Relationship Reflection

Relationship Reflection

Relationships/ partnerships are important to me for many reasons. I have built many great relationships/ partner both in my personal life and in my professional life. The relationships/ partnerships I have are extremely important to me because they are people who help me grow and develop as a person. They are people who I can trust and who give me advice or lend an ear when I just need to talk.

I currently have several people with whom I currently have a positive relationship with. Some of the most important people to me are: My son, my mom, my two sisters, and many more.

The first person who means the world to me is my son. He may only be 8 months old, but he completes my life in ways I never knew were possible. Since the day he was born we have had nothing but the best of days. He is the happiest boy in the world and intern can change my bad days to good days just by being with me. We have built a relationship on trust, security, care, and love. The relationship I have with him now will only grow and get stronger as he gets older.



The second person is my mother. My mom is the person I look up to the most. She is the strongest woman I know who does above and beyond what anyone and everyone expects of her. I hope I can only be as great as her as I grow. Our relationship was also built on trust and love. She was the person who taught me everything I know. She is the person I go to with questions, problems, or just someone to talk to. My mom gives me the best advice. Being open with my mom has only helped our relationship. 

The third relationship I would like to share is my relationship with my sisters. I have an older sister and a younger sister. They have been by my side through thick and thin. They too have the best advice a sister could ask for. Our relationship has grown over the years. I know my sisters and I can trust each other and can run to each other for anything. We may all live in different places, but we are only a phone call away.

 

Any relationship can have challenges however those challenges are not something that can’t be fought through. Relationships can take work but after the hard work is done, you will have a strong positive relationship to share in. Some things relationships need are: trust, understanding, love, being open, willing, etc. I have also learned that at first relationships might take time to build but once they are built, they will last a lifetime. I have also learned that when a relationship is hurt, they will take time to rebuild and that will take a lot of time and effort.

To have a great positive relationship, you need to possess special characteristics. I think if a person is trustworthy, able to listen and give advice when needed, open, patient, and flexible, they will build relationships that could potentially turn into partnerships.

I personally have had experiences where I met someone who became my friend and later opened a school and in return I was able to land a job in her school and we have now had a great partnership the last two years. Great relationships pay off when grown to partnerships. I could not be any happier with the way my positive relationships are growing.

Being able to hold positive relationships and partnerships with people is a great characteristic to have when wanting to be an effective early childhood professional. If you already know how to have a partnership, it would be easy for you to work as a team in an early childhood setting. The better you can work with others, the more effective your team can be. When working in a partnership, it is a team effort to make decisions based on the best interest of the children.