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Infancy emotional development
I had high effortful control and negative effect, but moderate surgency. My temperament matched my parents goodness of fit. -
Infancy language development
My first word was dada. -
Childhood language development
To increase my vocabulary my mom used flash cards with the word and picture on it. It was simple things like apple, garden, and etc. We played matching games and I had to say the word. Ex: a picture of a banana, I had to say banana. -
Childhood emotional Development
My parents were the type to act then talk about both of our actions later. When I did something bad, I would get a whopping then later on my parents would talk to me about why they whopped me and try and figure out why I did what I did. My parents were emotion coaching. -
Childhood cognitive development
I was 5 years old, and my family took a trip to Gatlinberg, Tennessee. We went to the taffy shop, and I watched them make taffy from the window. -
Middle and late childhood cognitive development
I experienced loss in the fifth grade when I was about 10. My grandmother died and to this day I still don't know why. I feel like my development was compromised because I was constantly trying to figure out why. That really took a toll on me. I remember that I became very closed off because I didn't know how to cope. -
Adolescent physical development
I hit puberty early. I had positive peer relationships, but I experienced low self esteem. -
Adolescent language development
Slang: fleek, beat, periodt, snatch -Your hair is on fleek! ie. Your hai is really nice.
-Your face is beat! ie. Your makeup is blended perfectly.
-Girl you're snatched! ie. Your body has a slim waist and wide hips.
-Periodt! ie. That's the end of the conversation, I'm serious,
Agreeing. All of these terms would be when you're talking to your friends or when you want to give someone a compliment. -
Early adulthood physical development
I had a decline in my sight in first grade. I also noticed a decline in my senses towards my senior year of high school. This was because my sinuses started "deteriorating" because of my new found allergies. -
Across all developmental periods: Emotional Development
Stress coping mechanisms
Infancy- suck my tongue, cried
Early childhood- suck my tongue, cry, seek out my mom
Middle to late childhood- fighting, throwing tantrums, crying, and sucking my tongue
Adolescent- suck my tongue and rub a cold, sleep, rant, eat
Early adulthood- suck my tongue, sleep, eat, rant, listen to music -
Across all developmental periods: cognitive development
How many hours I typically slept
Infancy: 17
Early childhood: 12
Middle and late childhood:10
Adolescent: 8
Early adulthood: 7-6 -
Across all developmental periods: Emotional Development
Attachment to primary caregiver
Throughout all of my developmental periods, I have always been securely attached to my mom. My attachment to my mom affected my development positively. I have always been able to go and do things without my mom, and not experience separation anxiety.
