Essay On Virtual Child

Creating a virtual child allows one to make some of the many decisions parents actually have to make. It also gives me an idea of what my parenting style will be like in the future. Not only that but I can also get an understanding about the dimensions of temperaments and classifications of attachment. In general, the virtual child is a great learning tool that helps us students get a hands on experience of what we are learning in class.
To begin, I chose the name Sofie for my virtual child. Sofie derives from the French name Sophia which means wisdom (Baby). Part of the reason I really like this name is because it was my great grandmother’s middle name and in my family, we have the tradition of naming children after other family members. …show more content…
Third, emotionality is the frequency and intensity a child displays positive and negative emotional expression. Fourth, soothability is how the child responds to the parents attempts to sooth the child when he or she is upset. Fifth, sociability is how much the child is interested in others and whether or not the interest is negative or positive. Sixth, adaptability is how well the child is able to adjust to changes. Finally, quality of mood is the general level of happiness or unhappiness. My virtual child was categorized to be a slow-to-warm-up baby which meant she was not a fan of new situations or people. When one of my friends would visit that she was not familiar with, Sofie did not want to leave my side. She was never extremely happy or sad about any situation either. This does not mean she never felt either of these emotions, it is just that her emotional reactions were never extreme. She would cry like a normal baby would if she was hungry or needed changed but she never cried for hours and hours on end. Her activity level was also lower compared to easy babies. Sofie was not in any hurry to use and refine her gross motor skills. During the program, I was told that my friend, who was a stranger to Sofie, wanted to hold