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Month 1 (Prenatal Development)
Spinal cord, heart and brain are developed and we are roughly the size of a poppyseed. -
Month 2 (Prenatal Development)
Heart starts to beat and our brain grows at 100,000 cells/minute. If our mom is put under a lot of stress or takes drugs or alcohol it could affect us greatly and damage our brain. Size of a raspberry roughly. -
Month 3 (Prenatal Development)
Sense of smell is developing, ears start forming, we can start to hear mom’s heartbeat and voice. We start to move. Roughly size of lemon. -
Month 4 (Prenatal Development)
Learn to kick, pee, swallow, and taste. The more different things mom eats, it’ll affect how picky of an eater you are in the future. -
Month 5 (Prenatal Development)
Mom’s voice becomes clear, big growth spurt. We develop things like teeth, hair, and fingernails. We can move in a lot more ways. -
Month 6 (Prenatal Development)
Our brain’s cerebral cortex splits into two, our eyes open, our mom can take us into the sun, we can start to grin. -
Month 7 (Prenatal Development)
We have our first sleep schedule, we can respond to our mom speak with movement, learn language, 90% chance of survival if born now. -
Month 8 (Prenatal Development)
Behave like newborn. Our brain and nervous system are ready and our lungs are almost fully formed. Practicing breathing and are regularly sleeping. Commonly now positioned upside down. -
Month 9 (Prenatal Development)
We respond a lot more when mom does things we like. We like to kick and use motor skills. Last month before birth normally. -
I am born
I come into the world. -
Pre Attachment Phase (Birth - 6 weeks)
Not attached to any specific person yet and doesn’t care if they’re left with strangers. Learns that the caregiver will respond by using innate skills. -
Head Control (Birth - 4 Months) (Developmental Milestones)
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Attachment In The Making Phase (6 Weeks - 8 Months)
Child begins to realize it’s main caregiver and will respond to them differently than others but however will still be happy with strangers. -
Rolling Over (4 months - 7 Months) (Developmental Milestones)
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Sitting, Hands Are Ready for Play (6 Months - 9 Months) (Developmental Milestones)
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Clear-Cut Attachment Phase (6-8 Months - 24 Months)
Gets separation anxiety, will be distressed when caregiver leaves, when object permanence is learned this stage becomes goes away. -
Standing, Grasping While Walking (9 Months - 12 Months) (Developmental Milestones)
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The Sensorimotor Stage (Birth to Talking Years) (Piaget)
They learn about the world through their environment and learn that even though you can’t see things they still exist. For example peek-a-boo or hiding a toy under a blanket and learning it’s still there when they take the blanket off. -
Crawling (7 Months - 16 Months) (Developmental Milestones)
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Walking (12 Months - 17 Months) (Developmental Milestones)
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Walking Fast, Running, Climbing, Jumping (18 Months - 24 Months) (Developmental Milestones)
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Formations of Reciprocal Relationship (18-24 Months and Beyond)
Child learns that the caregiver comes and gos and that they will comeback (hopefully). They try to use language skills to influence the time the caregiver is away. -
Permissive (Parenting Styles)
Permissive parents love their children a little too much to the point where there’s little to no obedience or rules. Also known as the hippie type of parent. This is my mom demonstrating permissive behavior towards me by letting me dye my hair bright purple and not enforcing any rules. -
Authoritarian (Parenting Styles)
When the parent is controlling, wants the child to listen without considering the child’s feelings. They are insensitive to their children’s thoughts/emotions and focus on being really strict, controlling instead. This picture relates to being authoritarian because as you can see in the picture my mother is FORCING me to hold my little sister. -
Secure Base (Bowlby) (Harlow)
When the attachment figure is like a safe place/base so the children can explore and at the same time be comforted by knowing that they can go to the attachment figure if they need to. This is me and my whale friend I named Finny Bigs. Finny Bigs was my safe place when I was little and taught me how to explore the huge ocean (swimming pool) and even taught me how to swim (with floaties). -
Uninvolved (Parenting Styles)
Neglectful, uninvolved, and uninterested in their children most of the time. They don't help their child or make rules or use discipline. They simply don't do anything for their kids. This picture shows my mother being an uninvolved parent. As you can see here she isn’t even looking at me, letting mr yo gabba gabba random man hold me, and clearly this is causing me to me so sad! -
Safe Haven (Bowlby) (Harlow)
