For as long as I can remember I wanted to be a child
psychologist. When I was preparing for my college future I was told that I was
too young to enter into the pre-med program that was the path to being a child psychologist,
so I went into science.
Shortly after I was married and had four children. I realized much later in life that these
parenting years were critical in developing, refining, and confirming my belief
that children were incredibly intelligent from the moment they are born. Being a stay at home mom, I was able to use
my commitment, instincts, dedication and love to practice my formulating
philosophy about children and the best ways of being a parent.
I returned to work when they all were in school and ended up
in the maternity business. I loved the
fact that I was still connected to parents at a very important time in their
lives, and at the same time indirectly connect to children. As I advanced to the upper executive levels,
my connection to parents and children became further removed. Finally after achieving senior VP I realized
that I wanted to get back to working directly with children.
In that moment I quit my job and opened a family day
care. I knew exactly what I wanted it to
look like and what my role would be in the children’s lives. I had no idea that my philosophy for teaching
children was going to be so revolutionary.
I saw these children accomplish amazing things and perform far beyond everyone’s
expectations.
However, I quickly realized that the parents were all
unskilled and uneducated in their parenting role and in dire need of clear
guidance. This led to two years of
waking up at 4:00am and sitting to write.
After many early morning and collaboration with my daughter Cynthia
Anka, we gave birth to the handbook Smart
Parent Smart Child, a book which can help parents ensure that child
achieves their maximum potential!
I wish every parent the best!
-Phyllis
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