Sunday, November 27, 2011
When a child is stressed........
I can honestly say that my grandmother did a great job of providing everything I needed in life. There was not a time when I needed anything whether it be food, shelter, clothing or money. However, there were times that I saw my close cousins being abused by their parents. A lot of the abuse was physical and mental such as them being called, bit*&%, and constantly cursed at. Cursing became part of their language because they would even curse in front of other adults and did not think it was wrong. Now that they are older it has taken a toll on their adult life. They have not progressed in life, such as graduating from highschool or even middle school. In Jamaica, where my family is from, the stress of growing up without a stable home and poverty is prevalent. Many children grow up on the street and fall into the political violence spreading through the parishes. Children grow up quickly and without formal education but is taught street life instead. There are many people here in the states that help their families and also help those in need through churches associated with the programs.
Saturday, November 12, 2011
Breastfeeding vs. Formula
Breastfeeding is very essential to a child's life from birth up until two years of age. It is in my opinion that children who are breastfeed live a healthier life free from such things as ear infections, diarhea, and the common cold. As I researched more on breastfeeding I found the following:
"Infant formulas were never intended to be consumed on the widespread basis that they are today. They were conceived in the late 1800s as a means of providing necessary sustenance for foundlings and orphans who would otherwise have starved. In this narrow context – where no other food was available – formula was a lifesaver."(http://www.theecologist.org/trial_investigations/268337/breastmilk_vs_formula_food.html)
Now programs such as WIC that was created for woman to help provide the basic necessities such as milk, eggs and juice for the mothers to consume, are also providing this cheap form of milk for our children. I applaud the program for the effort and what they are helping to supply but it also gives a false impression to mother's that breastfeeding is not essential, in my opinion.
My sister had my nephew almost a year ago, his birthday is next week saturday, and he has not been sick at all since his birth. I asked her why do you continue to breastfeed Jelani, don't you think he is old enough to stop. He reply to me was, " my goal is to stop breastfeeding him when he is 18 months I refuse to give him anything else because I know what is in the milk I am providing." Breastfeeding counselors such as Mary Smale led me to ask her that question because she stated, "‘If anybody were to ask ‘which formula should I use?’ or ‘which is nearest to mother’s milk?’, the answer would be ‘nobody knows’ because there is not one single objective source of that kind of information provided by anybody. Only the manufacturers know what’s in their stuff, and they aren’t telling. They may advertise special ‘healthy’ ingredients like oligosaccharides, long-chain fatty acids or, a while ago, beta-carotene, but they never actually tell you what the basic product is made from or where the ingredients come from." (http://www.theecologist.org/trial_investigations/268337/breastmilk_vs_formula_food.html)
This topic is meaningful to me because parents who have young children must understand that it is very important to the health and well-being of their child that the best foods be given. The natural proteins and vitamins that is in breastmilk helps promote healthy brains cells and smarter children. The cost of breast milk when I had my first child was $5.00 a can now it up around $8.00 a can. In the UK I found that milk is $14 a pound versus 14 pence which is what they spend on government programs to promote breastfeeding. In underdeveloped countries such as Africa woman don't have to be told how important it is for them to breastfeed their child. First it is a traditional aspect of motherhood and woman can not afford the supplements.
"Infant formulas were never intended to be consumed on the widespread basis that they are today. They were conceived in the late 1800s as a means of providing necessary sustenance for foundlings and orphans who would otherwise have starved. In this narrow context – where no other food was available – formula was a lifesaver."(http://www.theecologist.org/trial_investigations/268337/breastmilk_vs_formula_food.html)
Now programs such as WIC that was created for woman to help provide the basic necessities such as milk, eggs and juice for the mothers to consume, are also providing this cheap form of milk for our children. I applaud the program for the effort and what they are helping to supply but it also gives a false impression to mother's that breastfeeding is not essential, in my opinion.
