Channell Wilkins of New Jersey Head Starts takes over after the last stable leader, Windy Hill, abruptly resigned around this time last year after being under the accusatory eye of the HHS Department following alledged financial mismangement of funds. My only beef about him, from what I know, stems from his inexperience as a early childhood teacher. Nevertheless, I stand confident that he will put his best foot forward to progess Head Start after it stalled a bit last year.
As a male early childhood professional, I find it quite inspiring to see so many males recently ascend to lead key organizations within a field that claims a workforce comprised of 98% women. Men, in another example, served two of the last three presidencies of the NAEYC (National Assocation for the Education of Young Children). Dwayne Crompton, elected by the membership, served a brief time before resigning due to health concerns in early 2005. Josue Cruz, Jr. will finish off his remaining term this summer.
Wednesday, May 10, 2006
Britney's Impending Second: Parenting Take Two
Baby # 2 from the Spears/Federline camp will emerge in about five months. I pray they continue on their wonderful road to pregnancy with the smallest about of paparazzi as possible.
Both The Pap and the "honest" media hound her way too much about her parenting skills. She must break the learning curve just like every mother. Her worldwide fame should not compel her to parent in a superstar way. It takes time.
I saw the overblown publicity surrounding her incident while driving with her son in her lap (http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/4692974.stm) and her visit from LA child welfare agents due to a skull fracture(http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/12283870/). Please understand that these things happen many times all across the USA. Britney makes child-rearing mistakes just like the best of us. From the outside-looking in, it looks a lot more intuitive. Every family situation bears unique differents that make drawing general conclusions too inaccruate (Couchenour & Chrisman, 2003; Swick, 2004)
Kids fall at home all the time (http://www.safeusa.org/falls.htm). She just needs to learn from her mistakes (http://www.nsc.org/library/facts/kidfalls.htm)because sure it happened inadvertently. As long as she takes note of whether he cries continuously or just for a little while after a fall, she can determine the extent of any injury (Spock & Needlman, 2004).
God bless you Britney. Keep working at it and keep smiling:)
Cited References:
Couchenour, D. & Chrisman, K. (2003). Families, schools and communities: together for young children. Albany, NY: Delmar Thomson.
Spock, B. & Needlman, R. (2004). Dr. Spock's baby and child care: The one essential parenting book. New York, NY: Pocket Books.
Swick, K. (2004). Empowering parents, families, schools, and communities during the early childhood years. Champaign: IL Stipes Publishing, LLC.
Both The Pap and the "honest" media hound her way too much about her parenting skills. She must break the learning curve just like every mother. Her worldwide fame should not compel her to parent in a superstar way. It takes time.
I saw the overblown publicity surrounding her incident while driving with her son in her lap (http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/4692974.stm) and her visit from LA child welfare agents due to a skull fracture(http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/12283870/). Please understand that these things happen many times all across the USA. Britney makes child-rearing mistakes just like the best of us. From the outside-looking in, it looks a lot more intuitive. Every family situation bears unique differents that make drawing general conclusions too inaccruate (Couchenour & Chrisman, 2003; Swick, 2004)
Kids fall at home all the time (http://www.safeusa.org/falls.htm). She just needs to learn from her mistakes (http://www.nsc.org/library/facts/kidfalls.htm)because sure it happened inadvertently. As long as she takes note of whether he cries continuously or just for a little while after a fall, she can determine the extent of any injury (Spock & Needlman, 2004).
God bless you Britney. Keep working at it and keep smiling:)
Cited References:
Couchenour, D. & Chrisman, K. (2003). Families, schools and communities: together for young children. Albany, NY: Delmar Thomson.
Spock, B. & Needlman, R. (2004). Dr. Spock's baby and child care: The one essential parenting book. New York, NY: Pocket Books.
Swick, K. (2004). Empowering parents, families, schools, and communities during the early childhood years. Champaign: IL Stipes Publishing, LLC.
Guess Which Young Children Are Homeless?
1. A friend and his family staying with you because he has no place to go.
2. A friend, due to the of his own home, who must split up his family between two or more different residencies with others.
3. Pregnant teens staying with a friend because a home for teenage mothers represents her only other housing option.
4. Abandoned or "thrown away" kids who live in apartments or in the streets without any adult supervision.
5. Young children placed in foster homes because of public shelter shortages.
6. Families forced to stay temporarily in motels/hotels due to the lack of fixed housing.
7. Families staying at safe houses due to escape physical/sexual abuse within their fixed residence.
Scary, eh?
SOURCE: http://www.cde.state.co.us/cdeprevention/pihomelesswhois.htm
2. A friend, due to the of his own home, who must split up his family between two or more different residencies with others.
3. Pregnant teens staying with a friend because a home for teenage mothers represents her only other housing option.
4. Abandoned or "thrown away" kids who live in apartments or in the streets without any adult supervision.
5. Young children placed in foster homes because of public shelter shortages.
6. Families forced to stay temporarily in motels/hotels due to the lack of fixed housing.
7. Families staying at safe houses due to escape physical/sexual abuse within their fixed residence.
Scary, eh?
SOURCE: http://www.cde.state.co.us/cdeprevention/pihomelesswhois.htm
Do You Know Who The Homeless Children Are?
According to the McKinney Act, a homeless child
1. does not reside within a fixed, regular, or adequate home
OR
2. mostly resides at night time in (1) a publicly or privately funded shelter designated for those without fixed, adequate homes, (2) an insitution for its committment, or (3) a location deemed as a "public place"[like a sidwalk, underpass, alley, etc.]
1. does not reside within a fixed, regular, or adequate home
OR
2. mostly resides at night time in (1) a publicly or privately funded shelter designated for those without fixed, adequate homes, (2) an insitution for its committment, or (3) a location deemed as a "public place"[like a sidwalk, underpass, alley, etc.]
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