Levi's Child Observation

     Going back forty-five years is not an easy task to complete because I can’t remember some of the finer details of my childhood. I know I was born on a hot August afternoon in Birth Year at Place Of Birth in City ands State. My mother was just twenty-two at the time and was already the mother of two, I was her third child. My father was twenty-one and already a workaholic, I know because my mother would constantly remind me not to be like that. My mother and father were good parents and they tried to give us the best upbringing they could. My father was the kind of person that believed he should provide and protect his family, and he did a very good job of doing that.

Lifespan development is essential, as it is the changes that happen to us throughout a person’s lifespan. Our development occurs at ages stages where we develop from infancy till death. This essay will contain my life story to display the domains in 5 age stages in my lifespan development. The domains I will be exploring is in this essay is physical, emotional, cognitive, social, cultural and moral domain. The influence of biological and environmental play a significant role in my development. Development is influenced by nature or nurture and its affect will occur throughout lifespan. The changes that occur during development have stage. Each theorists has stages of development where they display the changes. This essay will explore my

The Child Study data I have gathered comes from the observation I have completed at Mission Bell Elementary School. Mission Bell Elementary School is a local school in Riverside. In the P.M preschool class there are 24 students, one teacher, and one assistant. The child I decided to observe is names Zoe. Zoe is 4 years and 10 months old. I immediately was drawn to Zoe because she had such a big personality, was very social, and smart. I am glad that I choose to observe Zoe because she was able to make my observation process smooth and easy. While observing her I had to pay close attention to her biosocial development, motor skills, cognitive skills, communication skills,

Life span developmental psychology takes a scientific approach to human growth and change, focusing on change during the life span. There are three main aspects to life span development: cognitive, social, and physical development. This class is not simply a discussion of nature vs. nurture, it explores the interaction between genetic and environmental factors that orient us towards specific behaviors. Initially, my views on life span development were limited to more sociological factors, and did not take into consideration physical developments of the brain. In relation to my personal and professional identity this course has made me realize that development occurs on a spectrum and that not everyone develops at the same time, in the same ways, making me more understanding and compassionate towards those who developed differently than me. The three most important lessons I have learned from this class are that development occurs throughout the entire life span, infants begin learning at a very young age, and that senescence begins as early as young adulthood.

Death is very hard to understand. Even adults have a tough time coping with their loved one’s death what more a child or a teenager finding out that his father will not be around anymore. According to Kathleen Berger in the book called “The Developing Person Through The Life Span,” she believes that “Adolescents find way to vent their grief to express their personal identity concerns and control their anxiety about death by taking risks” (Berger 2014). I absolutely agree with Berger’s research about how adolescents react to death because it is exactly how I felt and reacted during those times that my father was at the verge of death. Sons are normally close with their father and as the fourth child of the family, I was very close with my father. He disciplined us in a way that a child would understand and up until now that’s the method I use to raise my kids. The road that lead me to maturity took me a lot of time to recover from my father’s death, how I coped during the times that he was not with us anymore and how I had to snapped out of my outrageous activity to notice that I was not the only one hurting.

B. F. Skinner thought of personality in terms of the effects external stimuli have on behavior. This emphasized the mutual interaction of the person or "the organism" with its environment. An example of this is something a baby learns. If a baby cries and receives attention, it teaches the baby that in order to get attention they need to cry. Princess Diana learned that external stimuli have a huge effect on her behavior.

