2.) I turned 20 only a few weeks ago which means I am only beginning early adulthood, placing me right in the beginning of what Erikson believed to be the sixth stage of psychosocial development and Piaget’s final stage of Cognitive development, which he called the “Formal Operational” stage. After watching the two videos pertaining to my period of life I realized and learned that this stage is also full of questioning and experimenting to find yourself, much like the previous “teen” stage was except now we approach it in much more mature ways. I learned that it is a period that doesn’t have to be rushed as many people make it seem, “go to college, get married, get a career, have children, and work until you can’t anymore.” It made me feel
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I cannot seem to define either f my parents under one category, because they exerted a blend of parenting styles. On the one hand, my mother has always been my best friend, emulating a permissive style, but when it is necessary she implements an authoritative style, expecting only the best but understanding when I don’t reach her expectations and helping me in any possible way she can. On the other hand, my dad held a somewhat authoritarian style when I was younger expecting the utmost respect and immediate obedience with no questioning. However, as I grew older he mellowed a bit and was also an authoritative figure like my mother, expecting for me to do well, but always supportive when things didn’t go right. They both implemented very simple rules for my sister and I, if we wanted to go out with friends we had to bring home good grades, when we go out we have a curfew only based on our safety, and small things like that. Due to my parents loving and supportive nature, I would assume that I grew up pretty well, however there are some personality traits that I look back on, after reading the text, that may have developed due to my early upbringing. I’m more on the introverted side and unhealthily afraid of failure or doing something wrong, but for the most part I can fit into the category of children raised under the authoritative style my parents share, I feel
I cannot seem to define either f my parents under one category, because they exerted a blend of parenting styles. On the one hand, my mother has always been my best friend, emulating a permissive style, but when it is necessary she implements an authoritative style, expecting only the best but understanding when I don’t reach her expectations and helping me in any possible way she can. On the other hand, my dad held a somewhat authoritarian style when I was younger expecting the utmost respect and immediate obedience with no questioning. However, as I grew older he mellowed a bit and was also an authoritative figure like my mother, expecting for me to do well, but always supportive when things didn’t go right. They both implemented very simple rules for my sister and I, if we wanted to go out with friends we had to bring home good grades, when we go out we have a curfew only based on our safety, and small things like that. Due to my parents loving and supportive nature, I would assume that I grew up pretty well, however there are some personality traits that I look back on, after reading the text, that may have developed due to my early upbringing. I’m more on the introverted side and unhealthily afraid of failure or doing something wrong, but for the most part I can fit into the category of children raised under the authoritative style my parents share, I feel