Riley Grace Case Study

2. Name your infant. Provide an explanation as to why you chose this particular name. My infant daughter’s name is Riley Grace. I choose the name Riley because it means valiant or courageous. This name has important meaning because every girl should have courage in themselves and what they are capable of, no matter who they are or where they came from. In addition, I choose the name Grace because it means goodness and generosity which are two very important traits that I would want my daughter to have.

3. Do you as the parent have any concerns about your child or yourself given the information provided in the profile? Explain. Given the information provided in my profile, it is concerning that my daughter was born at 32 weeks because …show more content…
Identify and Explain risk and protective factors that you see that might affect the development of your infant. Be sure to include Bronfenbrenner’s Ecological Model in you analysis. One of the direct influences on Riley that may negatively effect her development is the fact that her father and I are not married. This may be due to conflict between us which may lead to family separation. Another direct influence which is a risk factor is that her father and I both work which may take away crucial time we could spend with her to help her reach the developmental goals she should be reaching at each age. A protective factor that will directly influence Riley is that both I and her father have steady jobs that can support her. The local institutions and community in which Riley will be raised has both risk and protective factors. For example, the education system in Middletown, NY is large which means if my daughter needs personal help understanding things or is struggling with something she may not get the attention due to the large number of other students the teacher needs to assist. However, a large educational system can also be a protective factor because it will help socialize her and it will help her not be distressed in large crowds. Another protective factor is that there is a hospital located in Middletown, which is important in case of an …show more content…
Select what you see as the most important risk or protective factor in your infants development. Locate credible resources that exist in your community to help support optimal development of your infant for this risk or protective factor. Choose one resource and provide a description of this resource that includes the name of the resource, why you think that this resource is credible, and what specific information the source offers to you that will help you parent your infant. The most important risk factor is that Riley’s father and I are not married. By us not being married it puts strain on our daughter if we were to have custody issues or if we were to see other people because it would change the family dynamic. This change in family dynamic could cause resentment in Riley towards one parent or she could feel over whelmed and frustrated and not develop the same way someone with married parents would. Another issue with her father and I not being married is that one parent may spend less time with the child which could negatively affect development by only getting support and care from one care giver. This lack of support and care according to the Psychoanalytic theory by Erik Erikson could cause her to not trust others or she may apply it to the working model and not trust the world (Berger,