Specific Life Cycle Stage Observation

One example that links my observation to what has been presented about this specific life cycle stage is when the children were coloring. The older kids, I believe, were in third, fourth, and fifth grade. They have been coloring since they were taught when they were young. They were using their working memory to perform the task of coloring.
One item of information that was significant to me through this observation is that if you are not sure how to handle a situation, talk to your boss, or my pastor in my case. One of the boys we were watching was not behaving well and was talking back and being rude all night. I had never been in a position that I had to handle this type of situation by myself. In other words, I had always had an adult to help deal with a child misbehaving. In this case, I was the adult in the room and had to figure out what to do. After every child was picked up, my friend and I decided to talk to the pastor, who happens to be my dad, about what happened and how it needed to be handled.
The major developmental tasks of people in this are industry versus inferiority. In this stage, children begin to learn how to work together with others and learning basic skills. …show more content…
For example, we allowed the older kids to play hide and seek under the circumstance that they could walk fast not run. After watching one of the boys fly by me when I was trying to catch up with the three-year-old that slipped out of the room and almost running into another child, we ended the game. Once we got everyone back in the room, he sat against the wall, insisting that he did not run even though I had told him I saw him. After a long discussion with him, he willing continued to sit there since he did not get his way. Another example of behavior affected by culture is that they wished they had brought their technology. In this time of