I have worked with children for the past 8 years of my life between both preschool and swimming lessons. Because of this, I have worked with literally HUNDREDS of parents, and I just want to give a quick shout out and and appreciation to the parents who just get it.
thank you to the parents who know their child is capable of making a mistake, and that their child was not a victim in every situation.
thank you to the parents who know that my time is just as valuable as theirs.
thank you to the parents who don't try to bargain and cut a deal with me, just because they know me really well. (Trust me, I would love to be able to give more swimming lesson deals, but because it's my ONLY source of income in the summers, I can't afford to give discounts)
thank you to the parent's who took time to get to know me (even if just a little bit... "how was your weekend?")
thank you to the parents who work with their child at home! Whether school or swimming- when they get it more than once they are far more likely to succeed!
thank you to the parents who expressed their appreciation!!! Whether you gave me a nice "end of the year gift", wrote a small note, or just gave me that genuine hand shake and expressed any form of appreciation, that goes a long way and makes my job worth it!
thank you to the parents who see how difficult it can be working with young children and give me little compliments or words of encouragement.
thank you to the parents who have given me referrals making it possible for Bryan and I to pay our rent each summer.
thank you to the parents who share the stories of their child's successes at home ("My child fell into the pool but was able to swim to the side!" or "My child was able to identify the first letter of their name in a book we read together tonight!")
thank you to parents who give their children incentives! seriously! I even like the occasional bribe because it usually gets kids to conquer their fears.
thank you to the parents who expressed concern, because of this I can help make changes to benefit the child's needs.
I can't believe I have another school year in the bag! Although this year was extremely difficult and I complained about it almost daily, because of success I was able to see in my students both socially and academically it makes it TOTALLY worth it. Here's to a summer full of SWIMMING LESSONS!
