Making Day Care a Good Experience The American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Most child and adolescent psychiatrists recognize that the ideal environment for raising a small child is in the home with parents and family. Intimate daily direct parental care of infants for the first several months of life is particularly important. Since the ideal environment often is not available, the role of day care, especially in the first few years of the …showed first 75 words of 566 total…

…showed last 75 words of 566 total…go along, staying nearby while the child plays. The parent and child can stay for a longer period each day until the child wants to become part of the group. Though parents may worry about how the child will do, they should show pleasure in helping their child succeed. If the child shows unusual or persistent terror about leaving home, parents should discuss it with their pediatrician. Bibliography The Develping person through the lifespan Berger, 1998