Grandson Kayden Observation

My observation of my grandson Kayden who is seven; he is a second grader at Lafayette Middle School in Hammond. Kayden is the youngest of four grandchildren and is at times demonstrates keen sense of being a responsible young man. Kayden is seven years old but often times displays the Stage 3-of Initiative vs Guilt (Miller, 2011) seems to still have that need of exploration and trying to find his way because his brother is 14 and his sister is 17 and the age differences at times confuse Kayden.
While observing my grandson Kayden, he could fit within two of Erickson’s Eight Stages of Development. (Miller, 2011) The most prevalent stage that I observe is initiative versus guilt. This stage occurs in many young children just before they begin to attend school. During this age time the child start to shy away from their parents and become more independent. Kayden at …show more content…
Because he is always seeking approval from myself, his teacher and the many adult figures that are in his life at this present time. he child may be going through two stages that exist in Erikson’s psychosocial development theory. As state by Miller this stage prepares the child for the technological society that we live in today. This supports Erickson’s theory of Initiative versus Guilt where he was confident he could prepare a snack of juice and crackers along with guidance from me. Kayden was polite saying please and thank you grandma. Kayden demonstrated his modeling skills by wanting to imitate myself while I was in the laundry room folding clothes, Kayden asked if he could help me with the clothes, because he helps his m other all the time and he knows how to do it. Also, Kayden demonstrated his gender identity of choosing to play with the toys that are geared to the type of toys for boys. That supports Erickson’s theory of Social Learning