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Infancy: Ages 0-2
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Motor Skills
Motor skills consists of two types: gross motor skills, which is the bigger movements like: standing, walking, crawling, etc., and fine motor skills, which are the smaller movements like: reaching out to hold something, grasping an item, etc. Like this photo, I am using both motor skill types because I am standing up, and I am holding a corn dog in my hand -
Attachment
There are many types of attachment styles: insecure avoidant: a child avoids connection with caregiver (doesn't care), secure attachment (healthy and confident), insecure-resistant attachment (anxiety/uncertainty which creates a child who is upset with separation, and disorganized attachment: inconsistent resections to the actions of the caregiver. in the photo shown below, I was reaching for my mother who was in front of me, wanting her to hold me after she left to go get something from inside -
Play
Every child plays. Infants tend to play alone or with parents, and as time progresses, it begins to shift into social play, because toddlers are getting better with social development, problem solving, sharing, and kindness in the photo below, I am playing around, and my mom was pushing me on the swing. -
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Early Childhood: Ages 2-6
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Growth Patterns
As your age develops your body begins to grown even more, but this means that your weight and hight increase, which makes your body slimmer In the photo shown below, I grew a lot from the previous years, where my face is a lot slimmer, and I am much taller -
Family Function v. Family Structure
Family structure is the legal and genetic relationships within a household. This could be an adoptive household, nuclear household, etc. but this matters less than family function, which is how a family can meet a child's needs emotionally, financially, and socially. In the photo below is my family when my parents were together (nuclear family), but my parents constantly would argue and not get along well. -
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Middle Childhood: Ages 6-11
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Peers/Friendships
As children begin to mature, they begin to develop in their friendships and peer groups. Girls tent to talk and share secrets while boys tend to play and be more active. in the photo below, I had a group of friends who shared an interest for gymnastics and bonded over much more. -
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Adolescence: Ages 11-18
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Body Image
During puberty, your body is changing in many different ways and growing rapidly. Body image comes from the fear of what other people think of them, and that comes with dieting, food obsession, and depression, partly because girls believe that boys was to only date thin girls. in the photo below, I was going through something similar. In gymnastics it is a very tough sport mentally and physically and throughout my time of doing this, especially going through puberty, I struggled incredibly. -
Relationships
relationship are crucial for a person. relationships help us find our identity, but also fuels the need to seek validation in th people around us. there are many kinds of relationships: family dynamics, friendships, and dating relationships. in the photo below, is a picture of Noah brown, the guy that I am dating. not only that, I have many friends that I have made in church, and they've helped me find me identity in Christ