Prof. Dr. Balbir S. Tomar
(Chairman and Chancellor – Nims University) on Infant Protection Day addressed
the medical fraternity and the pediatric society, the importance of infant
care. Infants are small, helpless, and needful newborns and need their parents
or caregivers to take care of them. They need a lot of attention. Sometimes,
providing that care as a new parent or caregiver can seem daunting. Take a deep
breath, it gets easier once you learn about your infants basic needs and how to
provide for them.
Childcare for infants and
toddlers is important for their proper upbringing. Children in their tender age
need more care & protection, if done well, can enrich children’s early
experience.
Unfortunately, although more and
more children in this country are moving into group care at younger ages and
for longer periods of time, we are missing opportunities to provide quality
care. Indeed, current practices in many infant/ toddler child care settings actually
hinder caregivers, children, and parents from forming and sustaining the deep,
responsive, and respectful relationships that are the hallmark of quality.
The six key components of early
group experience are group size; quality of the physical environment; primary
care giving assignments; continuity of care; cultural and familial continuity;
and meeting the needs of the individual within the group context. How these
components of group care are addressed determines, to a large extent, the
opportunities for responsive care giving and caring relationships in
infant/toddler child care.
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