As a child both my parents had no other choice than to work, in order for our family to be able to afford our house, food, cars and all other necessary essentials. To save money my parents would take me and my sister, Maci, to our mother’s parents/our grandparents’ house every day for them to watch us, rather than sending and paying for us to attend a day care facility. In Missouri, daycare can cost anywhere from $455 to $575 a month therefore, my parents sending us to our grandparents saved them hundreds of dollars each month (Baby Cost, 2017). I spent every day with my grandparents and grow very close to them (Developmental Perspective). At my grandparents’ house, the first thing we would do almost every day was go to breakfast either at
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When it all first happened, my parents told me and my sister that we could continue to see and talk to our grandparents. While, also telling us how awful they were and how much they hated them. I was twelve years old at the time and I talk to my grandfather all the time on the phone and he also picked us up from school most days then, all the sudden I had to stop talking to them and start ridding the bus (Social Behavioral Perspective). My grandfather and I were like two peas in a pod. I did not want my parents to be mad at me and I did not know any better, so I listen to them and cut off all contact. I had never experienced anything so hard in my life every time my grandparents would call me would cry because I wanted to answer, after about a week my parents blocked their numbers from my phone. The grandparents would send me and my sister birthday cards and holiday cards my parents threw them away without show or telling us. Studies have shown that children succeed more when they have structure and consistency in their life. If a child knows what to expect each day it helps a child feel safe and secure (Importance of family routine, 2012). Thus, when my daily routine and my relationship with my grandparents changed, I became stressed and upset. It was very difficult to change such a large aspect of my …show more content…
(2017). Retrieved February 17, 2018, from https://www.howmuchisit.org/how- much-does-day-care-cost/
Butler, L. D. (2015, March 04). Developing Your Support System. Retrieved February 21, 2018, from https://socialwork.buffalo.edu/resources/self-care-starter-kit/additional-self-care-
When it all first happened, my parents told me and my sister that we could continue to see and talk to our grandparents. While, also telling us how awful they were and how much they hated them. I was twelve years old at the time and I talk to my grandfather all the time on the phone and he also picked us up from school most days then, all the sudden I had to stop talking to them and start ridding the bus (Social Behavioral Perspective). My grandfather and I were like two peas in a pod. I did not want my parents to be mad at me and I did not know any better, so I listen to them and cut off all contact. I had never experienced anything so hard in my life every time my grandparents would call me would cry because I wanted to answer, after about a week my parents blocked their numbers from my phone. The grandparents would send me and my sister birthday cards and holiday cards my parents threw them away without show or telling us. Studies have shown that children succeed more when they have structure and consistency in their life. If a child knows what to expect each day it helps a child feel safe and secure (Importance of family routine, 2012). Thus, when my daily routine and my relationship with my grandparents changed, I became stressed and upset. It was very difficult to change such a large aspect of my …show more content…
(2017). Retrieved February 17, 2018, from https://www.howmuchisit.org/how- much-does-day-care-cost/
Butler, L. D. (2015, March 04). Developing Your Support System. Retrieved February 21, 2018, from https://socialwork.buffalo.edu/resources/self-care-starter-kit/additional-self-care-