My sister had my nephew almost a year ago, his birthday is next week saturday, and he has not been sick at all since his birth. I asked her why do you continue to breastfeed Jelani, don't you think he is old enough to stop. He reply to me was, " my goal is to stop breastfeeding him when he is 18 months I refuse to give him anything else because I know what is in the milk I am providing." Breastfeeding counselors such as Mary Smale led me to ask her that question because she stated, "‘If anybody were to ask ‘which formula should I use?’ or ‘which is nearest to mother’s milk?’, the answer would be ‘nobody knows’ because there is not one single objective source of that kind of information provided by anybody. Only the manufacturers know what’s in their stuff, and they aren’t telling. They may advertise special ‘healthy’ ingredients like oligosaccharides, long-chain fatty acids or, a while ago, beta-carotene, but they never actually tell you what the basic product is made from or where the ingredients come from." (http://www.theecologist.org/trial_investigations/268337/breastmilk_vs_formula_food.html)
This topic is meaningful to me because parents who have young children must understand that it is very important to the health and well-being of their child that the best foods be given. The natural proteins and vitamins that is in breastmilk helps promote healthy brains cells and smarter children. The cost of breast milk when I had my first child was $5.00 a can now it up around $8.00 a can. In the UK I found that milk is $14 a pound versus 14 pence which is what they spend on government programs to promote breastfeeding. In underdeveloped countries such as Africa woman don't have to be told how important it is for them to breastfeed their child. First it is a traditional aspect of motherhood and woman can not afford the supplements.
Sunday, November 6, 2011
The Birth of Elijah E. Valcin
My first son was born on December 31, 1996 at Downstate hospital in Brooklyn, New York. The excitement of giving birth outweighed the pain during those first couple of hours at home. Once my water broke we rushed to the hospital hoping for a quick birth. However, it turned out to be the worse experience of my life. I arrived at the hospital around 9 am and suffered labor pains for about eight hours before the doctors decided I needed to have a c-section. Once the consent was documented and I met with the anesthiaologist they wheeled me into the operating room. Next thing I hears was a doctor instructoring another woman in scrubs, every step of the operation.
After about an hour, I heard the sweetest sound of my son's voice. They did not place him in my arms, they wheeled him away into another room. I was placed in a recovery hall filled with empty beds and surgerical equipment. None of my family members knew where I was until I was moved into my own room. After five days in the hospital with a wound literally covered with gauze I was released and sent home. Three weeks later, I was rushed back to the hospital because my incision began to bleed. For the next six months a nurse was assigned to come to my home each morning to attend to my open wound.
Postpartum set in immediately due to the fact I was in so much pain I was unable to bond with my son.
The birth of my child was not in a country with insufficient medical care or doctors such as maybe Africa, however, I felt I was treated terribly. Everyone assumed I was young according to the nurses who refused to help me out of bed to the restroom after removing my catheder, stating a seventeen year old like you can get up on her own, I was 22. Yet I was treated as if I were in a country that did not respect woman. I believe my son's illness three months later was the cause of complications I had during his birth. On the day of his christianing party he developed an infection they could not identify. He was hospitalized for seven days, and underwent multiple test the worst being a spinal tap.
Today he is a healthy fourteen year old, attending a prominent school and making straight A's. With the love of both myself, husband and other family members he has grown to be a wonderful child and I beileve he will be a great man.
After about an hour, I heard the sweetest sound of my son's voice. They did not place him in my arms, they wheeled him away into another room. I was placed in a recovery hall filled with empty beds and surgerical equipment. None of my family members knew where I was until I was moved into my own room. After five days in the hospital with a wound literally covered with gauze I was released and sent home. Three weeks later, I was rushed back to the hospital because my incision began to bleed. For the next six months a nurse was assigned to come to my home each morning to attend to my open wound.
Postpartum set in immediately due to the fact I was in so much pain I was unable to bond with my son.
The birth of my child was not in a country with insufficient medical care or doctors such as maybe Africa, however, I felt I was treated terribly. Everyone assumed I was young according to the nurses who refused to help me out of bed to the restroom after removing my catheder, stating a seventeen year old like you can get up on her own, I was 22. Yet I was treated as if I were in a country that did not respect woman. I believe my son's illness three months later was the cause of complications I had during his birth. On the day of his christianing party he developed an infection they could not identify. He was hospitalized for seven days, and underwent multiple test the worst being a spinal tap.
