RELATIONSHIP REFLECTION

I Have Positive Relationships With:

My Son

My Father

My Mother

My Older Sister

Ways In Which Each Relationship Is Positive & Factors That Maintain Each Relationship:

My Son: The relationship that I have with my son is positive through my nurturing abilities. These abilities are expressed verbally and nonverbally such as giving daily hugs and kisses and constantly telling my son that “I Love Him”. I work to ensure that this relationship is maintained by devoting every moment of my free time to my son. I typically take time out of everyday to have story time, play time, or activity time. I recently brought my son CD-Player for his nursery and a musical CD which play various “kid friendly” songs.  My son loves when we spend time in his nursery listening to this CD and singing along together. The smile that appears on my son’s face during our time spent together is priceless and worth every second spent with him. I believe these simple moments will make a lifelong lasting impression for my son while teaching him how to maintain positive relationships/partnerships.

My Father: The relationship that I have with my father is positive through our sense of communication. My father is my first line of contact when I am in need of support or parental advice. Although I might not always agree with my father’s advice or opinion, I am confident in seeking his support knowing that he will listen to my concerns or questions with an open unbiased mind. I work to ensure that this relationship is maintained through consistent contact with my father. As a child I typically did not have daily conversations with my father as he was busy with work and I was busy with school, extracurricular activities, and spending time with friends. As an adult and parent myself, I make every effort to contact my father on a daily basis to see how his day went or update him on the new and interesting developments of his active 12 month old grandson.

My Mother: The relationship that I have with my mother is positive through her commitment of supporting me with my son when needed. As a mother, career woman, and student the amount of stressed and need for assistance have increased since the birth of my son. My mother makes every effort possible to provide her support and assist me with my son from babysitting for me to get some much needed “free time” to keeping my son entertained while I complete a homework assignment or catch a quick “cat nap”. I work to ensure that this relationship is maintained by expressing my appreciation and gratitude to my mother for her support and assistance. Over the past year since the birth of my son I have come to realize how fortunate I am to have a mother who is able and willing to assist me as many women are not provided the luxury.

My Sister: The relationship that I have with my sister is positive through the unbreakable bond and connection we share together. My sister and I tend to do everything together from shopping to activities with the kids. I tend to seek motherly advice from my sister as I admire her as a mother and her style of parenting. I tend to take many tips and ideas from my sister with regards to motherhood and parenting. My sister has a son who is 12 days older than my son in addition to a 5 yrs old son which make her a convenient and reliable person to seek parenting advice. In watching her raise my two nephews I have learned ways to interact with my son and build a positive nurturing connection. I work to ensure this relationship is maintained through consistent communication and weekend activities. As our lives become more hectic with our daily routine of work and family it’s important for me to maintain our connection and lay a foundation for our children to develop a positive relationship among each other.