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Born
Premature Birth: I was kept in the hospital for a month after birth. -
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Life Span Development
About my life -
Little Understanding
Biosocial: difference in height, weight. Cognitive: Point to things, repeat words, play simple game, understand short & simple instruction Psychosocial: Copy others, get excited when with others -
1st Grade
Biosocial: Taller, healthier
Cognitive: difficult making choice, abstract thinking, resoning skills, coloring
Psychosocial: Unkind to peers, demanding, crave affection from parents -
4th Grade
Moved to different school from an old one. Biosocial: tallest in class, gained weight
Cognitive: name the months of the year, loved writing stories and drawing pictures, read books with chapters
Psychosocial: Had a best friend(still is best friend), started making more friends, loved parents, liked group activities -
Came to USA
DRASTIC change in my life. Biosocial: taller, little gain in weight, little breast development, menstrual cycle Cognitive: Started education in English, it was too hard. I had too catch up on learning English, so didn't properly
understand what I was learning for 2 years. Psychosocial: Bullied because I didn't know how to talk in English plus my clothing style was totally different. This caused me to cry everyday for first few months leading into headaches and little bit of depression. -
Current
Biosocial: height has not changed. I have lost 20lbs going to gym. Cognitive: I can speak, understand, write in 4 different languages.(Gujarati, Hindi, Sanskrit, English) However, still need to improve English(I can fluently talk, though.) Psychosocial: I love volnteering because I love helping others. I am little emotional that I can't be rude or mean to others, so there are times that people use me. This causes stress. -
Graduate
Biosocial: Thinning of hair
Cognitive: More knowledgable because of experiences in life and education
Psychosocial: Mature than before, understand others feelings, looking for a life partner and his love. -
Marry
Biosocial: get in shape, thinning of hair
Cognitive: more understanding
Psychosocial:ready to take responsibilities -
Kids
Biosocial: weight gain
Cognitive: become more cautious for my kids, becoming a mother is just a wonderful feeling to get.
Psychosocial: staying happy, handling my kids -
Kids marry
Biosocial: weight lose, skin not as young looking, hair loss
Cognitive: preparing myself to add another member to our family
Psychosocial: getting to know more relatives, teaching a new member about my family's habits and tradition. -
Becoming a Grandmother
Biosocial: Weight loss, hair loss, knee problems
Cognitive: act childish and mature at the same time. Childish for grandchild and mature to help support family.
Psychosocial: teaching a new mother about how and what to do for a newborn. -
Last Days
Bioscoial: gray hair, very less hair, weight loss, skin is not tight
Cognitive: forget things easily
Psychosocial: repeat things, becoming stubburn
