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

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

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.

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

FPG Child Development Institute
http://www.fpg.unc.edu/main/about.cfm

Administration for Children and Families Headstart’s National Research Conference
http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/opre/hsrc/

HighScope
http://www.highscope.org/

Children’s Defense Fund
http://www.childrensdefense.org/

Center for Child Care Workforce
http://www.ccw.org/

Council for Exceptional Children
http://www.cec.sped.org//AM/Template.cfm?Section=Home

Institute for Women’s Policy Research
http://www.iwpr.org/index.cfm

National Center for Research on Early Childhood Education
http://www.ncrece.org/wordpress/

National Child Care Association
http://www.nccanet.org/

National Institute for Early Education Research
http://nieer.org/

• YC Young Children
• Childhood
• Journal of Child & Family Studies
• Child Study Journal
• Multicultural Education
• Early Childhood Education Journal
• Journal of Early Childhood Research
• International Journal of Early Childhood
• Early Childhood Research Quarterly
• Developmental Psychology
• Social Studies
• Maternal & Child Health Journal
• International Journal of Early Years Education

Words of Inspiration and Motivation

President Lyndon B. Johnson- "Doing what's right isn't the problem. It is knowing what's right."
" Education is not a problem. Education is an opportunity."

Dr. Abigail Eliot- In 1944, Abigail outlined a set of beliefs that anticipated contemporary early childhood education in the United States. She urged teachers to help children develop "balancing traits," and at the same time, to supply what they need for self-realization.
http://american-education.org/

Louise Sparks- she felt that it was joyful to experience teaching three and four- year old children. She felt hold and creative when working with preschoolers

Personal Childhood Web

As a child I would say that their were many people who cared and nurtured me, but the people who influenced me the most were my mom and dad, then my grandparents, church members, and my daughter. My mom and dad were the greatest, they were involved in my education and always encouraged me to do my best. My mom taught me to be the independent women I am today and my father always had the time to listen to my boring stories I had to tell, which made me feel really good. My grandparents always had the ears to listen and the patients to deal with anything that came their way. My church family taught me to keep God first and I could achieve anything. In my time communities were really close, but I really can't recall anyone that impacted my life. My daughter is a very special someone who no longer with my who is in my heart, but I see her smile and personality in her child.

-Alice Gates-

Favortie Movie-Lion King

My favortie movie of all times is Lion King. My kids and I love to watch this movie together. This movie is one of the funniest and entertaining movies ever created by Disney.This movie is good for the family to enjoy together. I think that my class would enjoy watching this before nap time.