Channette's Early Childhood Studies Blog

  “You are the stars and the world is watching you. By your presence you send a message to every village, every city, every nation. A message of hope. A message of victory. The right to play on any playing field? You have earned it. The right to study in any school? You have earned it. The right to hold a job? You have earned it. The right to anyone's neighbor? You have earned it.” Eunice Kennedy Shriver Reference Unknown. (unknown). Remarks: 1987 World Games Remarks . Retrieved From http://www.eunicekennedyshriver.org/articles/article/85 Special Olympics World Games, South Bend, Indiana (1987) "In ancient Rome, the gladiators went into the arena with these words on their lips Let me win. But if I cannot win, let me be brave in the attempt. Let us begin the Olympics." Eunice Kennedy Shriver Reference Shapiro, Joseph (2007, April) Eunice Kennedy Shriver's Olympic Legacy. Retrieved From https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=9136962 Speech at the firs...

  During my childhood, the five people who nurtured and cared about me the most were Chester, Lillian, Angela, Cedric, and Darryl.   Chester Ingram is my grandfather.                                                                              My grandfather was a sweet man that gave me anything I wanted.   Lillian Ingram is my grandmother.   My grandmother gave me anything I wanted, but she was the disciplinary person in my life.   I only got into trouble a couple times in my childhood.   However, each time I was given my consequence from my grandmother.   Angela Ingram is my mother.     My mother always provided me with love and attention.   Cedric Ingram and Darryl Ingram are my uncles.    Darryl Cedric My uncles always encoura...

 

   I provide childcare for youth who parents leave on deployment all the time. Sometimes parents leave for a few months, Other times they leave for a few years. However, each time they are leaving a child behind. It is my responsibility to be apart of that youth's support system. For each child has a special relationship with their parent. It touches my heart when I hear the stories they share with me about their parent. It touches me on a deep level because, I was a child like them that had a parent in the military that left all the time. I am honored to be able to help them with the transition they must experience when their parent leaves. Also, take a lot of pride in helping the youth keep in touch with their parents while they are on deployment. Therefore, I am not touched in my heart by one child. I am touched by many children and the resiliency they have developed as military children.

  When I was a child the Berenstain Bears book series where my favorite. Even now when I see them at the store they are the first that I will pick up and grab for a child. I am not sure why I love them so much. It could of been because I loved bears as child. Also, it could of been because I remember reading them with my mother. However, I do love that the books from the Berenstain Bears collection always have a life lesson at the end of them. 

  “Family is not an important thing. It's everything.” – Michael J. Fox.

  “T he official flower of the military child is the dandelion. Why? The plant puts down roots almost anywhere, and it’s almost impossible to destroy. It’s an unpretentious plant, yet good looking. It’s a survivor in a broad range of climates. Military children bloom everywhere the winds carry them. They are hardy and upright. Their roots are strong, cultivated deeply in the culture of the military, planted swiftly and surely. They’re ready to fly in the breezes that take them to new adventures, new lands, and new friends." Unknown Author retrieved from https://thepricklypilotswife.com/2017/03/dandelion-official-flower-military-child/