Allergies and Your Child
Allergies are among the highest rated of chronic conditions in children. Not surprisingly, allergy symptoms rank at the top of the frustration scale for parents looking to uncover the causes behind their child’s allergies and a possible solution. Being a parent with a child suffering from allergies means that you must have a sound knowledge regarding both indoor and outdoor allergies.
For example, common types of food allergies include tree nuts, soy, wheat, peanuts, egg, and milk. Non-food allergies can be caused by ordinary things, like house dust mites, insect bites, pets, plants, and pollens. Children may be allergic to medications or rubber, as well. Typical allergic reactions include runny nose or congestion, itchy, eyes, and ear issues. More severe reactions could be rash, hives, swelling, stomach discomfort, vomiting, or diarrhea.
In order to keep your child safe from allergic reactions when at daycare, you need to know precisely what will cause an allergic reaction with your child and share it with the daycare provider.
Exposure to allergies at our center would be similar to those found in the home. Before sending your child to Heaven’s Elect, it is crucial to meet with the staff to discuss the allergies of child and any concerns regarding medication. It is particularly significant if your child would your have a critical allergic reaction that may require auto-injectable epinephrine. If your child is allergic to any food item, you must make sure that our daycare staff is well aware of your child’s food allergy to avoid those items.
Heaven’s Elect staff is dedicated to your child’s well-being. When made aware of food or other allergies, we take every step to protect the children in our care. We regularly request that parents keep us informed of their child’s allergies. If you have any new information or that questions, please contact us.
Heaven’s Elect Christian Learning Center and Daycare is a Non-denominational Christian childcare center fully licensed by the state of Michigan. Our Midland daycare center has been serving the community since 2000. Please contact us at heavenselect.com.
Types of Child Care
Child care is the process of caring for and looking after a child or several children at a time between the ages of six weeks to thirteen years. It covers a large range of institutions, professions, activities, contexts, and cultural and social conventions. It is significant in a child’s proper development. The quality of care given to a child in his or her early years can make an everlasting and substantial impact on their future. There are many types of child care services and methods. In this article we will delve into two types of child care; informal care and family child care.
Informal Care
This form of child care system relies heavily on the services of an unprofessional acquaintance. Informal care does not offer conventional education as compared to a professional child care center. Education and learning occur over a series of interaction between the person watching the child and the child. Informal care also does not offer the interaction between other people and children to promote social skills.
Family Child Care
This child care practice is often family child care and is led by stay-at-home parents who wish to look after their child. Regulations regarding family child care are different from state-to-state, some are more stringent as compared to others. Generally, family child care system can be operated by a single member of the household with the condition that the person is eighteen years or older.
Child care and day care are often interchangeable terms to many people. At Heaven’s Elect we make no distinction. Our day care center provides child care for each of the little people we look after. Our program is state licensed and staffed by trained, loving individuals that focus on the children’s education, growth, safety and happiness while in our care.
Heaven’s Elect Christian Learning Center and Daycare is a Non-denominational Christian childcare center fully licensed by the state of Michigan. Our Midland daycare center has been serving the community since 2000. Please contact us at heavenselect.com.
Practices of a Nurturing Parent
A child’s education begins at home in a nurturing and loving atmosphere. This type of home allows children to reach their maximum potential. Parents that maintain a warm, inviting, understanding, and happy home tend to have children that grow into a confident human being.
It can be challenging for first-time parents to understand the sensitivity required when nurturing a child. In this article, we will highlight some practices for the wellbeing of your infant.
First and foremost is empowering your child from a very young age and encouraging offspring in everything they do. This approach will boost the confidence of your child. Teaching them to trust in their abilities will help your child to be more confident in decision-making scenarios, and life challenging situations as they grow.
Parents should refrain from pressuring or scolding children or creating a tense atmosphere at home. This behavior hinders in the growth and development of your child and can be a roadblock on your child’s ability to learn and adapt.
Parents should actively take part in their child’s upbringing. Often, due to their busy lives and hectic schedules, parents may miss their child’s milestones and achievements. This behavior can instill the feeling of alienation and lack of attention in the child, invoking a negative mindset. Parents should proactively make efforts to participate in their child’s activity, celebrate their achievements and milestones. This attention makes them realize that their developments are of significance to you. It will encourage them to be enthusiastic about their accomplishments.
Parents should introduce healthy practices, informational activities, and good eating habits in their child’s regime to instill the methods of an ordered and health-focused life.
In addition to creating a healthy environment at home, parents should be on the lookout for good daycare centers for their children. Half of a child’s development and growth will be affected by it. Also, daycare centers play a vital role in securing admission in a good school. This is the reason Heaven’s Elect focuses on academic and curricular activities in its practices, for a well-rounded child.
Heaven’s Elect Christian Learning Center and Daycare is a Non-denominational Christian childcare center fully licensed by the state of Michigan. Our Midland daycare center has been serving the community since 2000. Please contact us at heavenselect.com.
Types of Child Care
Child care is the process of caring for and looking after a child or several children at a time between the ages of six weeks to thirteen years. It covers a large range of institutions, professions, activities, contexts, and cultural and social conventions. It is significant in a child’s proper development. The quality of care given to a child in his or her early years can make an everlasting and substantial impact on their future. There are many types of child care services and methods. In this article we will delve into two types of child care; informal care and family child care.
Informal Care
This form of child care system relies heavily on the services of an unprofessional acquaintance. Informal care does not offer conventional education as compared to a professional child care center. Education and learning occur over a series of interaction between the person watching the child and the child. Informal care also does not offer the interaction between other people and children to promote social skills.
