Ever since I was a young child, the development of relationships has been very important to me, particularly the development of close family relationships. This has stayed with me as I have grown and as a professional, I have made relationships and partnerships a central theme to what I do and how I operate.
In my personal life, my relationships with my children, parents, brother, and husband are of utmost importance. I also value my relationships with extended family, in-laws, close friends- most of whom are also co-workers, and the children and families in my programs. The relationships I that I forge are deep and long-lasting.
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| My husband and daughter |
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| My son |
I love my children immensely. My children love me and expect that I will keep them safe and do what is best for them. They each have very unique personalities and individual ways to interact with me and I with them. While motherhood is much more difficult and all-consuming than I could have imagined, the relationship that I have with my children is the one that I value the most.
My relationship with my husband is one that has changed since we became parents. It has become more reciprocal; prior to other humans being involved, our relationship was very much one-sided. As parents, we really have formed a partnership. Without this partnership, we would not be effective parents. Instead, we would constantly be overruling each other's decisions or creating chaos with our lack of consistent rules, boundaries, and structure.
My ability to connect with others and create, foster, and maintain relationships and partnerships positively impacts my work as an early childhood professional. This allows me to form bonds with children and families, as well as my staff and co-workers, creating an environment that is formed around creating a caring community.
Hi Erica,
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful family you have and I like what you stated about you and your husband forming a partnership after becoming parents- this plays an important role in marriage especially if you have children, and I love the picture of your children being creative with shaving cream....Awesome!
Hello there,
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing your family pictures and how you maintain relationships. I can’t be more agree with you on it is very important to form partnership and set consistent rules and boundaries. It is also true for our work as an early childhood educator. Although, we are not our client’s parents, our relationship with them affect how they develop relationship with others and treat other in long term. Nice post!
Great pictures and wonderful post! I believe one of our greatest insights as educators is being mothers as well. :) (not that a person without children can't be a fabulous teacher). I find it so helpful that I can relate to the parents and the difficulties they face with parenting. It makes it possible for me to put myself in their shoes.
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