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Bentley's Life Events
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Bentley shows repitition
Bentley showed secondary circular reactions today when he threw a toy out of his crib and watched what I did. I handed him back the toy and he continued to intentionally throw it out of the crib to see what I would do. Bentley was six months at the time of this event. Secondary circular reactions occur between the ages of four to eight months. This type of reaction entails the repetition of movements that originally occured by chance (pp. 149). -
Bentley repeats actions
Today Bentley demonstrated deferred imitation. While watching a T.V show older kids something funny happened and the older kids began to laugh at what happened. Later with Bentley we were watching the same show and the scene that the kids laughed at earlier was one and even thought Bentley is not old enought to understand what is happening he began to laugh at what had happened. Deferred imitation is the ability to repeat actions observed at an earlier time (pp 188). Bentley was a little over 1. -
Bentley displays animism
Today Bentley got a new stuffed animal. While at dinner Bentley told me that his teddy bear was hungry and wanted to eat with us. Bentley is five at this time. Animism is the tendency to attribute human thoughts and feelings to inanimate objects and forces (pp. 242). This also shows egocentrism in that the thoughts or feelings that the object is having, they might be having as well (pp. 242). -
Bentley shows attention problems
Bentley is at the age of 7. I went to a school conference and his teacher told me he has been having trouble paying attention in class and she thinks he may have ADHD. ADHD includes problems of inattention, hyperactivity, and impulsiveness. Children with ADHD have difficulty following instructions and waiting their turn. 3-7% of children are diagnosed with ADHD and boys are four times more likely than girls to be diagnosed. (pp. 297) -
Bentley enters concrete operations stage
Today I was playing with Bentley and we were playing with clay. He is 8 at this time. I took two peices of clay and rolled one into a ball and the other into a snake. I asked him which one had more clay and he replied that they are the same amount. He showed that he is in the concrete operations stage. During this stage kids become capable of using mental operations, which allows them to organize and manipulate info mentally instead of relying on physical and sensory associations. (pp. 294-295) -
Bentley begins to notices changes
Bentley had gym class today and he comes home worried that something is wrong with him. He noticed that he has hair growing underneath his arms but none of the other boys do. I told him that is is natural and that he is starting to go through puberty. I told him it will eventually happen to the other boys too. For boys these changes can happen as early as 11 (Bentley is 12) or as late as age 15. Girls tend to start puberty two years earlier than boys. (pp. 344-345) -
Bentley doesn't understand
Last night Bentley, age 16, asked me if he could go to a party where there were no parents and where there would be alcohol. He said he would not consume any of it but I told him I didn't want him going. He got upset and said that I couldn't possibly understand the situation and that everyone else would be going. Bentley is displaying a personal fable. It is when teens believe that no one else has experienced their situation and that they are unique and no one can understand them. (pp. 359) -
Bentley goes to work
Bentley, who is 17, got his first job today at the local burger joint. I was worried about Bentley being distracted by his job and that he wouldn't have time for school. According to a study it shows that 10 hours a week has little effect but working over 10 could. So, I encouraged Bentley to only work a part time job. In the United States about 80% of teens hold at least one part time job by the end of high school. (pp.. 384-385)
