MyConnections to Play

Two qoutes I chose about play are:

The true object of all human life is play. G. K. Chesterton

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

I loved to play with paperdolls when I was younger. When I played with paper dolls I would imagine it was me dressing up.


The rubix cube was a game where you had to use your brain. It took a lot of thinking and concentration to line up all the colors.


When I was younger people supported play by allowing us to play as long as we wanted, and by encouraging us to go outside to play. My parents would send me and my brother outside everyday as long as the weather permitted and our homework was finished.
Play is similar today by children still pretending to be adults when they play. Play is differnt is some ways from when I was younger by, children are more into television, video games, and computer games than going outside to play or playing with toys indoors. I hope play continues in school and I hope more parents encourage indoors and outdoors play.
I feel play is healthy for children as well as adults. You are never too old or too young to engage in play. When a person play, and have fun doing it, it gives you an overall feeling of goodness. When I was younger my brother and I would play inside together. He would play with his trucks or train set and I would ride my dolls or paper dolls on the trucks. When we would go outside we would play with our friends. I would ride my bike, skate, play hopscotch, or jump rope. We had so much fun playing outside, we never wanted to go in. During the summer we would play outside all day. As an adult the play I've engaged in is bike riding, playing computer games, video games, and playing with my granddaughter, who keeps me on my toes.

Relationship Reflection

Relationships are important to me because it is satisfying to have happy and healthy relationships with people whom you trust and care for. Positive relationships are beneficial in many ways, they build your confidence, they help yoou to succeed in life, and they give you support in difficult times in your life. The list could go on.

I have positive relationships with my daughter, granddaughter, mother, father, brother, niece, sister-in-law, mother-in-law, and a special friend.

My relationship with my daughter is positive because we talk to each other about almost anything and we encourage each other's success. When I enrolled to return to school she told me she was proud of me and that I was her inspiration. What contributed to and maintained our relationship is the fact that there has always been a secure attachment. This relationship is developing with my granddaughter who is three years old. She means the world to me.

The relationship I have with my mother and father contributes to the fact that they have always been there for me. Although I am an adult, I still need mom and dad. When my mother and father seperated my dad and I lost contact for a couple of years, but when we reconnected it was as if we never lost touch. My relationship with my brother is the same as my parents, we have been there for each other since day one. My brother's wife had a massive stroke two years ago and she's currently in a nursing home, this left him caring for his daughter. I help him, as much as I can, take care of her. She looks up to me like a mother. I always look forward to helping her when I can. It gives me great pleasure to help her.

My sister-in-law and mother-in-law are my late husbands sister and mother. My relationship with them developed over time as I dated my husband. When I first met them I can feel that it was going to be a positive relationship. They have always encouraged our relationship. They always made me feel at home when I would visit them. My father-in-law was apart of the positive relationship before he passed asway. They told me I brought out the best in their son and brother. We became even closer when my husband passed.

My relationship with my special friend has been good for me. We encourage each other's personal growth as well as school. He is currently in school and that makes me happy. We do our homework together sometimes. We sometimes take weekend trips just to get away. He has been an inspiration to me in many ways. Our relationship gives me feelings of enjoyment and happiness. My husband was my best friend, so when he passed a part of me passed with him. It hasn't been easy finding some one to fill those shoes. My new friend doesn't fill those shoes, but I am happy again.

There can be challenges developing and maintaining relationships. When you meet someone you're unaware if this person can be trusted. People come and go in our lives. There are times when people don't work well together. Sometimes it take years before you can develop a positive relationship with someone.

Chidren's Quotes

"Children are great imitators. So give them something great to imitate."

Anonymous

While we try to teach our children all about life, Our children teach us what life is all about.

~Angela Schwindt

We worry about what a child will become tomorrow, yet we forget that he is someone today.

~Stacia Tauscher

I chose these quotes because I feel each one has a message that we as parents, caregivers, educators, etc. can relate to.