Child's questions

Review focus adapted from Carr, May, and Podmore, 1998.

Child's question (examples)

  • How do you appreciate and understand my interests and abilities and those of my family?

  • Do you meet my daily needs with care and consideration?

  • How do you engage my mind, offer challenges and extend my world?

  • How do you invite me to listen, communicate and respond?

  • How do you encourage and facilitate my endeavours to be part of a group?

Questions to ask yourself as an educator

For each of the child's questions, as yourself:

  • What should we be doing as adults?

  • What does our information tell us about what we actually do?

  • What changes do we need to make to our practice as a result?