Early Childhood Educator

Nurturing and caring people in my life as a child. Five people that cared and nurtured me as a child were my: mother, father, grandmother, grandfather and my aunt. My mother was loving and caring and always told me to never give up. My mom and I have a close relationship I can talk to her about anything. My mom has influenced my life as a child because she always showed me affection and made me feel like I was important. Every night before I went to bed she would pray with me, tuck me in and give me kiss, this was one way that she nurtured and cared for me. My father did not show any affection, but I knew he love me, he just showed it differently then my mom. He taught me to be dependent and not to depend on other people. He taught me how to do things like checking my oil, changing tires, running a business, etc. He showed me love by making sure I knew how to survive in a world that may not be so loving. My dad made me feel special, although he did not give hugs or kisses, he told m

Hello my name is Latwana Rivers, I am from Saint Helena Island, SC. I am pursuing a career in early childhood. After doing an internship at a center for woman and children who were victims of domestic violence, I knew I wanted to work with children. I love everything about them, they are very curious and willing to learn. Children are the future and reaching them now while they are young is the best.  I am a Site Director at a childcare facility and I love every minute of it. I always tell the other teachers to always come to work with a smile on their face no matter what they maybe going through. We as educators have to remember we have to treat all our children the way we would want them to treat us. We do not know what those children go through before they come into our classrooms, they could be victims of abuse, may not have eaten a hot meal, may have never met their parents, etc. Just treat them as your own, that's how I interact with all children that I meet. I und