A hundreds of snow items make their way into our daycare this winter-confustion results. What can you do to stop these misunderstandings?
By mid-November the holiday season is underway and the cold weather has encroached upon much of North America, and in many daycares confusion is also upon us.
Literally hundreds of clothing items are being brought in, and many of them are unlabelled. One thing that parents can do to help daycare providers is to clearly label any and all clothing and snow items that they bring in for their kids to use. One often-forgotten-to-be-labelled item is the removeable liners that are found in many boots. These liners always seem to fall out of boots when children return to the daycare room and can easily be confused with other liners.
Another extremely helpeful act of parents is to pick one day at a time where they know that the kids will be getting ready and volunteer to assist in this process. This is not only invaluable to teachers in providing another set of hands, but it can also give parents greater sympathy for the gargantuan task that is getting kids ready for the snow.
Other things parents can do to help:
- Make use of old-fashioned mitten clips that are attached by a string rinning through both sleeves.
- Have an extra set of snow clothes that remain at school full time.
- Pack an extra set of socks for cold and wet little feet.
- Donate old and outgrown snow-clothes to your daycare to serve as extras when children's own items are misplaced or forgotten
One all important thing to remember-- teachers need to be understanding that the process of dressing kids will always take a long time. Parents need to understand that someone-- and it will likely be you will have a piece of snow clothes misplaced.
Visit my original article on winter clothing here.
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