Relationship Reflection

My name is Zina Tillman, I think relationships and partnerships are very important to me because it is something I try to work on everyday. When I talk about working on a relationship that means communicating. In order to make a relationship healthy and positive you need to have good communication. This has been the key to my marriage. My husband recently took a job out of town and we communicate in some form every day and visit each other sometimes twice a month but no less than once a month. This has been a big change to our relationship but having that constant communication has been what is making it work. Sometimes relationships seem like a lot of work unitl you sit back and take a look and can see what the problem is.

My husband and I have a very positive relationship together and work every day with the help of communication to be stonger. Making time so we are able to spend one on one time together and have dates is key to keeping the relationship going and positive. I also have a very positive relationship with my sisters and my mother. I know I can count on them for anything. We speak everyday and often since we live in the same town even seen each other frequently throughout the week. Having positive relationships with the people in your family helps to create relationships with other people.
Sometimes especially when it comes to family a relationship can be very challenging. Families are going to fight and get into arguments but talking through the problems is key to maintaining this positive relationship.

Another person I have a great relationship with is the teacher that I work with. We have been working together for over 20 years so we not only have a working relationship but an outside one as well. At times when dealing with the students we may not always agree but we sit down and talk about our opinions and that allows us to keep our relationship positive. The quickest way for a relationship to fall apart is for two people to stop communicating. This relationship that I have with the teacher I work with has and will carry over to early childhood education. She has taught me a great deal of what I know about early childhood education and that has allowed me to see how she builds relationships and partnerships with not only the students but the parents as well. She is a great example of how to interact with the students and families and get as much out of the students as possible. I think her thoughts and knowing communication is key will carry over and help me be even more effective in early childhood education.