Essay On Tommy's Theory

Evaluating Tommy, an eleven month old who seems may not be developing normally as his other five siblings have can lead to a variety of questions towards the parenting and care of Tommy. In assessing a comprehensive diagnosis based on biological, psychological, and social factors on Tommy’s life, the way he has been raised and the care he has been given can lead to many answers towards why Tommy has not developed normally as his mother is considered. Biologically, Tommy cannot sit nor pull himself up to a standing position in his crib. Furthermore, Tommy has not started crawling yet either. As an eleven month old crawling, pulling himself up, and sitting on his own are key developments of Tommy’s age group. His mother is considered about Tommy’s delayed development as she noticed her other children did not have this delay in their development. Perhaps there are questions that can be asked to explain why Tommy has yet to crawl and pull himself up could be that the mother had not provided Tommy with enough time to teach him these things. I would want to know whether the mother encouraged Tommy to try to crawl …show more content…
Tommy is affected by the interactions of the overlapping systems in Bronfenbrenner’s Theory. For example, the most affected area is the microsystem. The microsystem includes Tommy’s immediate surroundings, such as his family. Tommy’s problems may be caused by the size of his family. Tommy lives in a large house with five siblings and a sixth one on its way. The lack of attention Tommy is receiving due to the large family that the mother has to attend to is affecting Tommy’s development. Lastly, the mesosystem involving the father’s workplace can be affecting Tommy causing a problem with his development. The father works long hours leaving time only to attend to the other children and not enough time is given to