My Connections to Play

Play is our brain's favorite way of learning.
                                         Diane Ackerman


Play gives children a chance to practice what they are learning.
                                                                      Fred Rogers




The things I like to play with when I was younger was:
                                                                     

                                   
 The teacher would make make all the children go outside for recess along with lunch aides. Most of the children would be playing on the swing, slide or sea-saw. The girls would be playing either hide and go seek, or different games with our hand. (pit a pat games).
The adults kept us outside so we could play and also so we would not be sitting around in adult conversation. But we love going outside playing. That was all we thought of while we were in school waiting on the bell to ring so we could go home and go outside to play.

Today play is very different from the way I used to play.  It is sad but you do not see many children outside playing .Even sadder is there are limited places the children can place such as the YMCA, community centers, playgrounds or parks.  Many children rather stay in the house and play with their computers, television or video games. Our children is more over weight because they do not get the outside exercise we used to get and did not know we were working out. I have nieces and nephews that will not go outside they are completely lazy either it is boring outside  or it is too hot or they have a television show that is coming on. I am going to encourage my son to do more outdoor activities even if I have to do them with him. Playing outside help me to learn how to make friends and it gave me the experience I needed about socialize with others. I gain great childhood friends that I still keep in contact with.
        

RELATIONSHIP REFLECTION

If anyone ever went through life without ever having some type of relationship with anyone this person has found the real meaning of being lonely. Having a relationship to me means sharing, caring, talking, respecting, loving, interacted and listening to someone. As I learned many people will come in your life for many reasons and so for just a season ( meaning only for a moment) but the thing to remember is that you had some kind of relationship with this person.

The two people I want to talk about that I have a great relationship with is my 1 year old son and my dog.
This is my only child that the good Lord blessed me with at the age of 40. I always thought I could not have children but I did. I have a great relationship with my son. My husband claim that I am smothering my son but I think I am just being a mom. My son is my reason for learning about early childhood.
This is my dog name Ohjay. When my husband bought him home he was on 6 weeks old but I was very angry because I never liked dogs. I was always scare of them in my childhood and adult life. I had refuse to have anything to do with this dog. The next month after getting this dog I had foot surgery so I was stuck at home with this dog. But as the days went by I would make breakfast and watch Monk every morning, this dog got into the same routine with me he would sit on the couch with me and I would feed him breakfast and he would lay his head on my lap and watch TV with me. I fell in love with this dog that it was me that trained him to used the bathroom outside. Never in my life thought I would have said I love a dog but I do he is excellent with my son. I have to protect the dog from my son cause my son always trying to hit the dog with all his toys.
I am a very down to heart person so that makes me easy to get alone with. I have several relationship of some source with many people. I have a good relationship with my family and my husband's family. We are pretty close and do many activities together. I have a great partnership with my co-worker especially the people that work in the same room as I. We work together great we respect each other and our main focus is the students. I never had any problem with neither of my co-workers.
The factors in developing a positive relationship:

• Being yourself. If you are not being yourself eventually someone will recognize that you are trying to be someone you're not.
• Communication. Not only do you have to communicate but you have to be a good listener.
• Respect others as you would want them to respect you.
• Stick to the being truthful. If you have to lie then you are not developing a positive relationship.
• Be a positive person.