Favorite Childhood Quote

"Train a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not turn from it." Proverbs 22:6

Tuesday, January 15, 2013

Relationship Reflection

I find relationships to be an important part of my life! I've been married and divorced already because he was an untrusty man. Relationships must have trust, even with children! I have been married now to a man for 2 years and we have had no trust issues at all. He is one of the main relationships in my life. We don't have children together, but I have a child and he has a child. He fathers my daughter and I mother his son. The next relationship I want to talk about is with God! I have a close relationship with God and I trust him and turn to him in time of need. I let him down time after time, but I know He will always be there.
I have great relationships with my coworkers in our Early Childhood Center. We go out to eat on a monthly basis. We have gatherings at eachothers house. One coworker in particular, I hang out with all summer. Our daughters play together and have a great time. I can tell her anything and she can tell me anything and we trust eachother with it. I feel that if I worked in a place where I disliked my coworkers, I would dislike my job. I love my coworkers and they make my job so much more fun! They are always there to help anytime I need anything. We are a team. We never try to outdo the other, we always share our ideas and learn together how to better our children in our classrooms.
My family has to be my number one relationship. My mom and dad are the best people I've ever met. My daughter is so in love with them, we visit them at least twice a week. They help me with her anytime it is needed. They live on a farm so anytime she is sick and can't go to school they are able to keep her. My sister is one of my best friends also. She has two little boys and one is the same age as my daughter. So they love to play together.
I have the best friends EVER! In high school, they were my best friends and we are still best friends and we hang out once a month at eachothers house and cookout. There are 7 of us. Only one is far away in New York and we skype with her when we get together. It is rare that you find people still being friends after being out of high school for almost 8 years. But we are even better friends now than we were when we were in high school! Almost all of us have children now and get togethers are so fun with our little ones.
I feel that I am a trustable and a fun loving person. I can keep a secret. I am not judgemental. I am a good advice giver. I feel that I am a good friend and a good person.
One relationship that I enjoy having is a relationship with each of my students parents. I add them as my friends on facebook and I get to know their child through social connections first. Then, throughout the year we gain trust and build our relationship. I allow them to have my cell phone number and text me throughout the day if needed. I enjoy receiving texts from parents. I feel that the more I know about the parent, the easier it is to understand the child. I feel that I am close to each parent of children in my room. This relationship continues to grow and then I have personal relationships with them. This also helps me to enjoy my job. I'm not sure what I'd do if I had parents that didn't appreciate the type of relationship I gain with them. This makes my job so much easier when I can just text the parents to ask a quick question.
Relationships are a crucial part of early childhood. You must build a relationship with the children, the parent and your coworkers. Your job is made easier by each of these. You build a positive relationship with the students and they will enjoy coming to your class. You build a positive relationship with the parents and they are able to trust you with their children and have no fear of them coming to your class. You build a positive relationship with your coworkers and they will help you anytime you need it! I feel I have it made with my relationships!

5 comments:

  1. Hi Shanda. What a beautiful post and I know it was hard for you to move on, but YOU DID IT!!! I also liked your opinion on relationships with parents, “You build a positive relationship with the parents and they are able to trust you with their children and have no fear of them coming to your class.” Thanks for sharing…Jay
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  2. I agree with Jay, your opinion of how parents feel about you with their children is very important but, the most important thing that I think you mentioned was your reltionship with God! Without him, nothing is possible. Thank you so much for sharing. :)

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  3. Love your post Shanda. Relationships are essential. I love the fact that you mentioned God. Having a personal relationship with God is AWESOME! I am a God-fearing woman and my faith in him is very important in my life. I also think its great that you have a good relationship with your co-workers. That is needed because you never know what a another person know that can help you. Having a good relationship with parents is very important, its makes our job more easier.It seems you are doing a good job in building positive relationship with your parents. Keep the good work up. Love your post.

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  4. I also have the same view on relationships. I was with a man whom we didn't have trust and that was not a positive relationship. I am thankfully with someone that I have no trust issues with and it make a huge difference in building a positive relationship. I also like you Skype my family regularly. Communication is definitely key in building positive relationships.

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  5. Thank you for all your comments! God will always be my number one relationship. Me and my daughter pray every night. She is 4 and she will try to pray also and it is SO CUTE!!! Lauren that is definitly not a relationship I EVER want to be in again! So harmful for the whole family! It feels so great to be able to move on past something like that and be where I am today with a great man, great children and a great job!

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