Journal 12

The child has made the most improvement in the following areas:
The child's social skills have improved since the past conference. I have observed the child interacting the other children daily. She loves to play with babies in dramatic play with other children. They love to put the diapers on the dolls and dress up in fire man hats. She is also doing great using her words when she wants or needs something. She asks when she wants water and expresses her feelings to her friends with words rather than getting angry and hitting.

The activity the child loves the most is:
She loves it when we turn on the music and sing and dance. She loves to dance and learn the movements to songs such as the Itsy Bitsy Spider and Twinkle Twinkle Little Star.

The child is most excited and attentive when:

She gets most excited when we go outside to play. She knows when she is instructed to go to the door that it is time to go outside. She loves to get fresh air and run around. She uses outside time to use her outdoor voice and run around with her friends. She loves the riding toys and loves to swing.

The best form of redirection for the child is:
When I have to redirect her from a situation I usually find another activity for her to participate in. She does best when she is removed from a situation and redirected to a quiet place to calm down. She usually chooses to do puzzles when she is redirected.

One objective the family could work on at home with the child is:
One thing that the family could work on at home is using the potty. We take the children very often but consistency is important when potty training. We are working on keeping her pull up dry all day and she is doing great, but I think she would get potty trained quickly if we put her in underwear and worked on taking her at home as well.

Journal 11

I am a very visual person. I remember things best when I see them written down in front of me. There are times when I also need to discuss something with another person to remember it. The parents we work with need to be told information in several ways because they are all different. For parents who are visual I would post flyer's around the center if there is an event going on or an activity. I would also write it on a white board in the lobby or on their child's daily sheet to help remind them. Other parents are auditory. They may remember something more easily if the teacher brings up something in conversation that they need to remember. This way they can recall the conversation. Some parents are kiniesthic learners which means they are do-ers. For these parents I may suggest working with your child in order to see areas that needed to be worked on rather just mentioning areas of improvement to them. I may also have them sign up to help for an event so they may remember. All parents remember information differently that is why it is important to share information with them in several different kinds of ways.