Four-Year-Old Human Development

What crawls on four legs in the morning, walks on two legs at noon, and leans on three legs in the evening? The answer is a human being, who crawls on all fours as a baby, walks on two legs in adulthood, and leans with a cane as a third leg, in late life. Just as this well-known riddle points out, human development is continuous. With this very interesting concept, one questions what would the results show when observing the physical, cognitive and socioemotional concepts of two very different age groups. That of a young four year old child just beginning her journey, and a twenty five year old man, at the prime of his life. When taking into account the physical abilities of a four year old, the terms are very technical, during a stage of …show more content…
On the other hand young adults are at the peak level of the cognitive stage Formal Operational, accordant to romanticizing about the future in hypothetical terms, working through obstacles to find the best solutions, and much artistry. Just by those standards alone, these two age groups have a lot in common, then difference, except the ability to empathize. The four year old was highly egocentric through no fault of her own, however during a request for a toy she immediately demanded it without taking into account whether if that was the reason she was at the store, or if her parent wanted her to have it. Nevertheless the twenty five year old was able to apply critical thinking, understanding her viewpoint abstractly, patiently explaining to her the purpose of why they were at the store, and ensuring a good future for his daughter by correcting her behavior, something he is aware of through his own trial and errors. Once made aware of the issue, she honorable apologized, and stated that she was not practicing her manners, and was happy to be rewarded with a father and daughter drawing session. Through their own terms, each one is learning and growing cognitively, finding the best working