My Childhood

When I think of the most important memory that I have from my childhood, my mind goes directly to my childhood house to one specific day, the day I got my puppy! I was in my kitchen on a calm day. My sister pulled up into the very cracked black top that was in our driveway. I heard the car door slam close, then the sound of the squeaky kitchen door being opened. Eventually, I heard my name being yelled out by not only one person, but also my niece and nephew. As I ran down the creaky and very loud

Middle Childhood Middle childhood is where my passion for students is. Middle childhood ranges from 6-11 years old kids. A brief description of what middle childhood is, “The school years are marked by improved athletic abilities; more logical thought processes; mastery of basic literacy skills; advances in self-understanding, morality, and friendship; and the beginnings of peer-group membership” (Berk, 2017, p. 6). I find this age group relevant to my future because I want to pursue a career in

Topic: Childhood Discipline General Purpose: To inform my audience what childhood discipline is and why it is important to discipline your child. Specific Purpose: To identify what childhood discipline really is and how you should discipline a child. Thesis: Good parenting consist of many element when parenting you have to be stern. Could discipline your child lead to a lifetime disrespect? Or could discipline lead to a promising future for your child. Introduction I. Spanking, Popping, and Whooping

“Hush” haunts the memories of my childhood. It was an unconscious apology whispered after chunks of my hair were ripped out, and my head was left sore. Hours have been spent sitting between my mother’s legs as she dragged combs through what felt like an endless knot, each strand unhappy unless it was tangled with another. Beauty standards ingrained in my mind from a young age left me wanting hair like the girls I looked up to on TV, girls like Lilo and Hannah Montana. The first time I felt like

My earliest memory I remember as a child is around the age of two years old. My Mother would put me in the playpen but I refused to stay. I was able to climb out of it. I remembered my Mother’s face expression that let me know that I better not climb out of the playpen again. This was one of my earliest memories of her setting her boundaries. When I got older, my Mother told me about the situation. She needed to clean and/or cook so she had to put me in the playpen. At the age of two years old,

attachment during my childhood and continuing into adulthood is my mother. This relationship, continuing into adulthood, has developed my sense of self in relation to the world around me. The parenting style during my childhood was secure, as I was able to explore, showed interest in others when with my mother and was distressed when she left (Sigelman et al 2015, p.121). Being a single mother, my mothers parenting style was permissive (Sigelman et al 2015, p.129), she was responsive to my needs, and

Unlike the first two stages, I have specific memories from my childhood in this stage. According to Swartwood (p. 84), “Children at [the initiative versus guilt] stage love to initiate activities and are constantly moving from one task to another.” While caregivers can have limited time and energy to dedicate to these tasks, they must be careful when denying or discouraging a request. They must be conscious of how the child perceives the situation, for they can be left feeling as if they are a burden

I believe that as an early childhood educator my goal will be to promote the physical, social, emotional, and cognitive development of each child. I also believe that play should be the base of learning since children learn best by doing. I believe that a balance between teacher-directed and child-initiated activities is essential balance can be developed by using the developmentally appropriate practice approach, which means that activities should be “appropriate for each child and relevant to the

the challenge for every early childhood educator is to develop skills that will offer students the best possible learning experiences and opportunities. If it is in school, at home, or in community settings. That is why it is important that every effort be made to ensure that there is an effective communication and partnerships with parents. Some ways to open that relationship is getting the family to know you. At open house I provide a short biography about myself and my interests. Parents rarely have

For my second observation of an early childhood education institution I visited the daycare called Los Ninos Child Development in Napa. The classroom consisted of 10 to 15 children. The type of program at Los Ninos Child Development school is what I will call a “traditional” daycare or preschool. When I walked into the classroom of Los Ninos Child Development children had just arrived at school. The students were hanging up their coats, saying, goodbye to their parents, and finding an activity to