Final Reflections

Within the safety and support of loving, co-regulating relationships one can overcome any growing conditions.

My intention, and my hope for this e-Portfolio, is that it might serve as a resource, helping to empower the ‘big people’ ( parents, caregivers, family members and educators) playing a role in a child’s world. Bronfenbrenner’s (1994) highly influential ecological systems model reminds us that to see the child as just an individual entity, is to ignore the many reciprocal relationships and experiences that are surely co-constructing the story of who this child is and who this child can become. This quote by Dr. Mona Delahooke echoes this idea and highlights the significance of adult-child interactions.

"Self-Regulation does not come from a book, a kit, or a sticker chart.

It comes from countless interactions with calm, loving caregivers."

(Delahooke 2019).

2 My learning journey does not end here and I invite

you to review the next steps I have planned on my

Future Professional Development Goals page.

I value your feedback and I would love to hear your thoughts

and reflections once you have explored my e-Portfolio.

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1 1. Bronfenbrenner, U. (1994). Ecological models of human development. In International Encyclopedia of Education, Vol. 3, 2nd Ed. Oxford: Elsevier. Reprinted in: Gauvain, M. & Cole, M. (Eds.), Readings on the development of children, 2nd Ed. (1993, pp. 37-43). NY: Freeman.

2. Delahooke, M. (2019). Beyond Behaviors: Using Brain Science and Compassion to Understand and Solve Children's Behavioral Challenges. Eau Claire, WI: Pesi Publishing and Media