Okay, so after 5 years of blogging I’m finally doing the thankfulness blog post during the holiday week. I could resist no longer…no, really. This just\u00a0seems like the perfect time to think about what we are grateful for with the work that we do.<\/p>\n
Here are the top five things I’m most thankful for about early intervention:<\/p>\n
5. I’m thankful for the opportunities I’ve had to meet and learn from so many families.<\/strong>\u00a0I’m thankful for the\u00a0gifts of compassion, persistence, and joy that they’ve shared with me along the way.<\/p>\n 4. I’m thankful for the opportunities I have now to help others learn and grow their EI practice.<\/strong> I’m still meeting people and learning, but from a different perspective that challenges me and makes me grow too.<\/p>\n 3. I’m\u00a0very grateful for the early intervention my son received 11 years ago.<\/strong> I’m grateful for the knowledge and experience I gained as a service coordinator and an educator that helped me in my personal life, and that propels me in my professional life.<\/p>\n 2. I’m thankful for the excitement of seeing an infant roll over for the first time, after a physical struggle with a tiny body that was just learning how to move. I’m thankful for the wonder of seeing communication “click” for a toddler who struggled to connect with others. I’m so grateful for the opportunity to\u00a0collaborate with a parent who truly owned her child’s intervention and understood that what she did mattered more than anything I could ever do.\u00a0For all of the magical milestones I’ve been lucky enough to witness, I am so grateful.<\/strong><\/p>\n 1. I’m thankful for the kindness, guidance, and support of others who have walked the EI path before me, for those who are walking it now, and for those just starting out.<\/strong> \u00a0I feel lucky to have stumbled into EI 20 years ago and found my place among these amazing people.<\/p>\n Let’s declare this a week of early intervention gratitude!\u00a0Take a moment to reflect on your work…w<\/strong>hat are YOU thankful for?<\/strong><\/p>\n Share your gratitude\u00a0in the comments below!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Okay, so after 5 years of blogging I’m finally doing the thankfulness blog post during the holiday week. I could resist no longer…no, really. This just\u00a0seems like the perfect time to think about what we are grateful for with the work that we do. Top 5 Reasons I’m Thankful for EI Here are the top […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_s2mail":"yes","footnotes":""},"categories":[139,6,15],"tags":[37,48,50,58,74,91],"class_list":["post-2687","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-all","category-celebrating-early-intervention","category-professional-development-2","tag-collaboration","tag-early-childhood","tag-early-intervention","tag-families","tag-local-system-management","tag-professional-development","clearfix"],"yoast_head":"\n