Edward Zipler:
"I have long believed that the development of a child does not begin the day he is born-or at age thre-but much earlier, during the formative years of his parents.
Edward Zigler, Ph.D., Stering Professor of Psychology, Yale University Director, Bush Center in Child Development and Social Policy, Exploring Childhood Program Overview.
It is important to help children learn as much as possible about parenting to help prevent social problems like premature child bearing, and child neglect and abuse. Now that we know more about brain development in the very young, it is crtical that we teach our future parents the important role that parents can play in stimulating and nurturing their children, and in preparing them to reach their full potential in school and in later life.
Edward Zigler, Ph.D., Sterling Professor of Psychology. Yale University Director, Bush Center in Child Development and Social Policy. Testimony on behalf of An Act Establishing A Parenting Program before State of Connecticut Select Committee on Children (1999).
Janet Gonzlez-Mena
"Part of being who you are has to do with feeling your feeling, which means you'll have a wide range of emotions--not just constant sunshiny happiness."
Janet Conzalez-Mena (Child, Family, and Community: Family-Centered Early Care and Education)
"Confronting Our Discomfort is both paractical and visionary,,,And maybe best of all, it's facinating with all the personal stories, examples, and quotes. I couldn't put it down."
_Janet Conzalez-Mena, Author of Multicultural Issues in Child Care
Quotes from the professionals "Passion, Motivation, and Wisdow".
Louis Derman-Sparks, Professor Emeritas
"I always wanted to be a teacher. I had a built in passion to fix all the injustices in the world."
Dandy Esocobido, Deputy Field Director, Los Angels Preschool Advocacy
"My passion is my ability to shape a child's life through early childhood education."
Tonetta, I really do connect with the quotes that you wrote about from Janet Gonzalea-Mena about feelings and discomforts. Being who we are DOES mean that we have to see, embrace, and love the "bad" feelings and the discomforts, weaknesses, and failures. They are all a part of who we are and have brought us to where we are. They are a part of our story and many times we tend to rate these things in us or qualify them as "good" or "bad" rather than just accepting them as a part of the journey of us. We would not enjoy the sunshine so much if there were never storms. Thanks for sharing these meaningful quotes.
ReplyDeleteTonetta,
ReplyDeleteWe both quoted Janet Gonzalez-Mena and yet we used different quotes. I love how some of us researched the same people and focused on different aspects of their work. The scholars that we are learning from have such diverse backgrounds and histories yet they all have the same focus, creating a better tomorrow for the children today. Your first quote by Zigler regarding "the development of a child happening in the formative years of his parents" is true. We are born of parents who were born of parents and we pass on our DNA as well as our beliefs and experience. It is so important for every child to have positive experiences in their life because they will most likely be parents some day passing on their experiences, beliefs and attitudes.
Amy
Tonetta,
ReplyDeleteI chose Louise Dearman-Sparks and Sandy Escobido too. Their quotes speak to the passion that so many of us share.
Zigler's quote was so true. There are so many young people who are parents today. They haven't yet met their "full potential" and are bringing children into the world that they must nurture and guide through this maze called life, without direction themselves.
Tonetta,
ReplyDeleteI may quote the Edward Zipler quote you posted regularly! (“I have long believed that the development of a child does not begin the day he is born – or at age three, but much earlier, during the formative years of his parents”) Truer words were never spoken. I like the way he cleverly and succinctly put it. So much of what children learn from their parents is a result of what the parents learned from their own childhoods. Thanks for that gem!
Tonetta,
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing more Edward Zigler, Ph.D. quotes. The more I read about him, the more I admire him and his insight. I firmly believe the quote that you cited (Marian, 2011. The development of my sons began in my formative years as a child. That's really deep. This course is prompting me to think more about how my mother raised me, how my maternal grandmother raised my mother, and how the two generations of child-rearing impacted how I have raised my two sons. As my knowledge and insight evolve from this course, my relationship with my oldest son is also improving. This is a gift beyond what I would have ever imagined. Thanks Tonetta.