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Personal Childhood Web

Personal Childhood Web

Mother My mother is the oldest of 6 siblings. She was the first one in her family to go to college.  My mother believed in my brother and me and wanted us to have the very best family life. Education has always being the esstinal part of her life. She has a welcoming sprit to others and always willing to give a helping had. My relationship with my mother in my teen was very hard because we are so alike in personalities. Despite disagreements my mother did what she had to do to make sure I was successful in school. I use to hate to go to speech classes and taking several test that in my mind classified me as stupid.  I thank her now for doing what a mother should do for their child. She focused on my gift and my ability to dance. She put me in dance classes which helped me to better in school. I can go on and on about the survivor and every day now that I have three kids of my own I understand how wonderful of a mother she is.

Father My father is the oldest of six he was the first to go to college. My father was the first Black football coach in a high school in my home town. My father was a very strict father and believes in creating a plan before I can ask for anything I would have to have a plan of how I was going to get this items or complete the task. My father also was an enteruner that involved in several different businesses. I started helping  my dad in business very early by helping him sale house by doing open houses as a hostess. My father I feel raised my to be very independent and gave me the capability to get the job done in a timely fashion.  

Grandmother: My mother’s mother was the one person that I wanted to be like. She was Elegant, strong and had the ability to make every body laugh and smile. She was a loyal church member and loved to wear church hats. She had her on personal style. My Grandmother was a made for several years and my father was a bartender. My grandmother was a great cook. I think she's the best cook I know. She had a garden she walked miles everyday and she stayed healthy and fit. I love everything about her. She taught me mother rules that I use everyday. She made sure she made time for herself; she loved her family and always welcomes others to have a sit and eat a piece of cake.  If I am half the mother she was I will be doing pretty well. And she worked and raised six children, they always had three meals and fresh flower and vegetables on the table.  

My Three Aunts:  Brenda, Anita and Grenea these were my other mothers.  The have helped and support me in good and bad times. Going up they always made me feel like I was one of the sisters not a niece. When I was growing up my aunts where in college and they would take me on campus let me stay in there dorm room. This experience once again reinforces the importance of education and having children around education environment. Now that I have children of my own I have a wonderful support group from my aunts.  Rather a large or small support group has that positive enviornment help develop me as a mother and the importance of having positive people around my children.  

Fuels my passion for the early childhood field

There are compnents of soical and emotional development infants and toddlers. Tuest and emotional security is developed as a result of realtionships. My passion comes from the abilites that regulates a child behaviros are strongly influenced by culture. That different culture enchance development of childern. How can we use this information to develop best practices for child development and embrass our culture.

Child's Drawing

  I picked this child's drawing because it reflects the circle of development of reflexive abilities which start the task of basic physical needs forming, relationships and developing trust and exploring the world around them. Each child has a unique natrual disposition that will shape behavior and play a significant role in the development of realtionships with paretns, caregivers,teachers, and other childern.

llama llama misses mama

When I was on bedrest with my youngest son, my two other boys loved this book Llama llama misses mama  by Anna Dewdney.   It help my boys understand that I will be back home soon and  I miss and love them too.

It takes a whole village to raise a child

"It takes a whole village to raise a child.” - African Proverb. The reason I pick this quote in my culture and when I was a child it did take a whole village which was my parents extend family and friends. I f my mother had to work I would stay with my grandmother or close friends. It's important to have family and friends that can support you as a parent. I have three children and I have a support group of people that help me raise my child. Who is in my village? football coaches, church members, teachers, co-workers.     

Hello EDUC-6005-6

Hello classmates EDUC-6005-6