk to you. 6. Send me to Child Care in clothes that I'm comfortable in, and easily washed, so that I can play in them without fussing about getting dirty, and don't forget to leave me a spare set of clothes just in case I need them, they say accidents do happen. 7. When you come for me, please don't ask the teacher if I have been good. I try to be, but sometimes things go wrong and I don't want to be reminded of my mistakes. 8. What makes me feel good is if you show that you are really pleased to see me and are ready to look if I have something to show you. 9. If I leave something behind, it will make it easier for all of us if you have put my name on all my belongings........... They tell me the lost property box looks its best when empty. But Most Of All...................... Just Love Me.