ERIC Number: EJ809914
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2008
Pages: 3
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Caregiving with Respect: Important Lessons from the Pikler Institute
Chahin, Elsa
Exchange: The Early Childhood Leaders' Magazine Since 1978, v30 n5 p40-42 Sep-Oct 2008
In this article, the author talks about the lessons she and her colleagues had learned when they went to the Pikler Institute in Budapest, Hungary. The Pikler Institute is a residential nursery founded by Dr. Emmi Pikler in 1946. In order to improve the quality of children's relationship with adults, they need to feel that: (1) he/she belongs; (2) he/she is being cared for; (3) he/she matters; (4) each interaction is filled with pleasure, and (5) it feels good to be cared of. The adult's role is to meet the child's needs, not just the physical, but the emotional as well. They also learned about caregiving with respect and learning to hold an infant.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Residential Institutions, Caregivers, Early Childhood Education, Quality of Life, Cultural Differences, Interpersonal Relationship, Nursery Schools, Children, Preschool Education
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Early Childhood Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Indonesia; Malawi; Singapore
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