When children go to their attachment figure for comfort and safety when faced with something that scares them, gives them discomfort and or threatens them. This is me going to my attachment figure (Tigger) for comfort because a scary white woman was holding my sister -
Proximity Maintenance (Bowlby) (Harlow)
When children want to be near their primary caregiver (usually mother). This pic is me with my mom. I don’t think proximity maintenance has an age because I’ve always wanted to be around her (I think it’s just because she’s so cool) (not really she’s kinda lame to be honest). However I always want to be near my primary caregiver. -
The Pre-Operational Stage (2Yrs - 7Yrs) (Piaget)
Children learn through things like pretending using something as a symbol for something else like using a box as a house or car. They don’t really know how to acknowledge other peoples points of view. Egocentric. This is me at like 6 and I am on a horse. I am only thinking about myself and how good I look in my little red outfit on this pony with the matching bows. -
Potential Level of Development (Vygotsky)
Level 2. What the child can potentially get to with the help of other people/things. Example - eggs benedict! This picture is me at sea world where I was shown how to throw fish to the dolphins and touch them by the instructors so I needed to be shown by the instructors how to take care of the dolphins. -
Authoritative (Parenting Styles)
The authoritative parents are the parents who are an equal amount of rule-enforcing/firm and loving at the same time. The most effective type of parenting style. They usually have clear guidelines and have close relationships with their children. This picture shows an authoritative parental relationship. As you can see my mom is enforcing me to stay still for the picture but I got to have fun and get my face painted and we have a close relationship. -
Trust vs. Mistrust (Erickson) (Infancy Period)
This is the most important stage because it will shape the child’s whole life in the future. Our mother/primary caregiver plays a key role in this time period and the child learns to trust or mistrust them based on how it’s taken care of. I was well taken care of in this period. Therefore I am basically perfect. Like look at me bringing all my friends who don’t know how to swim well to the waterpark when I was like 8. I’m a perfect role model of a good friend. Mother did her job correctly. -
Autonomy vs. Shame, Doubt (Erickson) (Early Childhood Period)
Both parents play a major role. The stage where the child is learning about themselves and how to be independent. The children who get good support become independent and confident instead of doubting themselves. I got good support from my mom during this phase. This pic shows me being independent and calves sucking on my fingers like a pacifier to keep them content (they’re in their oral stage). I am so confident in my racecar jacket and camo barn boots. -
Concrete Operational Stage (7Yrs to 11Yrs) (Piaget)
Children think more logically. We can understand things like sorting objects in order and the cup experiment where you have different sized cups but the same amount of liquid in them. We get to know ourselves and understand our thoughts are unique. This is me when i was about 8 years old holding a bunny at the brome fair and it connects because I am starting to understand external events and things like how the bunny is feeling compared to me and how it reacts to being held. -
Initiative vs. Guilt (Erickson) (Play Stage Period)
We are learning basic principles and leadership. If we receive good support we are taught to follow our interests and if not we can develop guilt by thinking what we are doing is wrong. I was taught to follow my interests in the ocean and seashells and I am teaching my sister how to find things in the sand and put them in a bucket here. I am aware what I am doing is right. -
Identity vs. Identity Confusion (Erickson) (Adolescence)
We learn about social roles (friends, students, children, etc.). Identity crisis’s are often experienced in this stage. If our parents let us explore we can find ourselves vs if they make us believe in their views we might feel lost. This is a picture of me in the newspaper for softball which is related because my parents let me explore and find my love for it and I got really good at it. I learned how to be a part of a team here. -
Individualism and Exchange (Kohlberg)
The importance of punishment kind of weakens. The “What’s in it for me phase”. Children start seeing all the individual point of view but are not really interested in the greater good or bigger issues they might see in the future. This picture relates because I am shown skipping class with the exchange students and not interested in the bigger problems like my education and getting into a good amount of trouble. -
Current Level of Development (Vygotsky)
Level 1. Describes what the child can do now without the help of others. This picture is me and some of my friends up at Jay Peak. Snowboarding is one of the things I can do without the help of others that some people may not be able to. -
Industry vs. Inferiority (Erickson) (School Age)
