1. Philosophy of Respect By: CeciBaltazar

2. *By being actively engaged with the child * speaking with the child during every day tasks like, diaper changing, feeding Principle 1: Involve Infants and Toddlers in Things that Concern Them

3. *Be fully present with child * play a game that requires interaction *Don’t sit next to child as he/she plays * Stay available at all times Principle 2: Invest in Quality Time

4. * Principle 3: Learn Each child’s Unique Ways of Communicating and Teach Yours

5. * When putting toys out play with the child and also mix the environments. * Indoor activities as well as outdoor. * the more exposure the child has early on the more well rounded he/she will become. Principle 4: Invest Time and Energy to Build a Total Person

6. * “We would all be better off to ask directly for what we need than to use emotional displays to get hugs and touching”. Principle 5: Respect Infants and Toddlers as Worthy People

7. * “Children in child care need to be around real people,not warm, empty role players”. * If the parents are going Away they need to express their feeling with the child Principle 6: Be Honest About Your Feelings

8. * If children begin to see that parents and caregivers are reading or playing sports the child will mimic that behavior. * the exposure each child gets enriches their environment. Principle 7:Model the Behavior You Want to Teach

9. * “Let children, even babies, handle their own problems to the extent that they can”. * It’s fine for parents and caregivers to let children explore and try to hold a bottle by themselves, it begins to create independence. Principle 8: Recognize Problems as Learning Opportunities, and Let Infants and Toddlers Try to Solve Their Own

10. * When Infants discover that they can express a need and it will be satisfied, they develop trust in the adults who care for them. * Principle 9: Build Security by Teaching Trust

11. * “ Each child has a built-in timetable that dictates just when he or she will crawl, sit up and start to walk” * Don’t put pressure on a child, but do allow them to attempt each milestone. * If there is a delay in milestones, seek professional help to aid the child achieve goals. Principle 10: Be Concerned About the Quality of Development in Each Stage

12. Gonzales-Mena, J & Eyer, D.( 8th ed.) Infants,Toddlers, and Caregivers, McGraw Hill;Boston,2008