Vignette Case Study Child Development

After reading the vignette for assignment one, I learned about 3-year-old Jack and his family. I noticed many developmental issues not only with Jack, but also with his mother and father, Brandon and Kimberly. In Brandon and Kimberly I saw issues with addiction, teratogens, stress and temperament. In Jack, I found issues within his social and physical development. Within these issues, I found that all of these issues are of concern in regard to the well being of the family. After being exposed to the same people for the first few years of a child’s life, it appears to be a big step for them when associating with people they are unfamiliar with. This is common among children during the toddler stage and may take a bit of encouraging for Jack …show more content…
Their home life has been a struggle since Jack has been born and they are trying to make things work. The two young adults are currently separated, living in different homes and juggling Jack back and forth. Kimberly has Jack during the weeks and sends him to day care while she is at work and Brandon gets to be with his son on the weekends. The couple also attends therapy sessions during the week in attempt to make their relationship work. After reading the vignette, it became very clear that Kimberly has many priorities to be accounted during her workweek. Many of these priorities can become overwhelming and stressful. She has responsibility of taking care of Jack and transporting him to his needed destinations, as well as managing work tasks and trying to make her relationship with Brandon work. When she attends therapy sessions and meets with Brandon, she is very thin and tired looking. There seems to be a lot of issues of stress in Kimberly’s life and she is simply doing the best that she can to manage. In order to fix this issue, it is important for Kimberly to manage her time and perform