Developmental Timeline

  • Infancy: Emotional Development

    As an infant, I had a secure attachment with both my mom and dad. Because of this, I had an extremely happy childhood.
  • I Was Born

    I Was Born
  • Infancy: Language Development

    My first word was "baby." I was one year old and my brother was just born. My mom said I looked at him and kept saying, "baby."
  • Birth of My Brother Trey

    Birth of My Brother Trey
  • Infancy: Emotional Development

    My parents always use to tell me that, as an infant, I was an "easy baby." They said I barely cried and that I was always happy. They did however say that I had low extraversion and low surgency though. I would get nervous and cry around strangers so my parents would have to be careful who they let around me.
  • Infancy: Physical Development

    My parents would give me legos and building blocks to help with my fine motor skills.
  • Infancy: Cognitive Development

    Memory strategies I used were rehearsal and organizing.
  • Early Childdhood: Emotional Development

    My attachment remained secure with both of my parents.
  • Early Childhood: Cognitive Development

    Memory strategies I used were still rehearsal and organizing.
  • Early Childhood: Language Development

    Some strategies my parents used yo increase my vocabulary was having me read multiple books and there write down what they were about in my own words.
  • Early Childhood: Physical Development

    In Pre-K, they would make us finger paint and do arts and crafts to strengthen our fine motor skills.
  • Mid/Late Childhood: Cognitive Development

    During this time, I was still using rehearsal and organizing as my memory strategy
  • Middle/Late Childhood: Emotional Development

    Growing up, my parents were emotion-coaching parents. Whenever I would get upset they would sit me down to figure out what was wrong with me. They let me know that it was alright to feel that way and helped me feel better afterwards.
  • Middle/Late Childhood: Emotional Development

    To relieve stress I would go outside to play with my friends in the neighborhood.
  • Mid/Late Childhood: Emotional Development

    My attachment to my parents remained secure.
  • Mid/Late Childhood: Physical Development

    In 5th grade, we had to practice writing in cursive as a fine motor skill activity.
  • Adolescence: Cognitive Development

    As an adolescent, I started using elaboration as my memory strategy.
  • Adoloescence: Physical Development

    I would write plenty of essays in my English classes, which encouraged my fine motor skills.
  • Adolescence: Emotional Development

    My attachment to my parents remained secure which is the reason why I have lived such a happy life so far.
  • Adolecence: Emotional Development

    My main way to cope with stress was to close myself in my room and listen to music. I would also draw from time to time to help relax my mind.
  • Adolescence: Emotional Development

    Adolescence: Emotional Development
    I first experienced a major loss when my great-grandmother passed away when I was 17. She was a very important person in my life and it still gets hard to cope from time to time. It has affected in me in positive and negative ways as well. It made me want to push myself further so I can make her proud one day. But, it also made me cautious when getting into close relationships again because I am afraid of losing someone I love again.
  • Adolescence: Physical Development

    I noticed a decline in my eye sight around this time
  • Early Adulthood: Language Development

    My friends and I are constantly speaking in code whenever we are around each other. The main term we use though is the word "tweaking." We use this word when someone is acting crazy or overreacting to something. For example, we would say, "Man, my mama is tweaking right now. Which would mean she is acting over-the-top at the moment.
  • Early Adulthood: Identity Development

    I would say my current identity status would be identity moratorium. I identify with this because I am still searching for who I want to be.
  • Graduated High School

    Graduated High School
  • Early Adulthood: Emotional Development

    My attachment to my parents remains secure. This has helped me form healthy relationships with others because I have a model of how relationships and attachment is suppose to be.
  • Early Adulthood: Identity Development

    My Big Five results were O: 81%, C: 29%, E: 5%, A: 74%, N: 95%. I feel like this is very accurate description for me. All of these traits have been apart of me since a child. I guess my personality hasn't changed much.
  • Early Adulthood: Cognitive Development

    As of right now, I still use elaboration as a memory strategy.
  • Early Adulthood: Emotional Development

    Some ways I cope with stress now is to listen to music and write. I write whatever is bothering me down so it isn't all built up inside me anymore.