Relationship Reflection

Relationships are important to me because I need some to talk to sharing my ideas, hopes and dreams with; relationships are support sometimes we need our egos stroked and then other times we may need a smack on the back of the hand.  I think of it as a checks and balance keeping me in line when I may to far to either end of the spectrum good or bad. (bad side never happens)  We are social beings we were not created to alone Adam had Eve

The people I have positive relationships with include my sister, mother, brother, his wife, my nephews, and several colleague. The relationship with my sister is positive because I share the most with her about my ideas, hopes and dreams she understands and can occasionally give me insight to my thoughts which helps me with making decisions. 
My mom does the same sometimes she usually finds out things after I have shared them with my sister. 
My brother checks on us to make sure we are okay.  He is always there to support me when I need help with my car.  He always volunteers to come look at it when he discovers there is a problem. 
My sister in law is wonderful she puts up with my brother.  My relationship with her has developed over the years initially we were not close because I felt like she took my brother away.  But today we spend time talking since they host a lot of the family gatherings.
My nephews are wonderful handsome young men they bring the hugs when you need one. 
My colleagues we talk about happening at work and sometimes we problem solve together.  But our conversations are not limited to work we also discuss family life as well. 

Each of these relationships has been developed through constant contact via family gatherings, telephone, a lot texting, face time and Saturday lunches.

The challenges I have encountered while developing and maintain these relationships is lack of communication for a long period of time.  I learned people feel as though you do not care when stay out of touch for extended periods of time.  I have learned to reach out to those I care about a least every other week some weekly.  This time period is mainly due to my schedule with work and school.

The special characteristics I see that make these relationships a partnership is the participation in conversation, the contact with all the interest in what is going on in life of others. 
 
My experiences with relationship/partnerships, including my ability to be an active, reflective contributor, impact my work as an effective early childhood professional because I would work just as hard with the families of the children in my care as I would with the personal relationships/partnerships I have outside of work.  Both these social processes take work and they are all important and if it is up to me to break the ice putting an effort to make it work then I will do it so.