Amelia has had a very good stimulation in mostly all areas of development. Such as, her cognitive, social, physical, emotional and moral development. As we watched her grow, we encouraged her to grow in areas she was interested in, at the same time suggesting activities that she might develop a passion for but letting her choose what she wanted to do. She was a very active child, she loved to attend all these active activities. When she was a little girl, she was very social, she read, played with friends, solved puzzles, played catch and other sports. I could have predicted these pathways based on what I knew of my child's earlier development because my parenting style remained the same from infancy to adulthood, and her temperament and personality
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Describe two specific ways in which you think your parenting mattered for your child’s development, based on evidence from the course regarding the contributions of parents to child development.
There were many ways in which I thought my parenting mattered for my child’s development. One thing I did that really mattered was that I was consistent when it came to disciplining her. There was a time, when I was inconsistent with her and she stated, “you are more supportive and approving of her than the average parent. She adds "and you're more strict than the average parent."” (My Virtual Child, 2014). That’s when I realized that being consistent was important. I didn’t really have a problem with her not listening to my rules, maybe only when she was having one of her moody days. Another thing is, that I helped her not be a shy person. When she was a child, she was too attached to me. So, I put her into daycare and she made a lot of friends, I also invited friends and family over to visit and took her to the park to play with others. I would invite her friends over for a sleep over, if she brought home good grades and behavior. This gave me the chance to meet the type of friends she would hang out with and to meet their
Describe two specific ways in which you think your parenting mattered for your child’s development, based on evidence from the course regarding the contributions of parents to child development.
There were many ways in which I thought my parenting mattered for my child’s development. One thing I did that really mattered was that I was consistent when it came to disciplining her. There was a time, when I was inconsistent with her and she stated, “you are more supportive and approving of her than the average parent. She adds "and you're more strict than the average parent."” (My Virtual Child, 2014). That’s when I realized that being consistent was important. I didn’t really have a problem with her not listening to my rules, maybe only when she was having one of her moody days. Another thing is, that I helped her not be a shy person. When she was a child, she was too attached to me. So, I put her into daycare and she made a lot of friends, I also invited friends and family over to visit and took her to the park to play with others. I would invite her friends over for a sleep over, if she brought home good grades and behavior. This gave me the chance to meet the type of friends she would hang out with and to meet their