Family relationships are extremely important to me. These are the people who support me and love me unconditionally. What ever mistake I make they will be there. It is comforting to know that there are people that will always be "in your court". It makes navigating the scary and uncertain aspects of life a little less scary.
It is important for me to have a strong relationship with my daughter for all of the above reasons and more. I want her know that no matter what, I will be in her corner. I think that children who have supportive parents are more successful than those who do not. Children who grow up with good relationships with their parents know that there is someone out there with there best interest at heart, someone who will help encourage them to achieve there dreams.
I have recently met the ten year mark at my job and this has made me realize that I also value relationships with my boss and co workers. Over the years we have seen each other give birth to children, marry, divorce and mourn the deaths of our family members. In a way this makes us family. On a daily basis we spend many hours together. We work together to ensure that the children in our care receive the best care possible. This takes collaboration and team work. Having a good relationship with my boss and coworkers has helped me to make it to ten years on my job.
Think about what relationships are important to you.
Hi April,
ReplyDeleteRelationships are very important. Therefore when we step out of our comfort zone and start building new relationships with people we work with or meet other wise, these relationships are even more valuable. Indeed we have to learn to trust new people because they did not grow up with us and they are not family. We also have to put a side our opinions some times understanding that it is okay for others not to all ways agree with our own views, but we can still have a positive relationship by respecting each one for who they are.
I agree with you that family is usually the relationships that are most important to us. This was the people I mentioned in my blog as well. I think one thing that is very important is that with family they stick by you no matter what. Yes families always have their differences but they communicate and they get through it. Communication is key to relationships working. I also have developed relationships at my job that I value.
ReplyDeleteHi April,
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing! Like you, I believe that family relationships are very important. When I think of the positive relationships that I have in my life, the majority of them are with family members, such as my parents and sister. Yes, I have positive relationships with others outside of my family, but I know the ones that I have with my family will last forever. I like how you mentioned children with positive relationships with their parents. I am very lucky to have a positive relationship with both of my parents and I know that I always have someone who will be there for me no matter what. I think it is great that you have such a positive relationship with your co-workers. We spend so much time at work, our co-workers often become like family. This is a great example of a partnership!
I agree with you when we as adults have positive relationships with our family and friends does influence how we interact with others. As adult it is important to me to have a close connections with my family and friends. My parents raised my siblings and I to be love and respect each others along with others who were not apart of my family. This lesson have made me to be more open and acceptance of people who are different from me. I have that type of spirit that I can make friend easily because I like getting to know people who my come from a different background from me.
ReplyDeleteI love how you stated that your relationship with your co-workers is in itself a family. I feel that way as well, when you spend as much time with others as we do at work it is important to have strong, supportive people there. I know that reflecting on my life my longest and most positive work experiences have correlated to the jobs where I made the best friends and most positive connections.
ReplyDeleteHello April,
ReplyDeleteI agree when you mention children with supportive parents. I have worked with young children and families over the years and we (colleagues and I) noticed how parental involvement's impact on individual skills. Case in point, in our preschool classroom, we have six parent volunteers. Children whose parents visit our classroom often tends to engage in classroom activities and attend school majority of the year. On the other hand, children whose parents does not volunteer are more likely to experience difficulties in learning, low attention span and avoid participating in classroom activities.
Tanya Terrell