Sunday, May 6, 2012
Establishing Professional Contacts
For this assignment we were to contact two early childhood professionals outside the United States. I have attempted to contact four professional from the NAEYC and UNICEF website; as of now I do not have a response from either. I plan to reach out again, but from other websites in of hopes of getting a response as I think it would be interesting to hear their views.
Saturday, April 7, 2012
My Supports
I am blessed to have a strong support system within my family and friends as well as my church family. My father, mother and sister are my biggest cheerleaders as well as motivators in everything I attempt. It makes my heart smile to hear my dad talk about how proud of me he is and this only makes me want to reach higher.
My challenge I chose to imagine was the thought of not belonging or having a since of togetherness. I know that there are families out there that are not structured as mine; and I'm sure as they do that I could make it, but I don't feel I would have the same appreciation for family and the vital need children have to belong.
My challenge I chose to imagine was the thought of not belonging or having a since of togetherness. I know that there are families out there that are not structured as mine; and I'm sure as they do that I could make it, but I don't feel I would have the same appreciation for family and the vital need children have to belong.
Sunday, March 25, 2012
My Connections to Play
Quotes:
“Play energizes us and enlivens us. It eases our burdens. It renews our natural sense of optimism and opens us up to new possibilities.”
Stuart Brown, MD
“Play is our brain's favorite way of learning.”
Diane Ackerman
Growing up I remember summers at my grandparents house the majority of my cousins spent their summers there. On any given day there could be twenty kids there, that’s including kids from the neighborhood also; but I remember my grandmother waking us getting us dressed and giving us breakfast and then it was out the door to play for hours until she called us for lunch. We had so much fun on our adventures in the paths behind the house, using our imagination to take us different places. It really brings a smile to my face to think of the veggies we cooked using leaves and the mud pies we made for dessert. Lol Back then play was a lot simpler than it is today we could go out and play and parents would not have a care in the world on the safety of their child, not today play is lot more guarded today kids go out to play and don’t come home. I would love for the innocence of play to be given back and children allowed to use their imagination to explore and take them places.
Saturday, March 10, 2012
RELATIONSHIP REFLECTION
Relationships/ partnerships are very important and vital to our development. Positive and negative relationships way heavily on our development and are reflected in our life. One of the very most important relationships I have is the relationship I share with my mother. Not only is she my mother she’s my best friend and I share every experience good or bad with her. I can go to my mom with any issue and express my true feelings and not worry about being judged about how I feel. I cherish our relationship and thank God daily for her.
I also would take nothing for the relationship I have with my two god-children: Jaycee and Brayden. I’m so thankful God blessed me to share these two with their parents; and to be a small factor in their upbringing.
Saturday, February 25, 2012
When I Think of Child Development
"Children are like wet cement. Whatever falls on them makes an impression." Dr. Haim Ginott~
"If you find it in your heart to care for somebody else you will have succeeded" Maya Angelou~
"If you find it in your heart to care for somebody else you will have succeeded" Maya Angelou~
Sunday, January 29, 2012
Consequences of Stress on Children’s Development
Poverty
I thank God that I was blessed to not experience any stressors in my childhood. There is one stressor that I’m very passionate about and that is child hunger. I know that there are a great number of kids in the US that experience this stressor, but when I think of childhood hunger I think of Africa. In Africa nearly six million children die every year from malnutrition. I was amazed to find that the majority of the deaths in African children are from treatable disease, such as diarrhea, measles, malaria and pneumonia and that this number could be lowered with proper nourishment. Poverty, illiteracy and disease are all made worse by hunger, one report says. Malnourished children start school later and find it difficult to learn. It breaks my heart to watch the commercials on child hunger in places like Ethiopia, and I wish there were more that I myself could do. I know that with individual aid as well as International agencies, NGO’s, civil society and private sectors will continue to work hard to end hunger in the US as well as other countries.
I thank God that I was blessed to not experience any stressors in my childhood. There is one stressor that I’m very passionate about and that is child hunger. I know that there are a great number of kids in the US that experience this stressor, but when I think of childhood hunger I think of Africa. In Africa nearly six million children die every year from malnutrition. I was amazed to find that the majority of the deaths in African children are from treatable disease, such as diarrhea, measles, malaria and pneumonia and that this number could be lowered with proper nourishment. Poverty, illiteracy and disease are all made worse by hunger, one report says. Malnourished children start school later and find it difficult to learn. It breaks my heart to watch the commercials on child hunger in places like Ethiopia, and I wish there were more that I myself could do. I know that with individual aid as well as International agencies, NGO’s, civil society and private sectors will continue to work hard to end hunger in the US as well as other countries.
References:
http://www.end-child-hunger.org/
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