My Supports

        I have many factors within my daily environment that are supportive to me. I feel that my faith helps me get through my day to day life. Without my faith I would not be here or where I am today. No matter what I go through, I feel that I am able to pray and get through all situations no matter good or bad. I also feel that one of the factors that play a huge role in my support system would be my husband and my family. My family has stood by my side through my education and all other life events. I also look at my professors as being my support system. I am taught to look at different situations objectively and apply my knowledge effectively. I have had a really rough few months health wise and without the help of my family and professors coming together to get me through, I would have given up on my education and on a lot of other things. I feel that I have the push I need to get things done and continue to accomplish my goals. I love working with children and being able to complete my courses and getting all of the different insights from my colleagues, I would be lost. I love being able to take what I have learned and try it out in my work environment. I feel that I am able to experiment and get results that I would have never gotten, had it not been for me pushing through each class! I have conquered many challenges with my support system, and to my whole system I am grateful, blessed, and encouraged! One thing that I have learned thus far is that I have to learn to first support myself, before I can look for support from others! I truly love my life and very excited to see what my future holds!!!

My Connections to Play

My Connections to Play

“Children need the freedom and time to play. Play is not a luxury. Play is a necessity.”                             Kay Redfield Jamison

“Play builds the kind of free-and-easy, try-it-out, do-it-yourself character that our future needs.”          James L. Hymes Jr.

 

 Every year I had to have the newest Baby Alive

I think that every girl had to have one of these growing up!!!!

I just loved being able to play in the kitchen area in school!

I also think the housekeeping are was the area that everyone learned the most…

Growing up I was always encouraged to go outside and play. My family would always get together and go to the park during the weekends and we would BBQ and have a great time together! I loved being able to play with my friends and family. My mom would allow me to have sleepovers once a month and I would have about 7-10 girls to come over and we would have and absolute BALL!!!

I feel that play is much more different than it was when I was growing up. I feel that parents are allowing children to watch more tv than ever before. Children learn what the different shows teach them but they don’t get to explore and learn from trial and error. Children are not developing as fast physically because parents aren’t engaging with them as much. I see a lot of people doing what’s convenient for them and not what’s best for the children. For example, instead of helping the child walk, the parent will just put them in a walker or carry them around. When I was growing up we didn’t use a walker, our parents allowed us to roam free and pull up on the sofa and table. If we fell they would make sure we were okay, and let us continue on.

I feel that play has helped me become more social and has given me the tools I needed to be able to work with the many different people in my field of work. I find it very easy to make friends and communicate with others. Play, to me is the key to being able to understand how other people interact with one another.