Lifespan is the period during which something is functional, so in humans, lifespan is the period from birth and death. As humans, we break it down into different phases, this would include infants, toddlers, preschooler, school age, adolescents, early adulthood, middle adulthood, and late adulthood. This shows that we are changing as we move as a society as the life expectancy increases and children are aging differently. Most known as human development, which is the action of developing to maturity. Human development is the study of these changes related to the physical, emotional, cognitive, and social domains of an individual. Similar to human development, there are three types of lifespan development, this including physical development which involves growth and changes in the body and brain, the senses, motor skills and health and wellness. Cognitive wellness which involves learning, attention, memory, language, thinking, and creativity. And lastly, the psychological development which involves emotions, personality, and social relationships (White 326-334). When thinking of development, individuals often consider the changes the human body goes through as aging occurs. In the field of human services, it is important to recognize development throughout the lifespan and how an individual’s behavior can be impacted based on factors that occur from conception to death. It also supports developmental change being impacted by biological, physiological, and social aspects. A

Case Study: Examining the Lifespan Development of a Graduate Student Evaluating an individual’s lifespan development provides insight into personal and professional attributes and proclivities. The subject of this evaluation is Shane Hill. Numerous theories have been applied to Shane’s development. His development was impacted by factors present in these theories at different points in his life. They have also affected his professional development as an educator and advocate.

Peer relations is an important factor that affects the lives of many kids during their development. Kids under the popular group tend to be more collaborative with people around them. Those kids are more likely to start and maintain positive relationships. As the book of A Topical Approach to Life-Span Development describes, “ Popular children give out reinforcement, listen carefully, maintain open lines of communication with peers, are happy, control their negative emotions, show enthusiasm and concern for others, and are self-confident without being conceited” (520). The popular group tends to easily interact with other kids and usually express more their feelings and thoughts.

Balancing the aspects of school, a social life, work, and so on can be difficult for anyone, but especially college students. I have found that using a proven set of effective study skills for each class helps a lot with the school aspect of life. Skills such as planning and organization are some of which that can be effective. What is interesting is that when a student finds more balance in schooling, which is a huge part of their lives, they will most likely find balance in the other aspects of their life.

After reviewing the two articles provided and studies of my proposed topic, there was no evidence of the theoretical and conceptual frameworks in six of my studies. However, there is one theoretical framework in my quantitative study that focuses on the individual and is grounded within the context of the life-span perspective of human development theory. Contextual influences include the types of changes in resources that occur in response to the individual's needs for resources throughout a changing life-span. Life-span development involves biological considerations, cultural considerations, and individual factors working together. The life-span perspective put emphasis on the development of the course of a lifetime, and all stages of the

The life-span perspective is a modern scientific approach to the study of human development that accounts for all phases of life including childhood, adolescence, and adulthood, and it breaks each phase into individual stages of development (Berger,2014). This perspective suggests that development is multidirectional, metacontextual, and all stages of development are important and play a crucial role in the individuals cognitive health (Berger,2014). The stages of development are categorized as infancy, early childhood, middle childhood, adolescence, emerging adulthood, adulthood, and late adulthood. For the purpose of this paper I will be focusing on the infancy stage due to the importance of cognitive development before the age of two, middle childhood due to a child’s social structure becoming a defining factor in their lives, and emerging adulthood due to the stresses that an individual must endure while maturing into a young adult.

On April 20, 2016, I shadowed Morgan on 7E, which was an eventful day full of thought-provoking and noteworthy patient interactions and child life centered conversations. Through my shadowing experience and observations, I gained knowledge on how to appropriately prioritize patients, how to expand my charting techniques, how to provide support through normative play experiences, and much more. This week I was able to reflect back to my knowledge of development so that I could better relate our coursework to my practicum experiences. In this journal, I will focus on one main patient interaction, which was unique, thought provoking, and relatable to developmental theory and coursework. I will also briefly discuss the knowledge I gained from the Clinical Issues Meeting that I attended.

On October 27, 2016, I observed the physical, cognitive, social, and spiritual development of Ella, a six-year-old female first grader, along with her younger brother, three-year-old Oliver. The observation was conducted in the children’s home in Sioux Center, Iowa. The children’s mother consented to the observation as evidenced by the signed consent form found at the end of the report. The father was aware of my prerogatives and was away at work while the mother was present in the adjacent room teaching violin lessons.

expecting me to walk in. I was home with him throughout birth up to 18 months. He did not experience day care at this stage. I would say he quickly established hope and trust between us, and transitioned successfully to the next stage.