Holding babies so that they feel safe and secure is vital to their holistic development. Yet the everyday activity of picking up and holding babies can cause unexpected difficulties for student practitioners.
It is essential that early years settings:
Conflicting messages
Some of the problems that students face stem from the differing beliefs and practices that they observe in settings, at college and in their own experience.
One such example of conflicting college-setting views is illustrated by a comment that I often hear made by college-based level 3 National Diploma student practitioners in class discussions - 'You don't pick the baby up, she will become spoilt!'
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