Early Childhood Education

Saturday, May 26, 2012

My Connection to Play

"You can discover more about a person in an hour of play than in a year of conversation." Plato
"We don't stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing." George Bernard Shaw

I believe that play is different today because the children are not the same with all of the technology going on. The children today just want to play video games, be on the computer, and watch television. Years ago, children played outside doing a variety of activities.Children use their imagination to make up games.
Play is important and I believe that it should carry on throughout adulthood because it relieves stress and gives you a peace of mind. When adults interact with children they can find out so much about the child. I love to play with children because it build them physically, mentally, socially, and emotionally.

Sunday, May 13, 2012

Reflecting on Building a Relationship

Building a relationship and partnership is an important factor in my life because of the world we live is based on socialization, partenering, and building relationship with others. I feel that I am an educator and a advocate for children so I have to beable to address many people and build relationships with communities and families of the children.
My mom has played an important part in my life and my have a great relationship that has been building for years. She is the first person that I go to when I need advice about must situation going on in my life. She taught me to be an advocate for me children and how to deal with many situations. My mom and I communicate everyday, we plan things together and she is my shoulder when I need one. My co-worker are also important to me because we are also like family, we spend just about the same time maybe even more with one another, but we all know that family type relationship and partnership did not start the first day we meet it took time for us to learn one another and get on the same page about a true purpose and that is to see successful children. The only the challenge that we experience asco-worker are parents collaborating with the program.
My mom is always here to offer anyone encouraging words when need and with my co-workers we offer and share different experience and techiques that can be benefitical in the classroom, because we want to successful children and families, because it takes all of us to raise our children.

Saturday, February 25, 2012

Quotes for the Young Ones

"If we are to teach real peace in this world, and if we are to carry on a real war against war, we shal have to begin with children." Mohandes Ghandi, political and spiritual leader in India

"Children are likely to live up to what you believe of them." Lady Bird Johnson, former U.S. first lady

"Children are our most valuable resources." Herbert Hoover, 31st U.S. president

"Hugs can do great amounts of good, especially for children." Princess Diana, Princess of Wales

http://www.compassion.com/child-advocacy/find-your-voice

Saturday, January 28, 2012

Natural Diaster

A natural disaster includes earthquake, floods, hurricane, landslides and mudslides, tornadoes, tsunamis, volcanos, and wildfires. Many people have experienced some type of natural disaster, but I have not experience it, but I know a family who was from New Orleans who children came to our Head Start center. The children were quite but they interacted with peer’s fine. As an adult I know that it was hard on them because they had come from another state meeting all these new people, leaving family behind, and possibly seeing friend or family member dead. A natural disaster brings many ramification such as death, damage materials like homes cars, and land. When natural disasters occur many lives children are affected because of the things they may see. I found an article were a Sports teacher Masami Hoshi said: ‘The tsunami came just when the parents of the middle age group were starting to arrive to collect their children so we managed to get them inside and to safety.’ The younger ones had left with their parents a little earlier. The ones who went home behind the school probably survived the ones who went the other way probably did not.” When the tsunami struck, 160,000 people were living in the town, which is about 50 miles north-east of Sendai. So far 425 have been confirmed dead with another 1,693, including the parents of the 30 pupils, listed as missing. Many families had to cook and eat outside of their damaged homes (Mail Online, 2011).

Mail Online (2011, March). Sitting silent in their classroom, the 30 children whose parents have not come to collect them after tsunami swept away their town. Retrieved January 26, 2012, from http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1366898/Japan-tsunami-earthquake-30-children-sit-silent-classroom-parents-vanish.html

Sunday, January 15, 2012

Child Development and Public Health

Breastfeeding is something that a lot of mothers try to avoid, because it is time consuming, it can be painful, and because of the attachment, but I am hear to say that breastfeeding is the best thing a mother can do for her child because all of the nutrients and anitbodies that the baby receives from your breastmilk. Breast milk cintains antibodies that helps protect infants from common childhood illnesses- such as diarrhoea and pneumonia. Breast milk is affordable, and there is evidence that people who were breastfed perform better in intelligence tests (Geggero, 2011).