We are discovering our own interests and how we are different from other individuals. We want to prove we can succeed. People outside of our family influence us the most like our teachers and if we experience too much negative emotion we might lose motivation. This is me like the other day looking very studious. My mom got an email from one of my teachers and they influenced me to do better so I put my game face on and wanted to prove to them I could succeed even though the email was annoying. -
Genital Stage (Puberty - Death) (Psychosexual Theory by Freud)
When you start to have strong interest in sexual partners. This picture demonstrates me trying to look super good (obviously I do) to impress all the boys and fulfill this phase. This is a joke. -
The Formal Operational Stage (11Yrs to 20Yrs) (Piaget)
We can understand things like success, failure, love, hate and can form a better understanding for our identity and morality. We start to understand why people behave the way they do. The picture I included shows me like this morning because I am currently in this stage trying to understand myself more. -
Secure Attachment (Ainsworth)
Will explore while caregiver is there and use them as a safe base from bowlbys theory. Will interact with a stranger when the caregiver is there, be upset when they leave, and be happy when they come back. -
Avoidant Insecure Attachment (Ainsworth)
Will ignore caregiver, show little emotion when they leave or come back, child will not explore and doesn’t care who’s there or if the rooms empty. -
Maintaining Social Order (Kohlberg)
Based on maintaining law and order and following the rules. This is me in gym class wearing a helmet before I go into the batting cage because going to bat without a helmet is against the rules and so is skipping gym class so I am following all the rules like I am supposed to. -
Social Contract and Individual Rights (Kohlberg)
People see the values/opinions/beliefs/thoughts that other people have. They make decisions based on society and not just an individual. -
Language Acquisition
Children can understand languages before they can speak them. Language develops one step at a time and there are many steps for many age groups. There is receptive language which is like what the children can understand by engaging with environment and then there is expressive language which is how we actually speak and communicate. -
Separation Distress (Bowlby) (Harlow)
Anxiety that the child gets when they are not with their attachment figure. -
Resistant Insecure Attachment (Ainsworth)
Show distress before the caregiver leaves, hard to comfort and care for even after the caregiver comes back. -
Obedience and Punishment (Kohlberg)
The earliest stage of moral development and most common in children but adults can also use this reasoning. Where rules are absolute and obeyed to avoid punishment. Basically seen as the worse the punishment, the worse the act is made out as. This picture relates because I am shown in front of a turtle nest that’s closed off and I know that if I go in and disturb the turtles that I will get serious punishment hence me being on the outside of the yellow tape. -
Interpersonal Relationships (Kohlberg)
Typically used by adolescents and is focused on living up to social expectations. They behave based on what they think society sees as good. This is me in the student section participating in what I believe was a western themed student section basketball game because society sees those nights as cool and fun to participate in. -
Intimacy vs. Isolation (Erickson) (Young Adulthood)
As a younger adult we start to understand who we are look at things like love and commitment. If we can form those relationships we are confident and if not we might feel isolated or lonely. When I am in college I am going to go to all the parties so I can find my true love and not have to feel isolated and lonely in the future. This picture is how I’m going to look going into my classes too because who doesn’t love someone who drinks iced coffee like all the time. So attractive! -
Generativity vs. Stagnation/Self Absorption (Erickson) (Adulthood)
We want to contribute to society. If we think we can lead the next generation we are content but if we had problems in the past, it could make us feel down. People at home and work are who are influencing us the most. This pic is me making faces with my mom. This relates because I will have kids of my own (unfortunately) in the future and be such a great and perfect mom and even better than mine in this picture. I will be able to contribute to society and feel good about myself with a good job. -
Universal Principals (Kohlberg)
The last level of moral reasoning and not all adults reach up to this level. Basically adults start following principles of justice and is based on being ethical. -
Integrity vs. Despair (Erickson) (Old Age)
This is towards the end of our lives. We ask how we did throughout of lives. If we feel like we were successful we are content. If not we become those mean old people who are miserable all the time. I’m going to be old and even though I hated the thought of kids when I was a teenager I’ll probably have some and I’ll be happy eating pudding in the nursing home and playing bingo because I had a successful life and contributed to society. I’ll be successful like Santa in the picture.