Age 1 to 5
According to the psychology literature we often do not remember much of our early childhood. The phenomenon that is called infantile amnesia is often use to account for the lack of autobiographical memories between the ages of two and four. In part, this phenomenon might be a result of biological processes that have not yet developed as well as cognitive processes as well. This has led researchers and the field to conclude, that most of the memories we experience as children tends to be “false memories.” False memories are thought to be the result of external narratives we may have heard at some point and linking it to early childhood experiences. Although in some rare instances development is slightly altered and there are always …show more content…
In fact, I could remember certain things before I learned how to walk. To complicate my early childhood experience, I had memories before I could even talk. According to my mom, I was a late talker and walker, which is why I am able to have somewhat of a time table. In fact my cousin who was six months younger than me met all those milestones before I could. As a child my hair was reddish auburn, and long and curly. Although, my hair color would later change to black around the age of one, I am still able to remember when my hair was auburn. This biological marker would indicate or at least suggest I had memories around the age of one. As a child I had liked playing with my ear lobe for some odd reason, maybe because it was soft and on one occasion I pulled my hair down to the corner of my eyes and notice the reddish hue which was my hair. I also have a picture at 15 months of age taking a bath in which I remembered my mom taking the picture and fussing me to smile. Before my mom had taken that picture she kept telling me to smile and I did not understand why at the moment, and that one day I would appreciate it. Today in hindsight, I can rightfully say she was …show more content…
I can partly attribute this behavior to my introspective tendencies. Even as a child I liked looking or thinking about things that I found interesting, hence I always had a staring look. My staring tendency may have also been attributed to chronic daydreaming or internal distractions. If I was bored for example I would often find myself thinking about something worthwhile. My introspective tendencies may explain why I developed self-awareness at an early age.
Although I was a slow talker at first, I did become quite the chatter box and my mom sometimes humorously expressed she missed the days when I was quiet. I was quite inquisitive as a child and I would often as why, which was something my culture did not encourage very much. Thankfully for me we had a TV, which many people at the time in Guyana did not have. So, whatever my culture lacked and desired I got from watching TV. TV was the greatest source of stimulation for my active mind. Thanks in part to television my vocabulary and exposure to the world was much
According to the psychology literature we often do not remember much of our early childhood. The phenomenon that is called infantile amnesia is often use to account for the lack of autobiographical memories between the ages of two and four. In part, this phenomenon might be a result of biological processes that have not yet developed as well as cognitive processes as well. This has led researchers and the field to conclude, that most of the memories we experience as children tends to be “false memories.” False memories are thought to be the result of external narratives we may have heard at some point and linking it to early childhood experiences. Although in some rare instances development is slightly altered and there are always …show more content…
In fact, I could remember certain things before I learned how to walk. To complicate my early childhood experience, I had memories before I could even talk. According to my mom, I was a late talker and walker, which is why I am able to have somewhat of a time table. In fact my cousin who was six months younger than me met all those milestones before I could. As a child my hair was reddish auburn, and long and curly. Although, my hair color would later change to black around the age of one, I am still able to remember when my hair was auburn. This biological marker would indicate or at least suggest I had memories around the age of one. As a child I had liked playing with my ear lobe for some odd reason, maybe because it was soft and on one occasion I pulled my hair down to the corner of my eyes and notice the reddish hue which was my hair. I also have a picture at 15 months of age taking a bath in which I remembered my mom taking the picture and fussing me to smile. Before my mom had taken that picture she kept telling me to smile and I did not understand why at the moment, and that one day I would appreciate it. Today in hindsight, I can rightfully say she was …show more content…
I can partly attribute this behavior to my introspective tendencies. Even as a child I liked looking or thinking about things that I found interesting, hence I always had a staring look. My staring tendency may have also been attributed to chronic daydreaming or internal distractions. If I was bored for example I would often find myself thinking about something worthwhile. My introspective tendencies may explain why I developed self-awareness at an early age.
Although I was a slow talker at first, I did become quite the chatter box and my mom sometimes humorously expressed she missed the days when I was quiet. I was quite inquisitive as a child and I would often as why, which was something my culture did not encourage very much. Thankfully for me we had a TV, which many people at the time in Guyana did not have. So, whatever my culture lacked and desired I got from watching TV. TV was the greatest source of stimulation for my active mind. Thanks in part to television my vocabulary and exposure to the world was much