Today he is a healthy fourteen year old, attending a prominent school and making straight A's. With the love of both myself, husband and other family members he has grown to be a wonderful child and I beileve he will be a great man.
Saturday, October 29, 2011
Thank you to my professor and colleagues
This has been a wonderful eight weeks with all of you as we took a ride on the Early Childhood Education train. We have passed through many avenues and learned many ways to assist us in our future. I would like to thank all of you from the bottom of my heart that has commented on my blog and on the discussion board. I hope to meet you again in the next class but if not I wish all of you the best.
Denise
Denise
Sunday, October 23, 2011
Code of Ethics
This week we were required to read the articles regarding the code of ethics for early childhood education.
In addition, identify three that are meaningful to us and how they will become a part of our professional life.
According to the Division for Early Childhood, " we shall build relationships with individual children and families where individualizing the curricula and learning environments to facilitate young childrens development and learning." It is important that we involve families of young children in the classroom because once we establish a true relationship with them it will resonate with their children in the classroom.
According to the NAEYC, "effective public policy advocacy work requires intentionality, which in turn requires organization. If all of us work independently without a well-defined vision and capacity to act and react to changing political, social and economic contexts, we will not make the progress that is needed. If we work together strategically, we can cause the changes that we seek for children, families, and the professionals in the field.
All three ideals are significant to my professional growth because it is necessary to adhere to the statements to become an effective educator and understand what entails to help educate young children.
According to the Division for Early Childhood, "we shall use individually appropriate assessment strategies including multiple sources of information such as observations, interviews with significant caregivers, formal and informal assesments to determine childrens' learning styles, strengths and challenges.
In addition, identify three that are meaningful to us and how they will become a part of our professional life.
According to the Division for Early Childhood, " we shall build relationships with individual children and families where individualizing the curricula and learning environments to facilitate young childrens development and learning." It is important that we involve families of young children in the classroom because once we establish a true relationship with them it will resonate with their children in the classroom.
According to the NAEYC, "effective public policy advocacy work requires intentionality, which in turn requires organization. If all of us work independently without a well-defined vision and capacity to act and react to changing political, social and economic contexts, we will not make the progress that is needed. If we work together strategically, we can cause the changes that we seek for children, families, and the professionals in the field.
All three ideals are significant to my professional growth because it is necessary to adhere to the statements to become an effective educator and understand what entails to help educate young children.
According to the Division for Early Childhood, "we shall use individually appropriate assessment strategies including multiple sources of information such as observations, interviews with significant caregivers, formal and informal assesments to determine childrens' learning styles, strengths and challenges.
Monday, October 10, 2011
Additional Resources
- Article: National Scientific Council on the Developing Child. (2004, Winter). Children's emotional development is built into the architecture of their brains (Working Paper No. 2). Waltham, MA: Author. Available from Center on the Developing Child, Harvard University website
http://developingchild.harvard.edu/index.php/library/reports_and_working_papers/working_papers/wp2/
- Article: Shonkoff, J. P. (2006, November). A promising opportunity for developmental and behavioral pediatrics at the interface of neuroscience, psychology, and social policy: Remarks on receiving the 2005 C. Anderson Aldrich Award. Pediatrics, 118(5). 2187–2191. doi:10.1542/peds.2006-1728. Retrieved May 26, 2010, from http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/118/5/2187.full.pdf+html
- Article: The World Bank. (2010). Early childhood development. Retrieved May 26, 2010, from
http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/TOPICS/EXTCY/0,,contentMDK:20246241~menu
PK:4697089~pagePK:210058~piPK:210062~theSitePK:396445,00.html
- Article: Bang, Y.. (2009). Helping All Families Participate in School Life. YC Young Children, 64(6), 97-99. Retrieved April 5, 2011, from ProQuest Education Journals. (Document ID: 1908826341).
