Saturday, November 27, 2010
Quote from Dr. Stanley Greenspan
"Regardless of the history of IQ tests in the family, If I see nurturing, warm, interactive people who read emotional signals well and interact well, usually I see happy, competent and bright children." Dr. Stanley Greenspan
Quote from President Lyndon B. Johnson
"Poverty must not be a bar to learning and learning must offer an escape from poverty."
"Peace is a journey of a thousand miles and it must be taken one step at a time."
"There are no problems we cannot solve together, and very few that we can solve by ourselves."
"Yesterday is not ours to recover, but tomorrow is ours to win or lose."
President Lyndon B. Johnson
"Peace is a journey of a thousand miles and it must be taken one step at a time."
"There are no problems we cannot solve together, and very few that we can solve by ourselves."
"Yesterday is not ours to recover, but tomorrow is ours to win or lose."
President Lyndon B. Johnson
Quote from Janet Gonzalez-Mena
"Part of being who you are has to do with feelings, which means you'll have a wide range of emotions---not just constant sunshiny happiness." Janet Gonzalez-Mena
Quotes From Professionals
"The passion to make sure that all children where taught in environment and in ways that truly nurtured their ability to grow and to develop to their fullest ability." Louise Dermon-Sparks
"When I go to this parents meetings and see parents learning how to speak to policy makers, learning how to write letters, learning how to tell their stories and share their voice that is what make me motivated regardless of all the challenges going on." Sandy Escobido
"All education really is a civil right issue because the right to what we think about in relationship to a child, childhood lives you to an optimum life experiences." Renatta M. Cooper
"At a very young age I realized that families need support." Leticia Lara LCSW
"When I go to this parents meetings and see parents learning how to speak to policy makers, learning how to write letters, learning how to tell their stories and share their voice that is what make me motivated regardless of all the challenges going on." Sandy Escobido
"All education really is a civil right issue because the right to what we think about in relationship to a child, childhood lives you to an optimum life experiences." Renatta M. Cooper
"At a very young age I realized that families need support." Leticia Lara LCSW
Saturday, November 20, 2010
My Personal Childhood Web
My father, Chief Pappy Jude Ekeocha, nurtured and cared for me from childhood till adulthood. He is a quiet, caring, protective and loving man who lives to teach others. He is a role model to me by being devoted to his children and family. He shares his resources with family members and extends to outsiders. My dad's actions inspired and continue to inspire me to become the person that I am today.
The influence of my father's words and actions in my life and the lives of other people, cannot be stressed enough. From my father I learned to work hard and get the best out of life. Being a God-fearing man, my dad passed down the desire to know and fear God to (us) his children.
My mother, Mrs Chinyere, is the next person who nurtured and cared for me. She is a responsible, terrific,marvelous person who taught me to be a giving person today because during the holidays she would prepare alot of food and invite people over to come and dine with us. She impacted my life by teaching me to give, sacrifice and volunteer to do something to benefit someone else.
My Sisters as a body impacted my early life in many positive ways. I am very thankful to God for giving me kind, caring, and loving sisters. They possess and manifest friendly personalities. I vividly recall the commitment of one of my sisters to academic pursuit that propelled her to obtain her university degree. I followed her footsteps so closely that I have succeded in getting my university degree. Presently, I find it fulfilling and rewarding to encourage people to get education.
My Grandmother, Mrs Celine, is a loving and caring maternal grandmother. She has always been the source of my strongest support and sustainance in going through every challenge I have faced in life. My grandmother's house is my favorite place to and enjoy school vacation. I feel safe and warm in her house. My maternal grandfather passed away when I was little so my grandmother lives in her old house by herself. At night she would tell us stories about tortoise, the moon and other folklores. Spending time with her was truly spending time to experience and enjoy nature and humanity.
My Aunt, Mrs Uche, is another person who loved, cared and nurtured me during childhood. She was always present physically to hold my hands. Aunt Uche took care of me when I had my first surgery and she made sure that I ate light food that would not interfer with the procedure. She did everything humanly possible to be certain that my health, welfare, and education turned out the best.
The influence of my father's words and actions in my life and the lives of other people, cannot be stressed enough. From my father I learned to work hard and get the best out of life. Being a God-fearing man, my dad passed down the desire to know and fear God to (us) his children.
My mother, Mrs Chinyere, is the next person who nurtured and cared for me. She is a responsible, terrific,marvelous person who taught me to be a giving person today because during the holidays she would prepare alot of food and invite people over to come and dine with us. She impacted my life by teaching me to give, sacrifice and volunteer to do something to benefit someone else.
My Sisters as a body impacted my early life in many positive ways. I am very thankful to God for giving me kind, caring, and loving sisters. They possess and manifest friendly personalities. I vividly recall the commitment of one of my sisters to academic pursuit that propelled her to obtain her university degree. I followed her footsteps so closely that I have succeded in getting my university degree. Presently, I find it fulfilling and rewarding to encourage people to get education.
My Grandmother, Mrs Celine, is a loving and caring maternal grandmother. She has always been the source of my strongest support and sustainance in going through every challenge I have faced in life. My grandmother's house is my favorite place to and enjoy school vacation. I feel safe and warm in her house. My maternal grandfather passed away when I was little so my grandmother lives in her old house by herself. At night she would tell us stories about tortoise, the moon and other folklores. Spending time with her was truly spending time to experience and enjoy nature and humanity.
My Aunt, Mrs Uche, is another person who loved, cared and nurtured me during childhood. She was always present physically to hold my hands. Aunt Uche took care of me when I had my first surgery and she made sure that I ate light food that would not interfer with the procedure. She did everything humanly possible to be certain that my health, welfare, and education turned out the best.
Saturday, November 13, 2010
The story of a child that touched my heart
John was three years old when hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans, Louisiana, 2005. The family took shelter at the memorial medical center, the convention center before airlifted to Austin Texas. While in New Orleans they neither slept nor rested day and night. The environmental disturbances distrupted John's emotional standing to the extent that he would unusually scream and wake up while trying to sleep. With little passage of time, John's family began to adjust to resettle at their new location. John started life afresh, interacting with new family members, making new friends and relearning the basics of ABC in a well equipped and age appropriate childhood center. Today John has caught up with his normal developmental progression because of timely availability of childhood care post natural disaster. John has strived and survived, I am proud of him.
John's life touches my heart because he is a living example of a precipitating life trauma from an abrupt physical dislocation which got timely intervention and without such intervention John's life would have been wrecked irreparably.
John's life touches my heart because he is a living example of a precipitating life trauma from an abrupt physical dislocation which got timely intervention and without such intervention John's life would have been wrecked irreparably.
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