Personal Narrative: Connecting With Children

For as long as I can remember, I have always had a desire to work with children. The feeling that I get when thinking about the chance I will have of watching them grow and develop is one I never want to disappear. Being able to connect and understand the way kids think, I believe, helps build strong relationships with them. I believe that teaching is going to be the best opportunity for me to connect with young children and be a positive impact in many aspects of their lives. The first time I noticed that I had even the smallest influence on children was when I was volunteering at my district’s elementary school. I would go in and help with the same class at least two times per week after I was released from my high school. I discovered the more open I was with the students the faster they felt comfortable to confide in me. The relationships that I built with these kids developed quickly and by the end of the year, we …show more content…
I was very hopeful that an opportunity would arise. After a very short period of time, I was contacted by a family with three children. I had never watched that many kids at once without any help, but I thought I should give it a try. I scheduled a time to meet with the family to get a feel for what I was getting into but also so they could do the same with me. While meeting with these parents, I instantly felt comfortable and connected with the them as well as all three kids. Over time, as I would get them off the school bus and talk with them about their day, they continued to reveal more and more of themselves to me. Before I knew it, when their father would get home from work, they would ask him if he could go back so I didn’t have to leave. I had never imagined that the relationship that had blossomed between the children and me could be so