In Thailand a girl who is four-years old continue to receive the nutrients she needs through breast milk as a snack. Donut Wanmuang has been breastfed since the day she was born. For the first six months of life, it was the only form of nourishment she had. Paveethida Wanmuang who is Donut's mother says she trys to breastfeed her children. Only 5.4 percent or around 43,000 of the estimated 800,000 babies born in the country each year are exclusively breastfed for the first six months, which is the lowest exclusive breastfeeding rate in Asia and one of the lowest in the world. "Exclusive breastfeeding really does save lives, according to Dr. Kannika." Dr. Kannika says that breast milk ensures optimal growth and development for babies and create an important bond between a mother and her child, and it also protects mothers from breastand ovarian cancers. Many mothers aren't giving encouragement to breastfeed from the medical staff so it isn't done. Many mother work outside the home so it makes it difficult to continue exclusive breastfeeding (Keenapan, 2008).

All breastfeeding information is useful to all mothers-to-be because breastfeeding is good for the mother-to-be and for the baby. I breastfed so I encourage all my parents who are soon to be moms to breastfeed, because it is better for both her and the baby.

Geggero. 2011. 10 Facts About Breastfeeding. Retrieved January 13, 2012, from http://www.who.int/entity/ith/en/index.html
Keenapan, N. (2008). When breast is best! Retrieved January 13, 2012, from http://www.unicef.org/thailand/realives_8758.html

Saturday, December 17, 2011

Examining Codes of Ethics

Core values of educators should...........

1.) Appreciate childhood as a unique and valuable stage of the human life cycle.
2.) Base our work on knowledge of how children develop and learn.
3.) Recognize that children are best understood and supported in the context of family, culture, community, and society.
4.) Respect diversity in children, families, and colleagues.

Ideals

I 1.3- To recognize and respect the unique, qualities, abilities, and potential of each child.
I 1. 12- To work with families to provide a safe and smooth transition as children and families move from one program to the next.

NAEYC. (2005, April). Code of ethical conduct and statement of commitment. Retrieved May 26, 2010, from http://www.naeyc.org/files/naeyc/file/positions/PSETH05.pdf

My choices were based off my education experiences and how educators need to provide the best educational expeiences for our children. We should include their culture and involve the families and the community so all of our children will be life-long learners.

Friday, December 2, 2011

Course Resource

1.Article:
Earlychildhood News: The Professional Resouces for Teachers and Parents
http://www.earlychildhood.new.com/page2.aspx

2.Websites:
Early Childhood.org
Deborah Benson. (2011). Promoting Professional Development and High Quality Early Childhood and School-Age Programs

3.

NAEYC. (2009). Developmentally appropriate practice in early childhood programs serving children from birth through age 8. Retrieved May 26, 2010, from http://sylvan.live.ecollege.com/ec/courses/74759/CRS-CW-6136827/educ6005_readings/naeyc_dap_position_statement.pdf

NAEYC. (2009). Where we stand on child abuse prevention. Retrieved May 26, 2010, from http://www.naeyc.org/files/naeyc/file/positions/ChildAbuseStand.pdf

NAEYC. (2009). Where we stand on school readiness. Retrieved May 26, 2010, from http://www.naeyc.org/files/naeyc/file/positions/Readiness.pdf

NAEYC. (2009). Where we stand on responding to linguistic and cultural diversity. Retrieved May 26, 2010, from http://www.naeyc.org/files/naeyc/file/positions/diversity.pdf

NAEYC. (2003). Early childhood curriculum, assessment, and program evaluation: Building an effective, accountable system in programs for children birth through age 8. Retrieved May 26, 2010, from http://www.naeyc.org/files/naeyc/file/positions/pscape.pdf

NAEYC. (2009, April). Early childhood inclusion: A summary. Retrieved May 26, 2010, from http://www.naeyc.org/files/naeyc/file/positions/DEC_NAEYC_ECSummary_A.pdf

Zero to Three: National Center for Infants, Toddlers, and Families. (2010). Infant-toddler policy agenda. Retrieved May 26, 2010, from http://main.zerotothree.org/site/PageServer?pagename=ter_pub_infanttodller

National Association for the Education of Young Children
http://www.naeyc.org/

The Division for Early Childhood
http://www.dec-sped.org/

Zero to Three: National Center for Infants, Toddlers, and Families
http://www.zerotothree.org/

WESTED
http://www.wested.org/cs/we/print/docs/we/home.htm

Harvard Education Letter
http://www.hepg.org/hel/topic/85