RELATIONSHIP REFLECTION

Relationships are important to me, because we as people cannot do everything alone. Building relationships is an important part of life. Rather it is a Mother, Father, Daughter, Son, Best Friend, Colleague, or Professor/Teacher, it doesn’t matter people should strive to build happy and healthy relationships depending on the person, or persons you have the relationship with, you may have to establish specific boundaries to maintain and keep that relationship healthy. One statement I do not mind making is this, “do not let any unhealthy relationships, take over your life, cut the strings if you must, no matter the time you spent building it!” Sometimes we get too caught up in the timing, and do not realize that particular relationship was weighing us down, and stopping our blessings.

Don’t be afraid to meet new people, this brings networking opportunities, and  new friendships.

I have healthy positive relationship’s with my children, my business partners, and my best friend. The relationship with my children, is a must they are all under 18 years of age and they depend on me to guide them, build them up, and provide nourishment. My relationship with my business partners, allow for me to bounce many ideas off them, we connect and understand each other in business and in friendship. We are able to separate business from pleasure and have boundaries of respect, we agree to disagree. My positive relationship with my best friend has been ongoing since 1^st grade. We are friends for life. We talk, laugh, uplift, talk through, share, and support each other through true friendship. We also agree to disagree and maintain our friendship no matter how busy life gets, we can pick up a phone in the middle of the night and talk. (real friends are the ones you can call @ 2:00 in the morning) 

The relationship with my business partners are partnerships, because of the dynamics and are seen that way because of the divide in responsibility, finances, and company names.

As an effective early childhood professional , my ability to create, maintain, and drop unhealthy relationships can have an impact on me, because I have to deal with people every day in this field. So it is in my best interest to recognize unhealthy as well as health relationships/partnerships. The children and their families are the most important at the end of the day!