ADMINISTRATION TALK

While at my setting these last two weeks i interviewed my boss on my topic for my research paper. I asked her did she think that there was a need for more physical activity in our setting.  Her response to me was that there is a need for this issue to be spread ed.  She said that with in the last couple of years she has notice a change in the toys that the children bring in.  There are so many different electronic games that the children seem to be occupied with. There has even been a decline in the participation in the SIDS walk that the parents and children usually attend.  There is a parent advisory board at the center and she has discuss different outside activities with the parents and they do not seem all that interested.  Her quote to me was we may have to start with the parents.  There was another issue that concerned her and that was the fact that the staff to always be sitting around and not interacting with the children.  That's why she said that she ready to have a class on physical fitness that touch on child obesity.  That was right up my ally.  She informed me that i should take a poll with the parents to see what different activities that they do at home on the weekends. My research paper is something that she is looking forward to reading and want to pass on to the parent advisory board.
My next interview involved my other boss.  We talked about some different event that could help kick off more physical activities.  He planing a field day where the parents and staff can participate with the children.  He also planing different workshop that could help with different inside and outside activities.  He has notice the lack of activity with in the staff and want to do something about it.  He gave me some different websites to gather some more information on my research topic.  He thinks that my questions should lead me on the right path.
For the most part it seems that my bosses are behind the fact that there is a need for advocacy on this topic.  I believe that i will be able to get a lot of feed back from them as well as the parents and staff.