1. How important do you believe hair, and how it is worn, is when it comes to today's society, and why do you feel this way?
a. I believe how hair is worn shows a person's personality and representation of themselves. We/black people can wear our hair in so many different ways. For example, braided, curled, straight, blown out, or wash and go. When I was younger, I hated the way my mother would braid my hair because I always liked ponytails. I felt that the braids didn't show the length of my hair, but the ponytails did. I had this thing for long hair. By the time I turned 16, I had gone to the hairdresser and wanted my hair cut off like the Grace Jones's. Hair on the top and shaved on the sides and back. I had learned that hair didn't make me beautiful but showed my personality. To this day, I wear short hair. .
2. In what ways can you implement the recommended coping methods in a age-appropriate way?
a. Every Monday in my facility I sit in circle time and ask the children how they are feeling and what they did over the weekend. Some tell me that they are happy and then some may say excited for or sad. I added a calming corning in my facilty so when a child needs some alone time. They have books and even some pillows that have games on it. (Ex. using fingers to trace race track to get to calm.)
b. I do monitoring 2 children a day to see how they react to certain things as far as how to problem solve or how they get along with others.