Family Child Care
This child care practice is often family child care and is led by stay-at-home parents who wish to look after their child. Regulations regarding family child care are different from state-to-state, some are more stringent as compared to others. Generally, family child care system can be operated by a single member of the household with the condition that the person is eighteen years or older.
Child care and day care are often interchangeable terms to many people. At Heaven’s Elect we make no distinction. Our day care center provides child care for each of the little people we look after. Our program is state licensed and staffed by trained, loving individuals that focus on the children’s education, growth, safety and happiness while in our care.
Heaven’s Elect Christian Learning Center and Daycare is a Non-denominational Christian childcare center fully licensed by the state of Michigan. Our Midland daycare center has been serving the community since 2000. Please contact us at heavenselect.com.
Practices of a Nurturing Parent
A child’s education begins at home in a nurturing and loving atmosphere. This type of home allows children to reach their maximum potential. Parents that maintain a warm, inviting, understanding, and happy home tend to have children that grow into a confident human being.
It can be challenging for first-time parents to understand the sensitivity required when nurturing a child. In this article, we will highlight some practices for the wellbeing of your infant.
First and foremost is empowering your child from a very young age and encouraging offspring in everything they do. This approach will boost the confidence of your child. Teaching them to trust in their abilities will help your child to be more confident in decision-making scenarios, and life challenging situations as they grow.
Parents should refrain from pressuring or scolding children or creating a tense atmosphere at home. This behavior hinders in the growth and development of your child and can be a roadblock on your child’s ability to learn and adapt.
Parents should actively take part in their child’s upbringing. Often, due to their busy lives and hectic schedules, parents may miss their child’s milestones and achievements. This behavior can instill the feeling of alienation and lack of attention in the child, invoking a negative mindset. Parents should proactively make efforts to participate in their child’s activity, celebrate their achievements and milestones. This attention makes them realize that their developments are of significance to you. It will encourage them to be enthusiastic about their accomplishments.
Parents should introduce healthy practices, informational activities, and good eating habits in their child’s regime to instill the methods of an ordered and health-focused life.
In addition to creating a healthy environment at home, parents should be on the lookout for good daycare centers for their children. Half of a child’s development and growth will be affected by it. Also, daycare centers play a vital role in securing admission in a good school. This is the reason Heaven’s Elect focuses on academic and curricular activities in its practices, for a well-rounded child.
Heaven’s Elect Christian Learning Center and Daycare is a Non-denominational Christian childcare center fully licensed by the state of Michigan. Our Midland daycare center has been serving the community since 2000. Please contact us at heavenselect.com.
Top Child Care Trends Parents Should Know
As child care continues to evolve, parents need to consider some of today’s childcare trends.
The Parent-Provider Relationship is More Important Than Ever
Providers will post monthly calendars, as well as menus and lists of special activities to keep parents in the loop. Weekly activities may also be posted outside the door of each classroom, and providers can supply daily take home sheets for parents to peruse. Most facilities also offer special guest visits so parents can observe the place their children will be spending their time.
Increased Safety and Security
It’s true that no system is one hundred percent fail-safe, but today child care providers are raising security measures to protect the children in their care more than ever. The childcare industry is doubling down on surveillance to keep kids safe. A good facility will have staff that’s trained in CPR and first aid. In addition, they are trained to check ID’s of anyone picking up a child, look for intoxicated parents, abuse, and neglect of children.
Parents should be on the lookout for facilities where staff members are fingerprinted, TB tested, and trained to watch for security and safety of the children. There is also an increased focus on training in order to keep children safe while they’re on picnics and field trips. Additionally, the staff is provided with training to deal with a wide range of scenarios, including bomb threats, drive-by shootings, and natural disasters.
Additionally, parents should also consider buildings that are made of cement blocks, since these do not burn, and keep an eye out for safety glass on all the windows and doors. Most good institutions are hard-wired directly to 911 and have fire and burglar alarms. Before you make a child care decision, be sure to read up on all the options you have!
Heaven’s Elect Christian Learning Center and Daycare is a Non-denominational Christian childcare center fully licensed by the state of Michigan. Our Midland daycare center has been serving the community since 2000. Please contact us at heavenselect.com.
Video Games for Children: How much time is OK and how do you evaluate games?
Creators of technology have focused efforts to make downtime and travel more entertaining for children. For instance, when travelling long distance, children have access to entertainment such as; movies, music, and interactive video games. As the video game industry continues to grow, how can parents and caregivers make sure we monitor the type of games our children are exposed to and how long they are playing them? Here is a quick general guide for the amount of time and type of game play is appropriate for certain age groups.
- 0-2 years: Children in this age range should not play video games. The young brain is still developing, so exposure to overwhelming amounts of information on screens is difficult for babies to process, and it could lead to attention problems later in life.
- 2-6 years: Even though children in this age range have probably figured out how to use the television by now and are capable of playing simple, basic video games, it is still recommended that they don’t start playing video games quite yet. There are too many other things that children this age need to focus their brain energy on, such as learning to read, playing with other children, and playing outside.
- 7 and up: Children 7 years and older can play, but they shouldn’t play more than 5-10 hours a week. Time over 10 hours a week should start having parents and caregivers ask, “What is this child really learning?” If children start playing more than that, it might cut into other healthy activities, like being active and forming friendships.
Heaven’s Elect Policies on Electronics:
- Electronics are not allowed for children under two
- Electronic devices are not allowed from home
- Small personal iPads are available on a limited basis for teachers/students starting in the three year old preschool
- TV is available on special occasions for a Disney® movie and educational purposes