I have had over a decade of child care experience. Growing up as the middle child in a family of 8, I learned from the mistakes of my older siblings and cared for all of my younger siblings. I have watched children since I was 10 years old building healthy/trusting relationships with children as well as adults. After high school, learning my strength is with people I pursued a degree to become a children's psychologist. Since graduating a year early with my bachelors in psychology and minor in international studies I had decided to venture out in my field working with troubled youth. I learned the delicacy of a teenagers emotions while still enforcing "tough love." I have been working as a behavioral therapist for children with mental health disorders and learning curves. I have found in my work with the difficult and tedious energy it may take at times, once a child is demonstrating progress that light shines through him/her and will radiate on the rest of the world.