In these most challenging of times, our parents have to bare that burden of responsibility for providing that much needed love, guidance and support for their child’s future of happiness and possibilities..
Thus, hopefully relying on our schools for that assistance; essential programs for support with a strong, safe, nurturing environment, and a developmentally appropriate, inclusive curriculum so their child will feel empowered to find their path to succeed…
Moreover, I as a teacher was able utilize, from my own childhood an empathetic spirit, coming from a challenging home environment…
Back in those fifties when I was only five … My life drastically changed…My parents divorced…
I was then raised by a single parent; my mom…Having an older sister, who was developmentally challenged…I was put in charge… Looking out for “me and my sister”… With the careful eye from our caring neighbors…
My mother needed to work 9 to 5…And I, just a second grader had to get myself ready for school each day…I was referred to as a “latchkey child”…Crossing a busy Miami street without a crossing guard, nor the safety of cross walks…just to get to school…
It certainly was not easy…Yet, I made it to school and home, each and every day…
To reach my children, I would share childhood stories….
My young first graders, eyes wide open , understood and appreciated my personal story…
I wanted them to know I loved them, and believed whatever their situation was…They could be strong enough to find their way…
Is removing your kids from a toxic environment,
Not learning to live with it “for the sake of the kids.”
Kelly’s Treehouse
Janis Sexton...Teacher...Advocate 