b"The ABCsBY DANIELLE BUJNAKO F R E S P E C T F U L C A R EEditor's Note: This is part two of the series entitled The ABCsof Respectful Care. Read the first installment in the Spring A common dialogue with toddlers runs kind of like this: We are2020 issue of Nanny Magazine at NannyMag.com gettingreadytogooutside.Wouldyouliketowearyourredsocks or your green socks? This is a genuine dialogue that allowsTheRespectfulApproachtoHumanDevelopment,Education thechildtoexperiencetheirgrowingautonomyinaand Care is a multi-disciplinary and open-ended approach that developmentallyappropriatewayandparticipateinthecombines elements from classic teaching methods and current implementation of their own care throughout the day.research in the neuroscience of human development. The goal isto deliver a level of care that meets the genuine needs of all of Inviting dialogue can also be as simple as asking the child aboutthe individuals involved in the care experience. theiractivitywhentheyshowyoutheirwork.WhenthechildD IS FOR DIALOGUE bringsyouadrawing,insteadofjudgingandassessingtheAs described in the first installment of this series featured in the drawing and then sharing your opinion of it (Its beautiful! I loveSpring 2020 issue of Nanny Magazine, when we connect with it! Good job), you can instead initiate a dialogue by saying,an infant or child, we create a space for genuine dialogue. The Tell me about your drawing! Or, if you want to be more fancy,childs contribution to the dialogueeven if it does not take the You brought me your drawing! I see that you used a lot of blue.formofwordsorintentionalvocalizationsbecomesavalued Im curious, tell me about the blue.part of the rhythms of the day when we prioritize the give-and-take of dialogue in our activities and routines. We can ask the This encouraging invitation to share from the childs own internalchildfortheiropinionsandpreferencesandtaketheminto and external experience of life through dialogue co-creates aaccount whenever possible. deeper bond of mutual connection than the type of connection 10 Summer 2020|NannyMag.com"