Piaget's Stages Of Child Development Essay

The first topic I will cover in my report is physical development. I will begin with my mother’s pregnancy, and how her circumstances effected my development as a fetus, as well as the person I am today. Her pregnancy was pretty normal, however my mother did smoke cigarettes and was only fifteen while she was pregnant. I developed in what appeared to be a normal way, and was delivered at 39 weeks and 4 days via vaginal delivery I was born weighing 6.4 pounds and 21 inches long.
Piaget’s Stages According to Piaget there are four stages of cognitive development in which children develop. The first is the Sensorimotor Stage. From birth until around age two, I was busy learning the world around me. At this stage babies and toddlers are known …show more content…
In the third of Erikson’s stages children begin to understand things that they are successful in, and feel guilty for the things they are not. In my experience, the first time that I distinguished this difference it was learning to ride my bicycle without training wheels. It was something that my other friends had been practicing for some time with their parents I felt embarrassed when everyone, but me showed up with a bike with only two wheels. One of my older friends actually taught me in one day how to ride without training wheels. I was ecstatic to be able to fit …show more content…
At school I would often fake sick so that I could go home to her. According to Piaget, children often experience separation anxiety during the pre-operation stage of development. This wasn’t something that I would admit to. While I felt proud of the things that I accomplished while at school, I still struggled to find a balance between accomplishment and anxiety. During this time I believe the fourth of Erikson’s stages in what helped me to overcome the anxiety. I wanted to stay at school to learn new things. Doing well on spelling tests was something that made me accomplished during this