In Chapter five, what caught my interest was reading “The Child’s Theory of Mind”. It refers to awareness of one’s own mental process and those of others. When I read the child’s theory of mind, it was interesting to read about the different stages. Between the age of two to three, children learn a few different steps. Perception, emotions, and desires are the three mental states that children begin to understand. Four to five years of age children come to understand that the mind can represent objects and events accurately or inaccurately. Although, their understanding of their own thinking is still limited. Beyond age five begin having a deepening appreciation of the mind itself rather than just an understanding of mental states.
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This topic interests me because I have often wondered if birth order has something to do with behaviors. I have three older siblings, with 10 years between myself and the oldest. In the past when I have shared with an acquaintance that I am the youngest their response usually is “Oh, you are the baby, you must have been able to get away with murder”. While reading about birth order, it suggests that the firstborn are usually more intelligent, achieving, and conscientious, while later born children are the most rebellious, liberal, and aggregable. However, I do not agree that the later born children are the most rebellious. In my experience, my older siblings were allowed more leeway, and much more rebellious than myself. I was surprised that this topic did not cover how being a middle child affects them and how their behaviors may be different than the older or younger children. I, also, was surprised to read that a child with no siblings are often achievement-oriented and display desirable personality characteristics. In my experience, I believe as a child I did feel that children who did not have siblings were more self-centered, and did not enjoy sharing. However, the older I get the more I appreciate the struggles they may gone through and the positive traits an only child displays in their adult …show more content…
Learning disabilities is a child or an adult who has difficulty understanding or using spoken or written language or doing mathematics. To be classified as a learning disability, the problem is not primarily the result of visual, hearing or motor disabilities; intellectual disability; emotional disorders; or due to environmental, cultural or economic disadvantage. Three times as many boys as girls are classified as having a learning disability. That is, boys are more likely than girls to be referred by teachers for treatment because of troublesome behavior. There are three types of learning disabilities. Dyslexia, when a child or an adult have a severe impairment in their ability to read and spell. Dysgraphia, a learning disability that involves difficulty in hand writing. Dyscalculia, a learning disability that involves difficulty in math computation. Before reading this topic, I never knew there were three types of learning disabilities. I was only taught of dyslexia, and how it affects a child or adults ability to read and write. Reading about the other disabilities was enlightening due to the fact I had never heard of them
This topic interests me because I have often wondered if birth order has something to do with behaviors. I have three older siblings, with 10 years between myself and the oldest. In the past when I have shared with an acquaintance that I am the youngest their response usually is “Oh, you are the baby, you must have been able to get away with murder”. While reading about birth order, it suggests that the firstborn are usually more intelligent, achieving, and conscientious, while later born children are the most rebellious, liberal, and aggregable. However, I do not agree that the later born children are the most rebellious. In my experience, my older siblings were allowed more leeway, and much more rebellious than myself. I was surprised that this topic did not cover how being a middle child affects them and how their behaviors may be different than the older or younger children. I, also, was surprised to read that a child with no siblings are often achievement-oriented and display desirable personality characteristics. In my experience, I believe as a child I did feel that children who did not have siblings were more self-centered, and did not enjoy sharing. However, the older I get the more I appreciate the struggles they may gone through and the positive traits an only child displays in their adult …show more content…
Learning disabilities is a child or an adult who has difficulty understanding or using spoken or written language or doing mathematics. To be classified as a learning disability, the problem is not primarily the result of visual, hearing or motor disabilities; intellectual disability; emotional disorders; or due to environmental, cultural or economic disadvantage. Three times as many boys as girls are classified as having a learning disability. That is, boys are more likely than girls to be referred by teachers for treatment because of troublesome behavior. There are three types of learning disabilities. Dyslexia, when a child or an adult have a severe impairment in their ability to read and spell. Dysgraphia, a learning disability that involves difficulty in hand writing. Dyscalculia, a learning disability that involves difficulty in math computation. Before reading this topic, I never knew there were three types of learning disabilities. I was only taught of dyslexia, and how it affects a child or adults ability to read and write. Reading about the other disabilities was enlightening due to the fact I had never heard of them