Reflecting on Learning

As an early childhood professional, my most passionate hope is that every child will be accept regardless of their difference or vary ability. My hope is that professionals will work together to teach children that their identity matters just as everyone else. I hope that families,childrne and professionals will be able to work together to bring a better understaning of diversity. 

I would like to thank all of my colleagues for your work in the field of early childhood. It takes dedication and persistence to work in this field. I am grateful to work with individuals who are eager to aid children in their development. Your hard work is very appreciative and is not taken lightly. This work will help so many young children better understand diversity. 

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The Sexualization of Early Childhood

Sexualization in early childhood can be difficult to handle, especially being that children are developing. It can be challenging for staff, espeically with the many different apsects of sexualility in society. We can not become bias, and teacher our children based upon our bias, but allow children to learn what sexuality is and help them to find their identity. I do believe we are providing our children with to much information, teaching, which can cause confusion. There is often no unity in the area of sexuality, because everyone believes something different. Thus I believe it is best to give children a standard and allow them to learn more as they grow.

I can remember growing, up girls were made to work with girls, hold hands with girls while on trips, and only allowed to sit by girls. There was segration between the girls and boys within the class.

I remember a student getting in trouble for hugging a girl at school. The child was upset, because he stated, he saw his dad hug his mom. He beliefed that hugs meant you like someone. He was not told that hugs are personal and can not be done in particular public places.

My professional experience while working with children is stopping to toddlers from kissing who were girls and experiencing the same with a girl and boy. Again both children see their families perfrom these actions.

These expereince, can cause children to feel confused, not learn how to express their feeliing appropriately because they are not sure of what is right or wrong. The best way to help professional work with children is to allow children to communicate what they believe sexualiation is. They would see this through play. Then the professional would teach in the area that promote helping children to learn the general basis of sexuality.

The topic on sexuality is a great topic. I am learning that sexuality is  very broad in society and learning to depict how to communicate in earlychildhoods has influenced my awareness.