Relationship Reflection

Stepping Stones Museum at Susquehanna State Park in Maryland    

Relationships are important to me because they needed for healthy growth and development. My relationships with my family, friends, and students are important to me. I want to provide my family, friends, and students with someone that they can trust and rely on. Positive and meaningful relationships promote all domains of development. I believe it is significant to have a source of security.

Having positive relationships with my family, friends, colleagues, and students contributes to the development. To have a positive relationship... we communicate with one another... we listen to one another...we share...we compromise...we negotiate...we are respectful...we are truthful...we are considerate...we are not aggressive....we are not negative....

Challenges are a part of having relationships.  My relationships are based on being truthful.  I have discussions with my children and students on the importance of being honest frequently.  Teaching young children how to be respectful, cooperative, responsible will benefit their future relationships. 

My experiences with my relationships and partnerships allow me to have the ability to be an active, reflective, and effectively impact my work as an early childhood professional.  I am a member of the School Improvement Team and the Parent Teacher Association.  I work with other professionals, including administrators, teachers, school counselor, instructional facilitator, and families to provide children with the most effective and efficient environment for their growth and development.