Hispanic Child Observation

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While doing my practicum hours at the YMCA, I have observed a very diverse group of children that attend our after-school program. The biggest portion of children are hispanic, we also have a good amount of african american children. After this we have a few caucasian children, and a few asian children. Seeing as how there are more hispanic children, this is the group that I mostly work with at the YMCA. Their ages range from 4 to 11 and each of them are very different. I have noticed that the younger hispanic children 's behavior is very inconsistent. The younger children vary from day to day on how cooperative they are and how they behave. One day they will be very well mannered, and the next they will be a constant problem all day. I have …show more content…

They are constantly a problem, and always very disrespectful to the staff and everyone around them. This group is a constant challenge everyday because they think it is “cool” to be disrespectful towards the staff in front of the other children. The older hispanic children group together, and have a great amount of influence on how the other children behave. This causes the other children to lose respect for the staff and act out of line as well. The older hispanic children require more attention than anyone, because we are constantly having to try and keep them in line. It gets very frustrating, because they know what they are doing is wrong (whether its fighting other children, not listening to the teachers, etc.) but they do it anyways, they do not care. My personal opinion is that the YMCA has not served the hispanic children well overall. The teachers and staff are not as educated as they should be. They do not handle these children in the right way, they are very negative and disrespectful towards them. I feel the best way to serve the hispanic population (and every child at the YMCA) is to show the children respect, and discipline them in appropriate and effective ways. The best way to get respect is by giving it, and finding effective solutions so the children know they are not able to act like