{"id":6284,"date":"2026-03-10T12:51:13","date_gmt":"2026-03-10T10:51:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/reynbg.com\/?p=6284"},"modified":"2026-03-30T12:58:52","modified_gmt":"2026-03-30T09:58:52","slug":"%d1%86%d0%b2%d0%b5%d1%82%d0%be%d0%bc%d0%b8%d1%80%d0%b0-%d0%bd%d0%b8%d0%ba%d0%be%d0%bb%d0%be%d0%b2%d0%b0-%d0%b7%d0%b0-%d0%b4%d0%be%d0%b2%d0%b5%d1%80%d0%b8%d0%b5%d1%82%d0%be-%d0%b8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/reynbg.com\/en\/%d1%86%d0%b2%d0%b5%d1%82%d0%be%d0%bc%d0%b8%d1%80%d0%b0-%d0%bd%d0%b8%d0%ba%d0%be%d0%bb%d0%be%d0%b2%d0%b0-%d0%b7%d0%b0-%d0%b4%d0%be%d0%b2%d0%b5%d1%80%d0%b8%d0%b5%d1%82%d0%be-%d0%b8\/","title":{"rendered":"Tsvetomira Nikolova on trust and inspiration in working with children"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In this interview, we will introduce you to Tsvetomira Nikolova, who is an assistant teacher at the Kalinka kindergarten in Lom and has been working with children for 8 years. &#8220;Our little pupils are my motivation and inspiration. When they grow up and you meet them on the street again and they recognize you, it&#8217;s&#8230; There&#8217;s no feeling like it. They accept you as part of the family,&#8221; she shares.<br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">There are also children of Roma origin in the garden, but Tsvetomira does not differentiate between them, and the same can be observed in their behavior\u2014all are accepted as equals.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-6286 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/reynbg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG-5a8692165b8923cfb85359d42d6d2899-V-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/reynbg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG-5a8692165b8923cfb85359d42d6d2899-V-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/reynbg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG-5a8692165b8923cfb85359d42d6d2899-V-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/reynbg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG-5a8692165b8923cfb85359d42d6d2899-V-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/reynbg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG-5a8692165b8923cfb85359d42d6d2899-V.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\" data-contrast=\"auto\">When asked how she builds trust with the community and the parents of Roma children, Tsvetomira shared that it is built daily through constant contact. &#8220;The relationship is mutual. Just as we care for them, they turn to us. We have never had any conflicts,&#8221; she says, emphasizing how important respect and consistency are in relationships with families.<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Tsvetomira&#8217;s advice to young professionals who are just starting to work with children from the Roma community is not to be afraid of them. &#8220;With a little patience, attention, and love, everything works out. It is important to take the first step and discover the joy of working with them.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-6285 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/reynbg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG-f3c4e116d8ea64c6b425e7833e779ea5-V-135x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"135\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/reynbg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG-f3c4e116d8ea64c6b425e7833e779ea5-V-135x300.jpg 135w, https:\/\/reynbg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG-f3c4e116d8ea64c6b425e7833e779ea5-V-461x1024.jpg 461w, https:\/\/reynbg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG-f3c4e116d8ea64c6b425e7833e779ea5-V-691x1536.jpg 691w, https:\/\/reynbg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG-f3c4e116d8ea64c6b425e7833e779ea5-V.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 135px) 100vw, 135px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p>When asked how she copes with moments of burnout, Nikolova shares that when things get tough, she first takes a break and reevaluates. &#8220;There are days when you say to yourself: that&#8217;s it. But then you realize that every child needs help. &#8221; This motivates her to continue. Tsvetomira notes that her work is inspiring not only because of the children&#8217;s daily successes, but also because of the relationship she builds with them and their families.<\/p>\n<p>With these words, Tsvetomira Nikolova reminds us that caring for every child, regardless of their ethnic origin, is a source of satisfaction. &#8220;Every child deserves attention, and our role is to help them develop and feel loved and supported,&#8221; she concludes.<\/p>\n<p>The interview is part of the series &#8220;Voices of REYN,&#8221; which presents stories from members of the Network.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":6285,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6284","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-1"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/reynbg.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6284","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/reynbg.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/reynbg.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/reynbg.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/reynbg.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6284"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/reynbg.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6284\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6354,"href":"https:\/\/reynbg.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6284\/revisions\/6354"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/reynbg.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6285"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/reynbg.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6284"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/reynbg.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6284"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/reynbg.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6284"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}