On January 23, 2012, my entire life changed. At approximately 3:00AM I began having sharp cramps in my sleep. Oh no. I thought that maybe I just had to use the bathroom and that my precious baby girl was just resting on my uterus. So I got up and went to the restroom. I laid back down. The pains did not stop. I knew that my water had not broke and that my mucus plug had not come down so I was not understanding what was going on. I laid in the bed and looked at my phone to time how far apart these pains were. They were five minutes apart! Too close for comfort. I woke my grandfather up and told him that I was hurting, he instructed me to call my god mother. So I called her told her what was going on and she said she was going to put on some clothes that I needed to go to the hospital. I got off the phone with her, got in the shower, put on some clothes, and began to pack my hospital bag. My baby's hospital bag had been packed for weeks now. I paced the floor waiting on her to pull up outside and never ceased hurting. When she arrived I grabbed my things and headed out the door. When I got in the car she asked how I was feeling I told her I was hungry and scared. I told her that the day before I had called in to work because of the pains I was experiencing but I thought I just needed some rest. I begged her to stop at Burger King to get me some breakfast, she refused.
When we finally made it to the hospital, twenty minutes away, they rushed me into a delivery room. I was only one centimeter dilated but as I had calculated, my contractions were constant and five minutes apart. They gave me Pitocin to induce my labor and another medication to make me sleep through my pains. I was still hungry, so they brought ice :(. By this time it was about 10AM. I slept until 11:30 and when I woke up I had now dilated to 5cm almost 6. They said I was still in a safe zone to administer the Epidural. I received the injection and after that the pain stopped instantly. Best drug ever! The rest was history, I kept dilating and before I knew it I was delivering a beautiful baby girl 6 lbs. 9 oz. 191/2 inches long at 1:56 PM.
Childbirth around the World
An interesting fact learned while completing this assignment was the increasing rate of the C-Section in very cultures. The dramatic increases are in China where the rate in 1991 was 5%,by 2001 20%, and 2008 40% (Berger 2015). Those are alarming numbers being that C-Sections are more risky during child birth than natural labor.
Berger, K. (2015). The developing person through childhood (Seventh ed.). New York, NY: Worth.
Saturday, October 31, 2015
Saturday, October 17, 2015
Examining Codes of Ethics
NAEYC (National Association for the Education of Young Children) Core Beliefs that are important to me:
- Recognize that children are best understood and supported in the context of family, culture, community, and society.
- Recognize that children and adults achieve their full potential in the context of relationships that are based on trust and respect.
DEC (Division for Early Childhood) Core Belief that is important to me:
- We shall serve as advocates for children with disabilities and their families and for the professionals who serve them by supporting both policy and programmatic decisions that enhance the quality of their lives
These three beliefs are very important to me because they uphold integrity and compassion in our career field. Compassion for our students and their families is an important key to being a successful educator. We are a team and working together for the best interest of the child. We are the advocates to ensure that they are getting the best treatment and services possible. That is my life long aspiration to be an advocate for children in low economic areas with special needs. These three statements help me to remain encouraged on what my dream as an truly educator is.
Saturday, October 3, 2015
Growing Your Collection of Resources
Video: Laureate Education, Inc. (2010). The resources for early childhood. Baltimore: Author.
