Reflection

I have enjoyed learning more about the early childhood field.  Learning about it is different than "living it" with your children.  I am excited to learn more and fulfill my professional goals!

NAEYC/DEC Code of Ethics

NAEYC-
*Appreciate childhood as a unique and valuable stage of the human life cycle.
DEC-
*We shall recognize our responsiblity to improve the developmental outcomes of children and to provide services and support in a fair and equitable manner to all families and children. 
**I value all the stages of the human life cycle.  I think that all children progress at their own rate with commonalities making it typical.  As a developmental therapist, I will have to determine delay and provide services to make developmental gains.  Improving developmental outcomes is the goal of a developmental therapist. 

References

Websites:
World Forum Foundation
http://www.worldforumfoundation.org/wf/about.php
World Organization for Early Childhood Education
http://www.omep-usnc.org/
Association for Childhood Education International
http://acei.org/about/
National Association for the Education of Young Children
http://www.naeyc.org/
The Division for Early Childhood
http://www.dec-sped.org/
Zero to Three: National Center for Infants, Toddlers, and Families
http://www.zerotothree.org/
WESTED
http://www.wested.org/cs/we/print/docs/we/home.htm
Harvard Education Letter
http://www.hepg.org/hel/topic/85
FPG Child Development Institute
http://www.fpg.unc.edu/main/about.cfm
Administration for Children and Families Headstart’s National Research Conference
http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/opre/hsrc/
HighScope
http://www.highscope.org/
Children’s Defense Fund
http://www.childrensdefense.org/
Center for Child Care Workforce
http://www.ccw.org/
Council for Exceptional Children
http://www.cec.sped.org//AM/Template.cfm?Section=Home
Institute for Women’s Policy Research
http://www.iwpr.org/index.cfm
National Center for Research on Early Childhood Education
http://www.ncrece.org/wordpress/
National Child Care Association
http://www.nccanet.org/
National Institute for Early Education Research
http://nieer.org/
Pre[K]Now
http://www.preknow.org/
Voices for America’s Children
http://www.voices.org/
The Erikson Institute
http://www.erikson.edu/
MY 3 REFERENCES:
CENTRAL INDIANA FIRST STEPS:  www.cibaby.com
The Jackson Center for Conductive Education:  www.thejacksoncenter.org
The Applied Behavior Center: www.appliedbehaviorcenter.org
*I have personal experience with Central Indiana First Steps.  My son's therapists are through First Steps.  It is a wonderful program where therapist come to the home to provide services from birth to age three. 
*My friend's son attends The Jackson Center.  It has been a wonderful experience for them. 
*I worked at a summer program in college at The Applied Behavior Center.  It was a very interesting experience. 

PASSION...

"I ALWAYS WANTED TO BE A TEACHER." -Louise Derman-Sparks
Passion...it is about following your dreams!

Week 4...

"What a great moment for me, my son, the world. What you have made possible for so many people defies all reason." LOWELL WEICKER, JR.
Former United States Senator

Special Olympics oath:

Let me win,
but if I cannot win
let me be brave
in the attempt.

Family...

My family is my world.  This week was very rough for us.  Our daughter, Ella, had multiple seizures.  She had 10 in two hours.  She had a fever; however, the amount of seizures is abnormal for febrile seizures.  She saw our son's neurologist this morning and has an EEG on Monday.  This is very hard on our family as it has not even been a year since our youngest son, Owen, knocked over his high chair at a restaurant and we discovered that he has white matter loss throughout his brain.  Owen has been tested for leukodystrophies and thankfully they have all came back normal.  He will have another MRI on his brain and spine in July. I am praying that this is just how his brain has developed and it is not progressive.  It is very scary.  Through it all, our oldest son, Noah, has been our little comic relief.  He is funny like my husband.  Just praying. 

This week...

This week is a big week.
Noah's preschool is winding down.  He goes until the end of the month.  We have a preview of his school for next year.  He will be going to a 1/2 day Kindergarten program. 
Ella is doing great!  She is such a little cuddle bug.  She is doing well with potty training...this is day 5 of no pull-ups.  YEAH!
Owen is not feeling great.  He is on breathing treatments again.  They make him a bit tired.  He has DT and PT this week.  His therapists are great!  He loves working with them.