Sharing Web resources

I found that the Zero to Three website offers lots of information about children from birth to three. The section that I feel is relevant to my current professional development it the behavior and development section. This section offers endless articles about a child's development and behaviors during each age of development. In the early childhood field it is important that child meet different developmental milestones so that we know they are developing correctly. One issue that made me think is the language development section, where a parent had a concern about their three year stuttering. I was in amazement because I thought that language was still developing at this age, and they maybe at five they could start getting the speech therapy they need, but I was completely wrong. A child is capable of receiving speech therapy at this age. Neuroscientist help support the articles of brain development in children zero to three and the website have different polices and laws that are in place to support children in this age group.i look forward to learning more through this website.

Poverty around the world

I had the honor of receiving an email back only saying that they did not the time to keep up with the professional relationship that I was trying to established. I was excited that I received something back, but also sad that they could not help me with this experience.
    So I was able to do the alternative assignment which I chose to look at poverty in South Sudan. This was very sad as I read through the article. 1 out of 4 children suffers from malnutrition due to lost crops, food supplies being interrupted, and and increased in the occurrence of diarreheoal and infectious diseases. Only children that are in acute need will be admitted into therapeutic feeding programs to treat severe acute malnutrition. During January to September 54,573 children under the age of 5 have already been admitted.
        One insight that I have gained is that poverty is very real not only where I live but in other countries. I also gained knowledge that poverty looks different from place to place. Here in Maryland I do not know of any therapeutic feeding programs, but in South Sudan many children are admitted and treated. Another insight gained is that many children suffer from such a young age.
    This have given knowledge of the effects of poverty on children and how sickly a child will become when their is no food available tot hem.

Sharing Web Resources

            The organization that I choose was the Zero to Three organization. This organization is a non-profit organization that provides information about early childhood development to parents, professionals, and policymakers. They also ensure that babies and toddlers have a strong start in life. 

          One issue that I found very interesting was the working families with children. The issue is that many jobs do not provide mothers with the paid maternity and fathers with paid paternity leave so they can spend adequate time with their newborns. Now many mothers return right back to work without an extended leave because their income is not sufficient enough to stay off. 19% of working with mother with young children are consider working low-wage occupations while 25% live in poverty.

  This issue caught my eye because it relates to me, I have two children that are under the age of 10 one is 5 and the other is 4 months. When I went on maternity leave me job allowed me the 6 weeks off but it was without pay. My husband had to make up for the lost wages that I did not have. This makes me leery of having children because as a working mother that period that I'm off I have to make up for when I go back to work. It is important for mothers to spend quality time with their newborn, but it may not always be possible because they have to work, because their are no real benefits or support for working mother.

Establishing professional Contacts and Expanding Resources

When I begin this process I went to the Resource list to figure out which professionals I wanted to reach out to. I first emailed

 Ghana
Rev Charles Arko-Nunoo
P.O. Box MK 157
Mankessim
C/R Ghana
Tel: + 233 42 34180
Email: 2kdotcom@ghana.com

and immediately after sending it I got message saying that the message had failed. I then send another email to

Morocco

Garderai Essaada
Mr Hicham MOUKRAM
Rue Sammarinne n : 1
Jnane Illane Safi 46000
Maroc
Tel + 212 44 46 30 83
Email: hicham_moukram@hotmail.com

and that email also failed. So my I did a third and fourth attempt  and it seem like those emails went through. I am very eager to see if they respond to my message

Ajoke International School
Mrs.Bimbo Are
New Jericho G.R.A.
P.O.Box 679, Dugbe, Ibadan
Nigeria
Tel: 080-23236933
Email: arebimbo@yahoo.com

The National Early Childhood Development Alliance
Mr. Eric Atmore
P.O. Box 2363
Clarinch, 7740
South Africa
Tel: 27 21 683 2420
Email: cecd@iafrica.com

The email i sent was just to establish a professional relationship to both with intentions to learn more about the things that they bring the Early childhood Field

For part two of the blog assignment, I chose the Zero to Three organization. I chose this one because i enjoy working with children in this age group and I currently have a baby that is in this age group. The information gain will not only help me with my coursework but also for me personal life.

