Childrens Needs

Meeting The Basic Needs of Children Well
~ A Caregiver's the Ultimate Role of Influence~

Meeting the basic needs of children takes planning and funding but the largest gift from a parent is the Gift of Time! There are details and decisions and a thousand threads that we weave in our roles as caregivers and parents. But most importantly a parent must Be THERE!

Yes, there are times when a career or responsibilities to other family members take the parent to another place, temporarily. But the simple knowledge ~by the child~ that their parent is accessible [via phone or texting or soon-to-return] is a basic need for a child.

What Do Children Need?

Especially in the first five years:

A child needs to feel safe.

All children need to know that they are special to you.

A child needs to feel confident about what they will find in their environment.

A child needs discipline.

A child needs a blend of freedom and limits.

A child needs exposure to diversity in cultural elements: books, music, arts.

 

The Foundation of A Relationship Is TRUST
What Are the Keys to Establishing Trust?

Having a child-centered concern for the activities being pursued by the youngster that are paired with loving attention and adequate time are
The KEYS to building TRUST and LOVE.

  • Attention
  • Time

Taking that extra few seconds to allow a child to express their feelings in a spilling out manner,

demonstrates your selflessness.

For caregivers, the basic needs of children can be met in the hundreds of venues where PLAY happens.

    Whether it is through:

  • the picnic luncheons in the park or at the zoo

    • that provide the simple structure of time shared. Or the pleasures of

  • food shared
  • rituals established
  • playtimes enjoyed by both parent and child.

Relationships are built and memories made.

In the act of fulfilling these basic needs of children,

relationships firm the bonds of a parent-child unit.

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