My son and I on July 3^rd getting ready for some fireworks. We got rained out, welcome to Florida, LOL!!!!But he was a trooper and we had fun anyway. 

Ever since I became a mother to my step children 13 years ago I have always loved reading Dr. Seuss books. One of my favorites is Mr. Brown Can Moo, Can You? When my stepson was just 5 he would beg me to read this book over and over and he would love to repeat the sounds. We would turn it into a game and see who could make the sounds the fastest or the quietest. Since then I have shared this book and these games with my two children and the children in my classroom every year. When I first started reading Dr. Seuss books and ways to enhance children’s learning I have come to realize the importance of books like these. These books bring language skills into the classroom in such a fun and exciting way that most of the time the kids don’t even realize that they are working.

In reading so many Dr. Seuss books and researching Dr. Seuss I have also found some quotes that I keep with my every day. Today I share two that are special to me for various reasons. This first one is a special reminder to me about why my job as a child care educator and center director is so important. 

“A person’s a person no matter how small.”                                                            -Dr. Seuss

Every day I get up and go to work and do the best that I can because these small children that a lot of people look at as less important or inferior just because they are children really do matter. They are people just like us and they need someone to see them that way to help them to be the best possible people they can be as they grow up.
Another quote that is really special to me is one that I bring into my classroom and share with my children often because sometimes everyone needs to be reminded that:

“Today you are you, that is truer than true, there is nobody else your than you”                                                                                                            -Dr. Seuss

This is something that I like to talk about with my children often. I love to share with them how God as made them special and different from everyone else around them and that even though they will find things in common between them and others they will also find differences. I express upon them the importance of embracing those differences and being who themselves instead of hiding who they are just to fit in with the crowd. I have found that by doing this I am helping to raise a community of children with self-esteem and confidence. Maybe they can take these lessons with them and make a difference in their community and the lives of others when they grow up.