Stages Of Development In My Life

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For this final I will write about the many circumstances throughout my life that have contributed to the development of my person. In order to paint a complete picture of the person that I am, I will take you through the eight stages of development as I lived them, staring with the family, a section where I will introduce a bit of my culture and family dynamics. Next, I will move on to the first two years, it was during this stage of my life that I begin to process information and develop those close bonds with others. Following these two years I will write about the childhood stages early and middle, a time where the world revolved around me and my friends begin to share the importance in whom I was. One of the most important stages that you will read about is the adolescent stage; it was during this time that I learned a lot about how I would cope with disappointment and new beginnings. Finally, I will talk about Adulthood all three stages (early, middle, and late), and although, I am currently living out these stages, it is during these stages that I have and hope to continue developing the core of my Christian world view. My life would not be what it is today if it wasn’t for my parents, as cliché as it may seem, when considering who I am, I must include them. My parents meet at while in night school when they were 19 and 18. …show more content…
At this age I could start remember more clearly and vividly. The biggest memory from my early childhood was when my parents had finally saved enough to buy a new home, we were so excited to finally be able to live in a bigger home, are own home! I remember going around from home to home and exploring the potential new rooms and backyards that awaited us. Unfortunately, my parents did not make enough money to live in the same town as our other relatives. This did not seem like a big deal at the time but it eventually proved very costly for

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