- Web Article: The National Institute for Play. (2009). Play Science—The Patterns of Play. Carmel Valley, CA: Author. Retrieved May 26, 2010, from http://www.nifplay.org/states_play.html
- Walden Resources:
- Walden University Writing Center
http://writingcenter.waldenu.edu/ - Ask a Writing Tutor
writingsupport@waldenu.edu - ESL Resources
http://writingcenter.waldenu.edu/Grammar-and-ELL.htm
Optional Resources
- Video: Davidson, R. (2007). The heart-brain connection: The neuroscience of social, emotional, and academic learning. Edutopia. The George Lucas Foundation. Retrieved June 2, 2010, fromhttp://www.edutopia.org/richard-davidson-sel-brain-video
- Podcast: Spiegel, A. (2008, February 21). Old-fashioned play builds serious skills. NPR Morning Edition. Retrieved June 2, 2010, from http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=19212514
- Web Article: Alliance for Childhood. (n.d.). Play resource list. College Park, MD: Author. Retrieved June 2, 2010, from http://www.allianceforchildhood.org/play_resources
Sunday, October 9, 2011
Collection of Resources for Early Childhood Education
Here are a list of resources including there websites:
Here are a list of resources including there websites:
- NAEYC. (2009). Developmentally appropriate practice in early childhood programs serving children from birth through age 8. Retrieved May 26, 2010, from http://www.naeyc.org/files/naeyc/file/positions/dap
- NAEYC. (2009). Where we stand on child abuse prevention. Retrieved May 26, 2010, from http://www.naeyc.org/files/naeyc/file/positions/ChildAbuseStand.pdf
- NAEYC. (2009). Where we stand on school readiness. Retrieved May 26, 2010, from http://www.naeyc.org/files/naeyc/file/positions/Readiness.pdf
- NAEYC. (2009). Where we stand on responding to linguistic and cultural diversity. Retrieved May 26, 2010, from http://www.naeyc.org/files/naeyc/file/positions/diversity.pdf
- NAEYC. (2003). Early childhood curriculum, assessment, and program evaluation: Building an effective, accountable system in programs for children birth through age 8. Retrieved May 26, 2010, fromhttp://www.naeyc.org/files/naeyc/file/positions/pscape.pdf
- NAEYC. (2009, April). Early childhood inclusion: A summary. Retrieved May 26, 2010, from http://www.naeyc.org/files/naeyc/file/positions/DEC_NAEYC_ECSummary_A.pdf
- Zero to Three: National Center for Infants, Toddlers, and Families. (2010). Infant-toddler policy agenda. Retrieved May 26, 2010, from http://main.zerotothree.org/site/PageServer?pagename=ter_pub_infanttodller
- FPG Child Development Institute. (2006, September). Evidence-based practice empowers early childhood professionals and families. (FPG Snapshot, No. 33). Retrieved May 26, 2010, fromhttp://www.fpg.unc.edu/~snapshots/snap33.pdf
- World forum foundation
- http://worldforumfoundation.org/wf/wp/about-us
- World Organization for Early Childhood Education
http://www.omep-usnc.org/
Read about OMEP’s mission.
- Association for Childhood Education International
http://acei.org/about/
Here is a list of organizations along with the website:
- World Forum Foundation
http://worldforumfoundation.org/wf/wp/about-us
This link connects you to the mission statement of this organization. Make sure to watch the video on this webpage
- World Organization for Early Childhood Education
http://www.omep-usnc.org/
Read about OMEP’s mission.
- Association for Childhood Education International
http://acei.org/about/
Here is a list of journals:
- YC Young Children
- Childhood
- Journal of Child & Family Studies
- Child Study Journal
- Multicultural Education
- Early Childhood Education Journal
- Journal of Early Childhood Research
- International Journal of Early Childhood
- Early Childhood Research Quarterly
- Developmental Psychology
- Social Studies
- Maternal & Child Health Journal
- International Journal of Early Years Education
Here are three additional resource:
http://www.projectapproach.org/projectApproachStudyGuide.pdf
http://workplacepsychology.net/2010/04/22/7-reasons-why-employees-leave/
http://nccic.acf.hhs.gov/poptopics/ecarefunding.html
http://www.projectapproach.org/projectApproachStudyGuide.pdf
http://workplacepsychology.net/2010/04/22/7-reasons-why-employees-leave/
http://nccic.acf.hhs.gov/poptopics/ecarefunding.html
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