Significant Events That Influenced My Life

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There have been several events in my life thus far that have shaped and influenced my development. After talking with my parents, friends, and extended family I have been able to recognize significant events that have influenced the basic areas of my development. Many things happen when you are younger the influence the way that children develop. Understanding these events and how to handle them is very important when it comes to development as a young child. Looking back on my growth as young child I have been able to identify physical, cognitive, and social emotional events that have influenced my development. Something that has influenced my physical development over the years is that when I was a young child I did not like to eat. I was so picky about everything that I ate that I …show more content…
First habits and primary circular reactions (1-4 months)
• 3.Secondary circular reactions (4-8 months)
• 4. Coordination of secondary circular reactions (8-12 months)
• 5.Tertiary circular reactions, novelty, and curiosity (12-18 months)
• 6. Internalization of schemes (18-24 months)
After looking over all of these substages, I have been able to relate them to how I developed as a young child. As I have reflected on these events of my life, and how they have shaped and influenced my development I have been able to understand how they have affected me. There has been several events that have affected my physical, cognitive, and social-emotional development throughout my life. My recognizing the different theories from Bronfenbrenner and Piaget I have been able to see how their theories directly correlate with my development. Being able to interpret these events within these theories has helped me understand a lot more about myself. Overall, there has been several events that have impacted my physical, cognitive, and social-emotional development and after learning about these theories I have been able to understand them much

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