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If the Christ lives in the etheric and the etheric is in the present and young children live in the present, if we as early childhood educators are asked to be present with young children, it follows that we live in Christ. If we live in Christ, we should be energized by our work.
I am wondering, as a caregiver of babies to three-year olds and a former kindergarten teacher, why so many feel that we should only be with children four to six hours, so our etheric won't be drained. The trainings and work should focus on how to live in the present. Is the drain actually from not really being present for the children? Not truly living in Christ? If caregiving in the future becomes needed more and more full time, we need to find a way to be with these children of the community in a natural way, so no one is exhausted, rather so all will be refreshed at the end of the day. I think, feel, and know it is possible.
"We need to work so the caregivers' lives are seamless." (Cynthia Aldinger) Work life and home life have the same flow and even flow into each other. It follows that a child in childcare can experience the same, if our connection with parents is true and good, a seamless childcare experience, where home life and daycare flow and connect. A child need not be exhausted from long days in childcare, in fact, may be refreshed and ready to spend quality time with the parents.
These are some of my thoughts as I have heard how tired some kindergarten teachers are after four hours of work. The work may need to be focused differently. I also keep hearing how young children drain our etheric forces, and we must build ours up consciously. I am looking to dispel a myth and find the truth