Family Day Care...... A great start to your child's future.
I am sure our Master 5 should be in acting school. With no
outside input what - so - ever he comes up with characters and sets about
creating them. A few days ago he asked me to make him a moustache, to which I
printed off a sheet from Google with about 10 different ones, he then proceeded
to cut out and tape it on his face, and what he is carrying is his own homemade
laptop made from a cardboard box he cut, decorated and taped so it would open
and shut. Later the he came up to me and shook my hand saying Good evening
madam, I am Mr Davidson, I am here to do business with you.
Upon trying to not laugh – hysterically, I try to remain in
his world to learn more of his scenario he is playing out. We sat at the table
and discussed the price of power before he asked me did we have a deal and
shook my hand and wandered off, to which a few minutes later he wandered back
through, told me Mr Davidson would pose for one photo – see photo…. He then
checked such photo, smiled and came back a few minutes later as Jude again.
WTF??? Mr Davidson – where did he get that from? We don’t
know anyone called that. And the business dealings? Way too funny not to join
in, he certainly is the entertainer of the family.
Later that evening after dinner, showers and nearly bed
time, Mr Davidson re emerged to sit with Mr Police Officer (aka Dad) on our
bed, to which he had so discreetly put his play handcuffs on the edge of
moments before his arrival, to leading a discussion saying yes officer I know I
did some shady dealings and I agree I am a bad man and should be sent to jail
at once……to which Mr Police officer obliged and cuffed Mr Davidson and dragged
him off to his cell (aka his bedroom) before tucking our little amazing boy
into bed.
Where does all this come from????? I don’t know….but I do
know one thing. Play is important. Our children can emerge themselves in any
world or scenario and they don’t even need direction from an adult, it is handy
however if you play along in their game when required and enjoy the ride of
their imagination.
Jude makes up these kinds of scenarios all the time; he is a
constant form of entertainment for our family and many others. He has a
powerful imagination that never seems to be limited. He quite often uses props
or makes his own and will come to me when he needs help, like can I use this
long cardboard roll, I am making an ironman rocket. I will also need to you hot
glue this on the top of it and I need orange, green and silver paint. 10min of
my time helping him set it up, and he is good for hours, as he builds and
creates.
He is a problem solver, a visionary, a writer, an actor, a
designer, a creator, and inventor a story teller and my son!!
Jude has grown up in FDC (Family Day Care) place where magic happens, not in
the documenting or the learning stories, although I could write pages and pages
on the learning he is discovering, but in the play and space the children are
given and encouraged to discover themselves and the world around them. Not all
children have quite the same active imagination as Jude, but in FDC children
are given the space and time to be the individuals that they are. They are not
herded as a group but share interactions with others and allowed to be
individuals and flourish in their own right.
Family Day Care is a choice and a great one, and I feel no
better place for your child to prepare for school as a confident self assured
young person that they are. There are 1000’s of Family Day Carers right around
Australia ready to assist you and your child to prepare for a bright future.