Shanae's Blog

                                           Play represented for me:                                             Essential Play Items for my younger self:              When I was younger people, mostly, your parents supported play by encouraging outside time. After school, I would do my homework and then head outside to play with my friends. We would play cooperative games such as hide and seek and tag. We would also ride bikes and do cheers in the neighborhood. My parents would often tell me to go out and play and give me a set time to come in. The time was usually, when the lights on the street lamps came on. I was an only child, so I had every toy and game imaginable. My parents would also encourage me to in...

     Relationships and partnerships are very important to me. I believe that relationships are what make the world complete. With this being said, relationships whether personal or professional shape a person, their thoughts and their experiences. I believe that without some type of relationship or human contact people would be devoid of feelings such as compassion, understanding and empathy. There are several people who I have positive relationships with.  The first person that I have a positive relationship with is my daughter. I try to maintain a positive relationship with her and be a good female role model to her because I grew up without a mother. I strive to show my daughter what it means to be understanding, fair , and compassionate. I also try to instill morals in her at an early age so that she will be able to identify with people's feelings and with ideals that are right and wrong.  Another person that I try to maintain a positive rel...

Several quotes that were meaningful to me in regard to child development are                         These quotes are an excellent representaion of the idea of child development and growth.