My Connections to Play

When I was a child, play was a part of everyday. My sister and I spent hours daily playing with the kids in the neighborhood. There wasnt a day that went by that we werent either outside, or playing in the basement. My parents encouraged our play by allowing us to play outside and with other children. There were no special toys or gadgets that we played with, just each other and anything we could find. We would play king of the mountian, chase tag, hide and seek. Inside we played school and house. Unfourtunatley in todays world is has become unsafe for children to freely play in their neighborhood, leaving parents the only alternative of keeping thier children inside for fear of abduction. This is the reason that parents should encourage chidren to play in sports, join boy scouts and girl scouts. This is a safe alterantive to playing outside and still allows the child to interact with other children and play.

Quotes about play

'You can discover more about a person in an hour of play than in a year of converstaion" Plato

Work consists of whatever a body is obliged to do. Play consist of whatever a body is not obliged to do" Mark Twian

Both these quotes give the best example of what play is supposed to do. Children learn more about life while playing with each other than in any other activitie. This is alos true for adults. All adult have some form of play that they do with friends. This is how we bond, and enjoy life.

These are two simple toys that I enjoyed as a child! No high tech gadgeets just a jump rope and a slinky!

Relationship Reflection

My relationships throughout my life have formed the person that I am. I believe that everyone in my life have made me the person I am. The relationships in my life are important to me, they give me peace, love and acceptance. My huband is my rock. He is my partner in life and would not chose any other.

 While completing my BA he was the one that gave me the encouragement that I needed to keep going, I would not have finished my BA without him. My children are the reason I continue to better myself. I want to show them that anything in life can be achieved. I want them to work hard and achieve all their goals. In every realtionship the good and the bad times teach me about life. They teach me how to be forgiving, how to love and accept what I can not change. They make me a better person.
I have always been the peace keeper in my family. I was always making sure that everyone else was happy and walking on eggshells in tense situations, with family that did not get alone. What I learned was I needed to have relationships with my family and friends on a personal note and not worry about if they got along. Learning how to handle family relatioshis has taught me how to be objective in situations dealing with children. I have learned to listen to everyone and never pass judgment. The grass is not always greener on the other side.