Jackie and I attended a conference hosted by the Canadian Association for Community Living this weekend. One of the sessions we listened to was about early learning and child care. The presenter was Dixie Mitchell from the New Brunswick Association for Community Living.
With regard to early learning, Dixie mentioned that relationships are very important. She further explained that children learn in an environment of relationships and that school readiness is about socialization, celebrating one another, building communities, friendships and democracy, determination, autonomy, acceptance, respect and belonging.
My mind went even further and realized that all of these principles of school readiness was also important beyond early learning. All of our lives are based on these very important qualities.
I agree wholeheartedly with Dixie regarding the importance of relationships in early learning, but I also want to challenge us to continue the emphasis for relationships as our children enter elementary school, high school, university and their professional careers. I want all of us to think about the relationships in our lives and how can we strengthen them.
Can we strengthen our relationships to create more positive outcomes for all of us?
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