"MY SUPPORTS"

"MY SUPPORTS"

Support systems are the people, organization and activities that help you on a daily basis.

My overall support systems include; emotional, spiritual, and practical.

This includes my immediate family, my friends, my teaching team, and my co-workers.

The above mentioned groups listen to my concerns, provide positive feedback, and highlight my successes. My children provide my emotional support by helping me take care of my health. They make certain that I make time for myself and do things that I enjoy. My friends are not many, but the few friends I have offer their support by acknowledging my accomplishments, and motivating me to continue striving for the very best. My co-workers and my teaching team are with me on the job daily. We have a great relationship and we work as a team to fulfill our job responsibilities. We support each other in many ways; too much to mention. We share our hurts, our joys, our failings, and disappointments, but most of all we support each other in our effort to implementing developmentally appropriate and cultural strategies for the benefit of all children.

SPIRITUAL SUPPORT

I depend on my church colleagues for prayers. They offer prayer and worship and I take every opportunity to join whenever I can. I believe the only way for a better life is to depend on your faith in God to pull you through. What or who else? My daily stressful experiences are many, and with the spiritual support of prayer, fasting and worship from my church community and my own support, I have been able to go through my daily routines with confidence and resilience.

PRACTICAL SUPPORT:

My support practically is from the administrative staff. They provide the resources needed for all children learning and development.  The resources assist the teams in planning, assessing, and implementing strategies for all children. They provide access to internet services and other technology use not only for job support but for personal support as well. They also provide professional development for staff throughout the year in order to improve our teaching knowledge and skill. The program also provides a gym with training equipments’ like; the treadmills, and bikes for teachers to work out during their spare time. This helps me in releasing stress and weight loss.

Significant stress and pressure are on early childhood educators daily.  Therefore it is critical that we get all the support we need to help us through those challenging times. Without the above support from the many people and organizations, it would have been somewhat difficult for me to perform my job duties effectively and efficiently; plus my daily routines with hope and confidence. Those supports have a powerful effect on my ability to provide instructions to the children in my care and to overcome everyday challenges.

Quote: "It is amazingly empowering to have the support of a strong, motivated, and inspirational group of people"  (Susan Jeffers ).