Good with Children?

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I was never without a babysitting job when I was in my teens. The kids loved me and the parents never had to worry that I was doing anything other than taking very good care of their child. No boyfriends over, no drinking, no smoking, no talking on the phone the whole time - nada.

I've actually considered furthering my education to work with special needs children.

I've always been easy with children. I volunteered at my churches three year old Sunday school. It was a hour a week with twelve preschoolers and I was the only volunteer to come in every Sunday. I was able to get any child to stop crying and obey the rules.

Now I often hang around my cities interactive science center because my boyfriend works there. I will often find kids who's parents are ignoring them and show them interesting points about whatever they are looking at (I don't go looking for these kids, I just always seem to find them).

Somehow kids seem to sense that I'm nice and will treat them with respect. I like kids because they don't expect small talk. You can just go up to a strange child and start explaining the exhibit they are looking at (some parents apparently thing kids who can't read will magically be able to understand written instructions around the center), and they won't look at you like your crazy for talking like adult NTs would.

This thread reminds of a joke; it's about a doctor interacting with a child.

A mother takes her 4-year-old son to a pediatrician. The doctor tries to get the child to open up by starting a conversation with him. He asks the boy a question: "do you like cats?" "Yes", the boy answers. The doctor continues asking more questions: "where are the cat's whiskers?", "how many eyes does it have?", "how many ears does it have?", "what color is its fur?", "where is the cat's nose?". The boy answers the questions, with a mildly confused look on his face. Suddenly, he turns to his mother and says: "how is it possible that this doctor doesn't know what a cat looks like?"

I adore kids, especially babies and preschoolers. I'm a cook at a local preschool and if there is nothing to do in the kitchen I act as an extra teacher's aide and I much prefer being with the kids then cooking their food. I'm the only overweight guy working there so a few days before last Christmas I got to dress up as Santa for the kids. It helped that I had an extremely convincing "Ho, ho, ho"!

I'm the baby whisperer.

I'm great with babies and all the early childhood development research has sure helped me understand them. I'm good with kids of all ages, but not their parents. LOL! I have 4 kids of my own and I adore being a Mom. My bio daughter is HFA, my 5 y/o adopted son has mild mental retardation, my 4 y/o adopted daughter is a sassy, brassy, bratty, back-talking spirited little sweetheart. The baby is 5 months old and my little cuddlebug. We're waiting for court issues so we can officially adopt him later this year we hope.

I am planning on adding a bedroom to my home when my own kids are older and becoming a foster care provider for babies and toddlers. 1-2 at a time is all I'd want to handle because I do have sensory issues and 4 kids of my own too.

I used to do daycare and I loved the kids, but their parents were a nightmare to work with. They just never seemed to understand me and what I tried to tell them about their kids. I had one mom who was so defensive and insisted that her daughter must be hitting my kids because the environment I was providing in my home was not appropriate for her. Ya, a year later the same little girl got kicked off the school bus in Kindergarden for repeatedly hitting other children. LOL!

After 50 years of working in the nerd world, where almost everyone working around me was also wierd, I took a job driving school bus. I found that I am pretty good with kids.

Remember that a person's brain physically matures at about 8 or 9 years old. From then on, it is an empty container which can be filled with information. I've never talked to, nor treated, children as if they were "children." I treat them as ignorant adults and they seem to appreciate that.

Now, before somebody rips me for the "ignorant" remark. Ignorance can be cured. Stupidity is forever.

Pops

Since I can remember kids have liked me fortunately for me. I'm better with children than with adults though teaching has forced me to become better with adult interaction.

I am great with children, its the adults that I end up having problems with,
on the inside I am a great big kid, its like a part of me that never had those
friends when I was those ages still wants to come out and play.

I'm suprisingly good with children. For whatever reason, I get along well with babies and such. I think it's cause I can act as outrageous as I choose to be, and all it is is amusing. Babies can't judge you, and I find that extremely comforting. They can't hurt you with words, cause they can't say any, and they're un-questionably affectionate. It's everything I'd want from another person, affection and playfulness. Too bad adults can't be as simple.

I'm good with animals for a few similar reasons, but only enjoy dogs.