A Reflective Moment
My vision for working with children is…. to be a voice if they need it. To be support, guide and encourage them to their full potential whatever that may be. “Children are likely to live up to what you believe of them.” — Lady Bird Johnson, Former First Lady …
Be The Voice!
Substance Abuse was once the silent killer of many people and families but today it is coming to the surface for all to see. Substance Use Disorders ( SUD ) is defined as a disorder with illicit drugs or alcohol that is reoccurring and effects ones work, social interaction, home …
Tree of Life…To be continued – completed now
Yikes….I don’t know how good I am going to be at this whole tree of life thing but here we go…… The Roots I was born in Calgary Alberta but I was raised in Airdrie Alberta which was a small town about 30 minutes outside of Calgary. When I was …
Program Models Reflection
In my group we had the Montessori, Waldorf, Roots of Empathy and then I did the Young families program. From our group discussion that we had I found that the Montessori and Waldorf programs to be very similar and have some of the same philosophies behind them. I like the …
Reflection on Ethics
Ethics…..that is a strong word for some. The responsibility and role of ethics in a child care setting needs to be a clear line in the sand. Everyone will experience an ethical decision that will need to be made because everyone will have difference ethics. I do appreciate the link …
Young Families Program Models
During my time researching “The Young Families Program” I found that there is not just one creator of this program. Every community has a different version of a young families program but they all have the same philosophy and that is to help and encourage young families to complete their …
Professional Resource Journal #2
My second journal article that I chose was Rough and Tumble Play: Reflecting on Practice. This journal was written by Jane Hewes. You can find this article in Pedagogical Leadership and Rough and Tumble Play – Interaction Volume 28, Number 2, Fall 2014 on page 23-25. The main focus of …
Professional Resource Journal #1
My first article that I chose was Registered Early Childhood Educators’ (RECEs) Perceptions of Children who Exhibit Challenging Behaviours in the Classroom”. This article was written by Diana Chow, Cristina DiNardo, Amy Nicole Garthson, Oi Ling Helen Kwok, Susan Elizabeth O’Neill, Dr. Sharon Quan-McGimpsey. This article can be found in …
Beginning feelings…..
Well this is the last curriculum course needed to go towards finishing my ECE diploma. WHAT A RIDE! I am feeling so very relieved that I have made it this far and that I can finally see the light at the end of the tunnel. Again I am soooooooo relieved …