Part 1: Position Statements and Influential Practices
- NAEYC. (2009). Developmentally appropriate practice in early childhood programs serving children from birth through age 8. Retrieved May 26, 2010, from http://www.naeyc.org/files/naeyc/file/positions/dap
- NAEYC. (2009). Where we stand on child abuse prevention. Retrieved May 26, 2010, fromhttp://www.naeyc.org/files/naeyc/file/positions/ChildAbuseStand.pdf
- NAEYC. (2009). Where we stand on school readiness. Retrieved May 26, 2010, fromhttp://www.naeyc.org/files/naeyc/file/positions/Readiness.pdf
- NAEYC. (2009). Where we stand on responding to linguistic and cultural diversity. Retrieved May 26, 2010, fromhttp://www.naeyc.org/files/naeyc/file/positions/diversity.pdf
- NAEYC. (2003). Early childhood curriculum, assessment, and program evaluation: Building an effective, accountable system in programs for children birth through age 8. Retrieved May 26, 2010, from http://www.naeyc.org/files/naeyc/file/positions/pscape.pdf
- NAEYC. (2009, April). Early childhood inclusion: A summary. Retrieved May 26, 2010, fromhttp://www.naeyc.org/files/naeyc/file/positions/DEC_NAEYC_ECSummary_A.pdf
- Zero to Three: National Center for Infants, Toddlers, and Families. (2010). Infant-toddler policy agenda. Retrieved May 26, 2010, fromhttp://main.zerotothree.org/site/PageServer?pagename=ter_pub_infanttodller
- FPG Child Development Institute. (2006, September). Evidence-based practice empowers early childhood professionals and families. (FPG Snapshot, No. 33). Retrieved May 26, 2010, fromhttp://community.fpg.unc.edu/sites/community.fpg.unc.edu/files/imce/documents/FPG_Snapshot_N33_EvidenceBasedPractice_09-2006.pdf
- Turnbull, A., Zuna, N., Hong, J. Y., Hu, X., Kyzar, K., Obremski, S., et al. (2010). Knowledge-to-action guides. Teaching Exceptional Children, 42(3), 42-53.
Retrieved from the Walden Library databases - Part 2: Global Support for Children's Rights and Well-Being
- Article: UNICEF (n.d.). Fact sheet: A summary of the rights under the Convention on the Rights of the Child. Retrieved May 26, 2010, fromhttp://www.unicef.org/crc/files/Rights_overview.pdf
- Websites:
- World Forum Foundation
http://worldforumfoundation.org/wf/wp/about-us
This link connects you to the mission statement of this organization. Make sure to watch the media segment on this webpage - World Organization for Early Childhood Education
http://www.omep-usnc.org/
Read about OMEP's mission. - Association for Childhood Education International
http://acei.org/
Click on "Mission/Vision" and "Guiding Principles and Beliefs" and read these statements. - Part 3: Selected Early Childhood Organizations
- National Association for the Education of Young Children
http://www.naeyc.org/ - The Division for Early Childhood
http://www.dec-sped.org/ - Zero to Three: National Center for Infants, Toddlers, and Families
http://www.zerotothree.org/ - WESTED
http://www.wested.org/cs/we/print/docs/we/home.htm - Harvard Education Letter
http://www.hepg.org/hel/topic/85 - FPG Child Development Institute
http://www.fpg.unc.edu/ - Administration for Children and Families Headstart's National Research Conference
http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/opre/hsrc/ - HighScope
http://www.highscope.org/ - Children's Defense Fund
http://www.childrensdefense.org/ - Center for Child Care Workforce
http://www.ccw.org/ - Council for Exceptional Children
http://www.cec.sped.org/ - Institute for Women's Policy Research
http://www.iwpr.org/ - National Center for Research on Early Childhood Education
http://www.ncrece.org/wordpress/ - National Child Care Association
http://www.nccanet.org/ - National Institute for Early Education Research
http://nieer.org/ - Pre[K]Now
http://www.pewstates.org/projects/pre-k-now-328067 - Voices for America's Children
http://www.voices.org/ - The Erikson Institute
http://www.erikson.edu/ - Part 4: Selected Professional Journals Available in the Walden LibraryTip: Use the Journal option under Search & Find on the library website to find journals by title.
- YC Young Children
- Childhood
- Journal of Child & Family Studies
- Child Study Journal
- Multicultural Education
- Early Childhood Education Journal
- Journal of Early Childhood Research
- International Journal of Early Childhood
- Early Childhood Research Quarterly
- Developmental Psychology
- Social Studies
- Maternal & Child Health Journal
- International Journal of Early Years Education
- National Association for the Education of Young Children
- World Forum Foundation
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