“All adults
who care about a baby will naturally be in competition for that baby… Each
adult wishes he or she could do each job a bit more skillfully for the infant
or small child rather than the other.”
“Attachment
to a baby is a long-term process, not a single, magical moment. The opportunity
for bonding at birth may be compared to falling in love – staying in love takes
longer and demands more work.”
Quotes from Janet Gonzalez-Mena
“Part of
being who you are has to do with feeling your feelings, which means you’ll have
a wide rang of emotions – not just constant sunshiny happiness.”
“The moment
I decided to follow instead of lead, I discovered the joys of becoming part of
a small child’s world.”
Quote from Louise Derman-Sparks
“it become my lifelong work
with early childhood education, and the passion to make sure that all children were
taught in envirnoments and in ways that truly nurtured their ability to grow and
to develop to their fullest abilities.”
Quote from Raymond Hernandez
“Passion
comes from wanting to make a difference. I truly believe I’m not here to save
the world but truly make a difference. Making a difference means helping one
child make a difference in the classroom.”
These are great quotes and I think that they all have a powerful meaning. The two quotes by Dr. Brazelton are very true about a baby. When it comes to infants it’s natural to get attached and everyone trying to get to that child. These quotes can inspire teachers after a long day’s work and they just need something to lift them up.
ReplyDeleteYou chose some great quotes! I love the quote by Janet Gonzalez-Mena. She wrote a book called Child, Family, and Community. The book has some important information in it that focuses on socialization and education of young children. Another quote by her that I love is "When early childhood professionals resolve differences about best practices with parents in ways that discount diversity and impose the dominant culture, they tread on issues of equity and social justice. In my experience, professionals who have conflicts with parents often end all discussion by quoting policy, standards, regulations, or research. Not only is that way of cutting off communication a form of institutionalized oppression, but it harms children and their families.” -Janet Gonzalez-Mena
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