The things that fuel my passion that impact children and families int he field of early childhood are anything that disturbs the family. I believe that anything that endangers keeping a family intact is wrong. I think we all should be able to have some sort of family to care about young children. The family doesn't necessarily have to be biological either. Just as long as children know they are wanted and belong to someone is enough. If someone cares about them and loves them then blood line isn't important. The thing that fuels my passion is advocating for all things that build families.
The special skills that I think will contribute to my advocacy efforts are the fact that i know lots of people. I am a friendly person and very rarely meet a stranger. This will help me get to people from all different walks of life and build connections. My mother is always joking with me because she says everywhere we go I know somebody. I said well one day Mama that will pay off. Actually, a lot of days it may pay off.
The resources I have at my disposal are a network of Early Childhood professionals, and friends in policy making positions. These people can be helpful for me in several different ways depending on which entity they are involved with.
My talents and skills that I could use would probably be just as I said before. I have a talent of meeting new people and learning about their lives. This will give me a vast array of people to use for advice, expertise, and experience.
I hope to be able to learn more about researching and proper chain of command for advocacy to be a more effective advocate.
Susann it's a great skill to be able to meet people and to connect. I know alot of people who don't even like to reach out and talk to different people and the field that we work in you must learn how to talk,and connect with others.
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ReplyDeleteI really like the idea of being fueled by anything that affects families negatively. I totally agree. There are so many issues that cause families not to be as successful as others. The skill to be able to meet anyone and strike up a conversation is an excellent skill as an advocate. I met a young lady yesterday who looked at me, smiled and started a conversation about what she does. It is interesting, but I am not sure that I have read as of yet the importance of having some type of congenial personality to get people to believe or even listen to what you have to say. I agree, having the skill of being friendly is a great skill of advocacy. Besides, who wants to listen to some mean grumpy, no it all person? I know I don't.
Thank you for sharing
Sussann,
ReplyDeleteI believe that to be able to connect with people easily is an asset and am glad you discovered this skill as part of your advocacy tool.I agree with you that family does not really mean your biological people but the people you care about about and also will be there for you when you need them most.