[Community-service] Working with children

[Darian Smith]

I think  that keeping track of children can be difficult to be sure,
but I find that if I know just who I'm supposed to  be  hanging out
with, I can  call them out by name, have conversations with  them, and
 just kind of  be a   presence in this manner.  Also, keeping  track
of  kids  can be done  in much an easier manner, if you are kind of in
a closed in space where there are only so many   places they can go,
you know they can't get lost and they can't get hurt.
  I hope this helps in some way.\
 BEst,
  Darian

On 4/4/11, Julie McGinnity <kaybaycar at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi everyone.
>
> I work at our local Delta Gammer Center for children with visual
> impairments every month.  I really enjoy working there.  The children
> are really fun, and I like helping them with their activities.  Some
> of the children are not very vocal however, so it is hard for me to
> tell exactly what they want from me.  Also, some kids move so fast,
> it's hard to follow them.  They're little, so asking them to slow down
> is a bit too much.  Has anyone worked with children before?  What
> kinds of strategies have you used for figuring out what they want and
> where they're oging when they suddenly take off.  Any other ideas and
> suggestions would be totally welcome.  I'm not naturally good with
> children, so I have to work hard every month, but I really do enjoy
> it.  Thanks.
>
> --
> Julie McG
>  Lindbergh High School class of 2009, participating member in Opera
> Theater's Artist in Training Program, and proud graduate of Guiding
> Eyes for the Blind
>
> "For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that
> everyone who believes in him may not perish but may have eternal
> life."
> John 3:16
>
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