Hello fellow bloggers! I am very anxious to share with you, my experience with the “new room” at the daycare center. I walked into work ready with enthusiasm and hope because I was the first person to work in the new room. There are five kids that were placed in this room. I wasn’t really sure to expect because I didn’t know one of the new children coming in, Nate, that has diabetes and other behavioral problems. It is a whole different atmosphere in that room. I kind of felt bad that they were in there though because it was a fast transition in that room. There are many new toys in there which attracted them. They immediately started playing nicely. It was such a surprise! One of the kids, Justin, kept asking why they were in this room now. I didn’t really know what to say, so I paused for a moment. This kid is always a trouble maker so I was waiting to see his response. He actually was adapting nicely to this room because he wasn’t getting influenced by other bad behaviors around him. The atmosphere is more calm and organized unlike how it is upstairs with so many kids to watch. When he asked why they were in there I simply told him that they were in there because we were playing in here and we were going upstairs soon. The new kid, Nate, was acting normal around the kids which caused them to act normally. I feel like he is going to like the daycare and make friends easily since he already got along with them. I just hope he doesn’t have an outburst of behavior. He seemed like a nice kid but I feel if he doesn’t get his way he will not behave. This could be a reaction because he wasn’t properly taken care of by his real parents. Now that he was recently adopted I feel like his new mother can foster and give him the care he needs to behave well. She can transform him into being a wonderful kid if she socializes him well throughout the rest of his upbringing with the way she treats him, the things she introduces him to, and how she handles bad situations.

Something that caught my eye was when the others kids that saw the kids in this room were confused. They all asked a lot of questions like, “Why are they in this room away from everyone else? I just gave them the same response I gave to Justin. They then were reacting with a little laugh… so they knew something was going on with segregation. I think we need to make a point to the kids that they aren’t in here because they did something wrong. I don’t want these kids to get made fun of because we all know that kids can be mean and start teasing. Teasing can lead to confused role of identity which could lead to later problems in life when they emerge into adulthood. What kind of affect do you think this new room will have on these children? Would you do anything different in this scenario?

If you would like to ask me anything, don’t hesitate to comment! :)