Do preschool teachers generally Love the children in their class?
Melissa S asked:
I think it is important a child receives love throughout the day. A big reason I am worried about preschool is that his teacher won’t love him, children need love and nurturing to grow. I have a week to decide if he goes to preschool, I still haven’t met his teacher who will be in next week. What do I do? What do you think about preschool and love?
I think it is important a child receives love throughout the day. A big reason I am worried about preschool is that his teacher won’t love him, children need love and nurturing to grow. I have a week to decide if he goes to preschool, I still haven’t met his teacher who will be in next week. What do I do? What do you think about preschool and love?
lets hope he isnt a pheophile
pedophiles.
I think he should get his LOVE from his MOTHER.
I believe yound children should get proper care and love from a teacher of course but it would be strange coming home with your child saying ”My teacher loves me more than you!” When I was in kindergarden my teacher just said were one big family in her classroom and That I think is good for me.
Of course they need love but dont go bend over backwards to find/get a teacher that only loves and cares for the kids, they need to learn too!
Being a teacher is a job. Teachers should be expected to act compassionately and pay students appropriate attention, but they’re not family, and after a few months the kids will move on and be replaced by another bunch. That makes it difficult to form lasting attachments.
If you want your child to be loved, make time to spend with him yourself every day.
Your child can still benefit from learning to deal with other children and adults, and learning how to socialize and make friends. Not everyone they meet in the world is going to love them, and that’s ok. So long as they know that you do, they should be fine.
Any good preschool teacher will love their children, in the difficult ones, almost as much as you do. You can sit in on class if you are worried, you will be introduced to them on the first day of class, and you will definitely know by the way your son will adore her and talk about her constantly.
Sure, there will be LOTS of crying! My son didn’t cry the first two classes and then was one of the last ones to stop. He cried mostly because he thought if I cry long and hard enough, my mom won’t make me come. Wrong! He needed to be with other kids since there aren’t any around where we live and he needed to be away from me and experience other, caring adults. Even I was touched by the way the assistants held him and comforted him in the beginning–and I’m a teacher but of older kids.
My son loved school and cannot wait to go this year. In fact, since we got the letter, he asks everyday if today is school and is not to happy when I tell him it isn’t.
The crying is going to really get to you, but you’re going to have to listen to the teachers and leave, even if you have to sit down and cry yourself once you’re out of his sight. My son’s teachers even made a “mommy first aide kit” that had tissues and candy in it. Give her and your son a chance. You will be able to tell if she won’t love then, but I can almost guarantee that she will and they will love her too.
Preschool is as hard on the moms, if not more so, than the kids, but you can do this! Good luck and have a great first school year!
Obviously, the first three answerers are not parents and have never had to go through this. Ignore them!
Yes, teaching is a job; I’m well aware of that. But we even learn to care deeply (I don’t like to go as far as “love”) for the older kids and we worry about them years after they’re gone. A good teacher has to be able to connect that way with their “kids” or they won’t be able to reach them.
I was thinking that maybe you should post this in the “education section,” too. You will encounter other parents like yourself and teachers. They will be able to make you feel more confident.
I don’t know whether all preschool teachers love the kids or not.
But what I do know is that they are professionals and they know how to train your child for his future.
You are right that every child needs love and care. He will definitely receive it from you, your husbands, relatives, his friends etc.
At the same time as we know life is not a bed of roses. Life is tough and people should be equally tough.
Your child is not going to have LOVING people around him all the time when he grows up. He needs to have this training for life.
And in no way it would mean that he will be deprived of love.
Let your child join preschool and have fun there with his peers.
Well if they become a preschool teacher, they must truly love children, so there is a good chance, that if he is a good child (not screaming and misbehaving for most of the time) his teacher will love him.
I have worked in several different preschools. The best thing for you to do is to go to the preschool you are interested in and talk to the director and teachers and see what their policies are regarding the care the children receive and discipline etc… Sit in on a class and observe the children see how they are treated and reactions of the children to the teacher and teachers aides also – aides are also left alone with children for different reasons so their behavior is also important. Look for lots of positives and hugs from teachers, do they seem frustrated or happy? Children happy to be there? Look for children to adult ratio? is it enough or not enough?
Daycares are very very hectic and busy. Yes I loved my kids but also getting through the day and having so many kids can seem overwhelming sometimes. So again see the teachers reactions and if they seem overworked or overwhelmed. Most teachers do go into this field for the love of children and you can tell if a teacher really cares for the children. Parent to teacher contact is vital and expect daily reports and feedback. Please realize that your child may need lots of time to get used to preschool and expect he/she to not be very happy at first. Crying is very normal and after the first few days please DO NOT stick/hang around thinking it will make it easier for the child because it does not!!!
Good luck and go with your first instinct! If things don’t seem right speak up! If you child is happy and happy to go to preschool then thats great!
Personally I absolutely think they do. My spouse is a pre-school teacher and she absolutely loves all her kids! Especially when they come back after years and visit her when they are in high school! But,
I know her personally. I think teachers especially pre-school teachers are very special people that love what they do. Pre-school teachers are the most important teachers in your child’s school career. That being said, the love your child receives away from home at school or anywhere else he or she may venture in life is the same as any other child in this world. Maybe it’s time to let your child go a little bit and let it experience pre-school like the other children. He will certainly will grow!