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My First Steps: 1 Week Before Age 1
Here I am taking my first steps. My growing brain allowed for maturation and physical and motor connections. Therefore, I was able to walk right before my first birthday. -
Telegraphic Speech: Age 1
In his picture, I said "I need cookie," initiating me into telegraphic speech. -
Smelling Roses: Age 2
In this photo, I am sniffing the roses. The olfactory sensation evoked motor responses and helped me take in more of the world. Therefore, I was in Piaget's sensorimotor stage of cognitive development. -
Time Out: Age 2
Here, I am in a time out in the corner because I did something wrong. From this experience, I developed preconventional morality because I was focused on consequences and avoidance of punishment. -
Playing With Buckets and Shovels: Age 4
In this picture, I am holding my thought-to-be-alive shovel. When I was a child, I showed that I was in Piaget's preoperational stage of cognitive development because I believed that appearances were real and that my beach toys had consciousness (animism). -
School: Age 7
In this picture, I am with my first grade class. Upon introduction to school and new academic demands, I am entering Erickson's Industry vs. Inferiority Psychosocial Stage of Development -
Young Authors Contest: Age 7
Here, I am at a young authors conference with my sister for District 95 after winning for my story: Lost Time. I am beginning to find enjoyment in creative writing and socially identify myself with something I am passionate about. -
Eighth Grade Graduation: Age 14
This is a photo of my friends and I right before eighth grade graduation. By graduating eighth grade, I demonstrated my ability to think abstractly and solve more complex problems in school, showing that I was in Piaget's formal-operational stage of cognitive development. -
Drivers License: Age 16
This picture was taken after I got my drivers license. At this time, I had conventional moral reasoning because I believed morality was about expectations. I should not speed because it is not acceptable by others and laws must be upheld because thay are laws. -
Cross Country Meet: Age 17
This is me finishing a cross country meet this past fall. Cross country helped me find my identity as a hard worker and through ups and downs, helped me develop my character and avoid role confusion.
