QUESTION!!!!! why do you want to work with children?
I think it is wonderful! I love working with kids because I like their simple outlook. If someone is nice and friendly to them, then they reciprocate. Kids are loving, and accepting. They are the least judgmental group of people around and have some of the biggest hearts. They say the funniest things at the most random moments and they love to have fun and appreciate when you spend time with them. They encourage you and inspire you to follow your dreams and be the best you can be because you know they look up to you. Their constant joy is contagious and help makes anyone's day. I think you are making an awesome decision! Good luck...they can sometimes be a handful! :)
Can a woman with herpes work with children?
umm i was considering putting my child in this daycare.. so its not gossip.. i dont need her to ooze on my son.. im not trying to offend anyone who has the herpe virus but i dont think that people who do should be working with other peoples children without them knowing.. the virus can be spread with just skin to skin contact.. she touches the child.. im sure there has been many times where she has wiped her mouth an then helped the children.. i think it is to risky for her to be working there.. an if any of u rude people had children im sure u wouldnt put them in a daycare where there is an infected person...i was just asking someones damn opinon.. not there personal anger to be inflicted against me it was a simple question that just needed a simple answer
I want to travel and help African children in need of help. How and where do I start?
Before deciding where to go and what organization to join, it's important to think about HOW you want to help. Do you want to teach? Work in public or community health? Do agricultural work? Something else entirely? If so, what experience do you have in those fields that would make you a valuable resource? Some organizations only hire folks with lots of professional experience. Some are more willing to take newbies. Let your answers to those questions guide your research.Another thing to think about is: is traveling or working with needy kids more important to you? To really make a meaningful difference in an underprivileged kid's life in a foreign country, you'll need to learn a lot about their culture, their community, their country, their education system, etc. And to get that knowledge, you need to spend lots of time "on the ground" where those kids are - probably in a kinda run-down/boring town or city in the middle of nowhere, not traveling around having adventures.If your main goal is to travel in Africa, then go for it! I'm sure you'll have an incredible time, experience exciting new cultures and meet some really amazing, welcoming people. I don't want to discourage you from either option - it's just worth noting that "helping African kids" is a lot more complicated that we often assume.Hope this is helpful!(Taught English in Namibia for 2.5 yrs)
I am 24 and really want to quit my job and travel the world. I could make it work, finding odd jobs here and there. My hesitation: what do I do when I'm 30 and I want to settle down and have kids?
The answer is a restrospective question, what do you have to lose? or what you have not to lose, assuming you quit your work tommorow and travel the world. At 24 unless you have a education loan or you are from a developing country with a parents to raise out of poverty. You have all the independence you ever need and the world is your playground. You are at a stage where you don't own anything or puting it in more practical current world scenario, nothing owns you. If your only inhibiton is your fear of settling down after 6 years, ask yourself do you remotely even think that thats what you would want after 6 years hardcore travelling around the world.Now in the event you still prefer to settle down get married after 6 years. Here is the biggest challenges you will find. You would have saved nothing. Your odd jobs here and there is not gonna showcase a solid skillset to a probable employer. You would most likely have lost all respect for the materialistic pursuits. There are a trillion ways beating this. Some common skills like a degree in nursing, teaching, etc applies to any country non-profits or corporates alike. Travelling with these skillset would enrich them. You would be able to appreciate who policies affect, how people think and react. and these wont be specific to any geographic regions. So to repeat again if your only inhibiton is your fear of settling down after 6 years leave it behind and BOOK THOSE DAMN FLIGHT TCKETS.Your very definition of settling down would have dramatically changed. The whole concept of"settling down" is a social/ community imbibed need. You would be more aware of far deeper humanitarian and purposeful needs. I am not saying you are gonna end up a lonely hermit meditating in the upper himalayas. May be you would or may be you would just turn out to be a school principal in remote regions of congo. What if by the end of it all you would be teaching your tennage kids never to settle down. What do they have to lose? or what they have not to lose...
Why do you want to work with special needs children?
Your patient with children You are creative and you think outside the box. Meaning you can think of ideas that maybe the group of kids can do as an activity. Or maybe one student has difficulty with dexterity skills. You can figure a way so they can participate in a game or craft. You are willing to learn. --- Personally I was a learning disabled student back in my days. Today I work with students in a school. I try to be kind and not to yell at a student for their miss behavior. Example: If a student is miss behaved... I will say you can hang out with me or go to the wall. I make it sound strange, but yet they know I am being very generous for discipline.
As a parent, what is your perspective of your children traveling abroad to work?
As parents, we worry about the safety and well-being of our children and find ourselves on the line of being supportive parents and being helicopter parents. The best thing you can do is talk with them. Discuss the places of interest for work and the level of safety offered in these areas. Pick multiple places and compare what each place has to offer as far as safety, proper connections to outside telecommunicstions with loved ones, accommodations for outside travelers/workers, political tensions, safe neighborhoods, etc. Make lists of pros and cons for each place. Discuss these lists. Coming to an agreement should be painless and not feel like you making the fianal choice over their dreams. Have an open-mind to all of this. See the perspectives of both sides. Make game plans for worst-case scenarios and how you could help get your child out of predicamemts. Take crash courses learning the culture, ways, and laws of the chosen place. Set aside finances to come visit your child amd for your child to come home and visit. Discuss the dos and donts in any given country. All you can do is support, discuss, and make plans with your child. At the end of the day, the choice is theirs. Guide them. Don't overstep. You raised your child. Trust them to make the right choices and decisions. Technology is also an amazing thing with gps trackers on phones and gps trackers in the form of desguised articles like jewelry. There are apps that can alarm you if your child feels they are in danger. Do plenty of research on all of this and have written plans set up so both of you can be prepared. See the bright side and the positive impact this can have on your child. Support their dreams. Best of luck to you and your child. We will always worry for our kids no matter how close or far away our kids are. This is a normal part of parenting. Know your instincts, but differentiate between it and paranoia. Don't worry yourself sick.
I want to take an year off from work and travel the world with my wife and 2 kids (under 4). What would be an ideal itinerary?
there’s not enough info to answer this question.for example:where are you starting from?what kinds of things do you want to see?how much money will you have?are you planning to sail your own boat?the idea of traveling the world for a year with two children under 4 is maniacal, imo.
Why do you enjoy working with children?
Being able to teach a child something new and have fun at the same time is the most rewarding for me.
Teachers...why do you love working with children?
Where else can you work where you work with people who don't judge you... Love you as you are... Make you smile everyday... Have the ability to make you laugh and cry all in the same breath (like a best friend would)... Let you remember how to have mindless fun.... Kids teach us patience, virtue, the value of friendship, peace, calm, the value of time.... I especially love the pre-k and kindergarten ages. I had a little girl crawl into my lap during circle time and say "Mrs C I like you... You feel like a Mommy".