I had a 6 week practicum in an Infant room. Those little humans showed me just how capable they are. When they know they can trust you to be there for them, listen to them, and stand up for them they will share their knowledge with you. It did not take long for them to pick up my mannerisms. Walking with a stopping march, you know so they would follow me. When it would be time for someone to come with me they would look at their feet and start the march. It was a kind of signal to say we are in this together. Sometimes they wanted me to go somewhere and they would do the march, to show me that it was important for me to come. But the thing that made me smile the hardest was when we would be looking for something and I would say, "Hummmm," and point my finger to my chin. There is nothing so joyous than some year to year and halves pointing their fingers to their chins, humming, and stomping off to find the thing we were looking for.
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| I am quite sure they will remember me like this. And I am OK with that. |