Influence of family in my life

My family consisted of four members-- my dad, mom, my elder sister and me. In my family, everyone had a distinct role to play. My dad was a professor at Calcutta University and much of his work involved teaching. He was the only earner  in the family. That does not mean he was not concerns with the remaining three members of the family. He would make sure that my mother remained healthy and his daughters were being respectful to the mother. He wanted to make sure that we were being responsible and keeping up with studies.  My mother stayed home and made sure that the household were run well, disciplined and nurtured my sister and me, watched over us to see that we were doing well in school. Our dad used to take care on our studies with our mom in the evening time and good communication in the early morning before we left for school. Today when I go back to my sweet memory of early childhood, it seems to me that we were the part of family system where children got lessons in culture, caring, and  love through the responsible parental care.

Same time our mother played a key role that set up situations for her children. As for example when we two sisters were getting bored under the load of heavy homework, she used to take us in different climate like play ground by playing hide and seeks  so we could see ourselves. I believe in this scenario when the children is in fighting condition or stressed for family reason it is better to set situations for that child to see herself in different roles (Garris 2006). Today as an educator when I see the child suffers in disruptive zone, I always try to keep the child in different roles or allow the child to lead a change activity.

In my early childhood years, I never felt any stress or disruptive environment inside or outside the home, because our parents were always there to support us in our emotional and physical need: emotional quality is related to beliefs about children and families (Garris 2006). We used to feel safe, encouraged, happy, supported by the nurtured climate created by our parents.

Today, as an early childhood educator, we often see children who feel scared, insecure, and unhappy, maybe because they come from families that might not be able to maintain equilibrium or stability. Sometimes new input or changes come in family that is not easy to adapt for the children. Some families are mindful about healthy food while other families are much less concerned about healthy diet. Other examples of insecurity include illness in the family, loss of a family member, or addition of a new-born.   

Therefore, as childhood educators, we need to find ways to support families as the families support their children (Delpit 1995; Garcia 2001). The best things we can do is to create a classroom climate safe so the children can feel school is a place which is wonderful with a climate of safety and positive feedback. In that scenario, it is reasonable not to change classrooms’ decoration or fix some new staff. Following Garrison(2006), we should encourage families to plan ways to increase stability and security. I think early childhood educators need equilibrium to get the root of issues without medication that encourage families to plan ways to increase stability and security (Garris 2006).

Finally, I want to state every early childhood educator need to develop and enhance skills that will offer children the best possible learning experiences and opportunities, in school, at home, and in community settings. It is therefore essential that every effort is made to ensure that ongoing and effective communication and partnerships be established and maintained with parents.