I have a lot of unforgettable early childhood experiences. I forgot some of those but I asked my mother to retell my life as a young kid. According to my mother, I was a child who don't usually play toys. I have a crib full of stuff toys but, I don't touch them at all. I am always carried in the arms of my parents and seldom being left in the bed sleeping alone. I think that is why my connection with my parents until now is so close. Good in the sense that I can be open with them with my problems and other matters.
I usually cry whenever they bring me to the barber for a haircut. My parents thought of a strategy so they can cut my hair. Since i love playing with water during bath time, they thought it best to let me play with water while my aunt is cutting my hair. I think my childhood will not be complete without playing with water. I will never forget the activity prepared by my teacher in my kinder days, where we played with bubbles the whole one hour. I hope to also apply this activity to my future pupils.
My daycare days were very traumatic. Traumatic because it retained a feeling of fear in me until I graduated from kindergarten. There were unforgettable experiences that happened to me which resulted to a kind of fear whenever i attend school. My teacher that time shouts,puts scotch tape onto the mouths of those noisy and locks the pupils inside the classroom. Although I was not the one who is being punished, the impact is so great to me that is why my parents decided not to let me continue my daycare schooling. These are the things that I will never ever do to my future pupils. I will maintain a non-threatening environment. One where pupils will experience peace and love and not fear.
I was immediately enrolled to kindergarten 1 at Easter College Inc. This was also the school where my mama is teaching highschool. Because of the fear that I got from the daycare. I had a separation anxiety with my parents leaving me alone. I cry everytime they leave me in school. I have come to realize now that experiences in the early years of the children is very crucial. Being a teacher of Preschool is not a joke. Teachers need to have a great passion to teach.
Everything settled a bit when I finished kindergarten 2. Our school organized a graduation for us. I wore the white toga with a tassel from my graduation cap. That day was filled with joy as we marched in the aisle to receive our diplomas. The ceremony ended...then my mama and my papa hugged and kissed me. I felt love, the love that I continue to cherish until now. I love my parents now and forever.
My transition to the elementary school was not hard because I was enrolled at the same school. My parents trained me to sleep early and wake up early, a training which Icarried until now, I have never been late to school. I love playing games that a usual kid would play, like "patintero", "hide and seek", "washington", "bangsack" and a lot more. Friendships were developed and enjoyed during this time. I was grade 5 when my mother decided to transfer me to Shekinah Educational Center Inc. in La Trinidad. The transition is easy for me because of the "inclusive" environment of the school, the fact that the school is a christian school.
In my early childhood experiences, I was exposed to different places like, restaurants,hotels,schools,churches,houses and other places. Not only that but I was also exposed to people and different situations. My training in the church, through Sunday schools , was also a very good foundation for the kind of person that i am now. All of these exposures helped me in developing my interpersonal skills and my confidence as a child.
I thank Abba,Jesus and Holy Spirit for letting me experience these things for me to learn,be exposed and be developed through all these years. God is continuously writing my beautiful life story. I believe there are still a lot of beautiful things to happen in my life that is why every day is a blessing from Him and I always acknowledge this.
All praises, glory, honor to the Triune God! Amen.