My Supports

I am supported by so much when I look around many things are needed on a daily basis for me to function. My first support is having a sound mind and healthy body. These are very important and I depend on them everyday. Without a sound mind and healthy body I would not be able to carryout any tasks that are necessary for my life. My life would be solely dependent on others to make all decisions for me. Another support that is my family, my husband; children; and  parents.My husband works hard everyday to support our family and make sure that bills are being paid. Without this support things would be much harder for me and the kids and I would not be able to spend much time with the kids because I would have to work majority of the time to support them, rather than just meeting him half way. My parents are a great support around for me and my family. They are always willing to care for my children when we need care child, if we need monetarily they are right there with no questions. My parents also encourage me to keep going and to strive to be the best daughter, wife, and mother that I can be. They are very important and without them I don't know if I would have pushed myself this far this quickly. I probably would have given up before a bachelors degree. Another support is my vehicle. My car is what allows me and my husband to make make to support our family. Our vehicles also allows us to get to important places such the church, store, doctors appointments, and anywhere else we need to go. This is very important because everyone needs a mode of transportation. Where I live things are not in walking distant and therefore require a mode of transportation to get there.Without our vehicles, the jobs we have would be a struggle to get to everyday because they are so far, also caring for my children would be more difficult because I would depend on someone else to move me from place to place. Another support that is important is our grocery store that supplies me family with good daily. Its very important that we maintain a healthy meal daily. Without the grocery store we have to grow our own goods, which would take much work and land. Just know that this is a big support because we have to eat. My last support would be the internet. Life has evolved so much over the years, and the internet has become so big. Everything is so readily available via internet. I can look up things that I don't know very quickly, learn new things, and can get important things done such an master's degree, job application. This is very important because be a working wife, and mother of two keeps me very busy, but the internet allows me to still further my education without having to go to classes and taking too much time away from other duties of life. Without the internet I wouldn't be in this class, I could file out applications form home, or find answers at the the click of a button. My supports get me through daily and without life would be much different.
A challenge that I chose to imagine is life without a grocery store. Things would be much harder and time would have to be allotted to harvest goods. I feel like the benefits of this would bring my family closer and appreciate the goods that readily available to us everyday.

My Connections to play

  Growing up play was very important in my everyday life. It was a requirement of my parents for me and my siblings to be active. I remember my mother waking my and brothers up early for breakfast and the hours between there and lunch was time for us to be outdoors and explore the woods and what the environment had to offer. Being the only girl I used run throw the trails, and play tag with my brothers and the other neighborhood boys. My mom always felt that it was important for us to be outdoors and experience play through make- believe. Outdoors we found ourselves making forts and clubhouses that we would makes rules for.
Play today is very different than how it was when I growing up. Electronics are a major component of play. Many children feel that they are unable to play without such devices. Also the world has gotten so bad now children playing outdoors have to be monitored very closely because many people are kidnapping and doing bad things to our children.
Through play I developed majorly, I am able to find laughter in hard situations to remain clam. Play has also taught me to be patient and to use my imagination to discover and explore. Still in my adult years its very refreshing to play whether its kick ball with the family or Uno. This allows you to get away from everyday stresses and put you back in the mindset of a little child.

Relationship Reflection

Relationships are very important to me. Relationships are very good to have because it will help get you through really tough times in your life, and not so tough times. Its very important to have people that support and help get you to your next level. I am so grateful that I am able to share a relationship with my wonderful family: mom, dad, and three brothers, and extended family. I also am grateful to have my wonderful family my husband, my daughter, and my son. These people mean the world to me. We all have a bond that is indescribable....

My relationship with my parents have made me the person that I am today. I get many qualities from her and find my that i have developed many work ethics from them both. From my brothers our relationships have given me humor in times when I need it most. With my extend family I we have realized that there is nothing like family and that's why it is very important to stick together as one. My husband has shown unconditional love that through thick and thin we are able to still maintain a strong bond. Lastly my children have shown me that life is so precious and a laugh a day will help you live longer.

During the year many pf my family have moved away or went through life changing things such as marriage, or having children, but through it all we come right back to this relationship that we all once had. Although our personal lives might change we still put effort into getting together every once and a while, and also try to stay in contact with each other. Laughter and support keep these relationship thriving and going. Its hard work to sometimes maintain relationships but at the end the hard work and dedication

is worthwhile.

I know as an adult how these relationships have impacted my life, so I know that it is important for children in the early childhood field to develop good relationships with their peers and educators because you never know how far the relationship will get the child, or what types of things the relationships will add to their life.