For this assignment I chose one child to represent each of the three stages in child development. The first stage is Early Childhood, this stage is between the ages of birth to 6 years old. Kim, is the child I chose to observe, she is 3 years old. The second stage of child development is Middle childhood, children in this stage fall between 6 to 11 years old. I chose Thomas, age 6, to observe for the stage of development. The last stage of development is Adolescence, this stage happens from 11 years old to adulthood. Betty, is the adolescent I chose to observe, she is 13 years old.
Kim is in the early childhood stage, she is very talkative, and likes to tell lots of stories. She told me of a story of how she was bit by a jellyfish that her …show more content…
He is constantly following around two other children, Gregory and Danita. They are both his best friends, and he is very close to them. Thomas told me he was invited to Danita’s birthday party and couldn’t wait to get home so that he could make her bracelet. This is an example of Freud’s Latency stage when children are focused on making friends rather than the early childhood stages that once were their only focus. (Berger, 2014, pp. 368)
Thomas is a beginner reader and gets very excited when he is able to read a book. He gives high fives to his teacher and runs to tell Gregory and Danita that he was able to read a book. This is an example of Erikson’s stage of Industry vs Inferiority, “children busily practice and then master new skills.” (Berger, 2014, pp. 40) Thomas is obviously very excited about mastering a new skill of reading.
Betty represents the Adolescent stage, she has a boyfriend, and they can be seen walking through the hall together holding hands. Her boyfriend also has to give Betty a hug when he leaves to go to his class. Betty is displaying concepts from Freud’s Genital stage. She is “seeking sexual stimulation and satisfaction in heterosexual relationships,” (Berger, 2014, pp. 39-40) by having the intimate touching of holding hands and
Kim is in the early childhood stage, she is very talkative, and likes to tell lots of stories. She told me of a story of how she was bit by a jellyfish that her …show more content…
He is constantly following around two other children, Gregory and Danita. They are both his best friends, and he is very close to them. Thomas told me he was invited to Danita’s birthday party and couldn’t wait to get home so that he could make her bracelet. This is an example of Freud’s Latency stage when children are focused on making friends rather than the early childhood stages that once were their only focus. (Berger, 2014, pp. 368)
Thomas is a beginner reader and gets very excited when he is able to read a book. He gives high fives to his teacher and runs to tell Gregory and Danita that he was able to read a book. This is an example of Erikson’s stage of Industry vs Inferiority, “children busily practice and then master new skills.” (Berger, 2014, pp. 40) Thomas is obviously very excited about mastering a new skill of reading.
Betty represents the Adolescent stage, she has a boyfriend, and they can be seen walking through the hall together holding hands. Her boyfriend also has to give Betty a hug when he leaves to go to his class. Betty is displaying concepts from Freud’s Genital stage. She is “seeking sexual stimulation and satisfaction in heterosexual relationships,” (Berger, 2014, pp. 39-40) by having the intimate touching of holding hands and