Relationship Reflection

I am a daughter, sister, mother, niece, aunt, granddaughter, godmother, and wife. Because of the many titles that are so important to me, I share many positive relationships with the people in my life. Some consist of relationships with God my husband, my children,my parents, co-workers and most importantly myself. The positive relationship I have with myself fuels my self confidence and empowers me with the courage to step out and build relationships with the people around me. It is my positive religious relationship that keeps me grounded and helps me to understand my shortcomings as well as others, from day to day. My positive relationship with Christ helps me to keep my sanity when it seems everything around me is falling apart. My relationship with my parents has molded me into a loving and caring wife and mother. It is our relationship that provides a daily blueprint for my own family life. My relationship with my husband motivates me to do the best I can at whatever I do and my relationship with my children gives me that additional push when I feel I have nothing left to give. (As a full time working mother, wife, student and everything in between, I have those days at times). When it comes to my relationships as they relate to Early Childhood Education, I believe the positive relationship with my coworkers is most important. The positive relationship that I share with my coworkers is most beneficial because they are able to support me when I have done well and correct me when I am wrong and vice versa. My coworkers do not hold back, but it is always done out of love and I appreciate the constructive criticism because it helps me to understand my faults and reminds me to take time to evaluate myself as well.

    Developing and maintaining partnerships can be challenging at times. Positive relationships can develop into partnerships. A true partnership though should never be one sided and will require lots of give and take on behalf of the parties involved. Successful partnerships require positive motivation, showing concern for one another and all parties involved working towards success.

Many daily experiences from relationships have an impact on my work as an effective Early Childhood Professional. I am able to collaborate with other coworkers as we provide motivation and guidance towards one another. Expectations are clearly understood. It encourages me to accept new tasks enthusiastically and give 150%. My relationship with my children helps me in the workplace because in any situation involving the children, lesson plans, daily interaction, etc., I am always sure to give the same things I would want for my own children. I work hard to make sure that I engage in positive interactions with the children in the classroom throughout the day. If I have a child who may be having a rough day, I may give that child a few extra hugs throughout the day because I would hope that someone could find just a little time in the day to comfort my own children in the case that they were having a rough day.