EDUC 121-Child and Adolescent Development MyVirtualChild Report Name_____Danielle Rogers _________ Date___9/13/12____________

MyVirtualChild-Report 1 !n"ant-#oddler$
%eneral &uidelines' Answer to the questions below for your report. Describe the child s beha!ior and pro!ide 1 or 2 supporting e"a#ples. $n addition% where!er possible% you should relate your descriptions and e"planations of the child s beha!ior to the concepts% theories and research co!ered in class or in the boo&. 'ry to base your argu#ents on research studies and conclusions% or a theory that see#s well supported by the research in the field. 'he questions are below with scoring criteria following the questions. 1. (ow does your baby)s eating% sleeping% and #otor de!elop#ent co#pare to the typical de!elop#ental patterns in the first 9 #onths* +2 points, My baby's eating, sleeping, and motor developments were relatively normal compared to the typical development patterns in the first 9 months. At 3 months old Aiden was sleeping for 6 hours at night, and in three hour 2 hour bloc s during the day, this is typical of a 3 month old. At his ! month chec up the doctor said he was able to digest food well, and suggested we grind up food from our dinner to feed him. At the chec up the doctor said his motor s ills were typical for his age. "e was sitting up, crawling, and standing up. 2.(ow is your child)s attach#ent relationship to you or your partner+whoe!er is the #other, de!eloping* -hat is happening at the 3.#onth and /.#onth periods that #ight affect attach#ent security according to 0owlby and Ainsworth% and !arious research studies* +2 points, My child's attachment to me is very great. "e is very attached to me and is slow to warm up to new people. According to #owlby's theory, children who form an attachment are more li ely to survive. My baby is developing his attachment to me $ust as #owlby's stages of attachment suggest. According to Ainsworth's theory of different types of attachment relationships my baby has a secure attachment. #y that, it means that he does cry when % leave him but when % return he $ust wants to be with me and stops crying and is easy to consolidate. 3. Describe and gi!e e"a#ples of changes in your child)s e"ploratory or proble# sol!ing beha!ior fro# / through 1/ #onths and categori1e the# according to 2iagetian and infor#ation processing theories. +3 points, At ! months Aiden can play hide and see , but when toys are hidden in the same place several times in a row Aiden tends to loo in the familiar place for them every time. &his curious error was something that was first discovered by 'iaget. Aiden also has little goals at this age and seems to be thin ing things through about 2 steps ahead. At (2 months old Aiden li es throwing toys out of the crib. "e can now also

say a few words and point to ob$ects in )uestion. Aiden is now getting better at hide and see and can even find the hidden toys after long delays. At (! months old, Aiden is very curious about the world around him. All of these things reflect 'iaget's sensorimotor stage of cognitive development. *ne e+ample of this would be ob$ect permanence,he is showing good s ills in this aspect by getting good at the hide and see game. 3. Analy1e your baby)s te#pera#ent in #ore detail at 19 #onths than you did at / #onths. (ow would you describe your baby in ter#s of the fi!e aspects of te#pera#ent utili1ed by the 4irtual 5hild progra# +acti!ity% sociability% e#otionality% aggressi!eness !s. cooperati!eness% and self. control,. (as your child)s te#pera#ent been stable o!er the first 1/ #onths* A blurb defining and pro!iding e"a#ples of the fi!e aspects of te#pera#ent is pro!ided at 12 #onths in the progra#% but you should see& further e"planation fro# your te"tboo&. 6"plain how the concept of goodness of fit +also discussed in the blurb on infant te#pera#ent, applies to your interactions with your child. +3 points, *verall % would say my child's temperament has been very stable over the first (! months. My child's not very active, as he en$oys playing by himself and gets tired after playing for a while. Aiden's social s ills are developing well, once he warms up to the new child or adult. %t does ta e a while for him to warm up to new people, but after that his social s ills are normal for his age. Aiden is a very happy and calm child. "e is not aggressive at all. "e is very cooperative at home and daycare most of the time. "e is wor ing on self-control, because he sometimes struggles with it by doing something li e, ta ing a coo ie and lying about it. % thin as a parent % am doing well with the goodness of fit theory. % try to let Aiden be involved in pic ing activities by pic ing them according to his mode. % do thin % need to wor on maybe doing more things that are going to be helpful to Aiden that he may not want to, li e e+ercising. 7. $s your child delayed or ad!anced in any area of de!elop#ent according to the 19.#onth de!elop#ental e"a#iner)s report* 0ased on what you ha!e studied% do you thin& this is #ost li&ely a result of specific biological or en!iron#ental factors* +2 points, Aiden's (9 month report said he is advanced in language development. % thin this is because % have very good language s ills, and it is something he inherited from me. % also thin ta ing Aiden to new places and encouraging him to as )uestions about everything also helps his language development. Another thing possibly affecting his development is tal ing to him a lot and encouraging him to engage in conversation with myself and his father and other children his age. 8. Describe your child)s co##unication and language de!elop#ent in the first 39 #onths. $s your child de!eloping at a typical or atypical rate* +2 points, My child's development is above average. "e is good at communicating too, once he warms up to new people because he is shy at first. % would say my child is developing at the typical rate, even though the (9 month report said he was above average in language development.

:. (ow is your child)s progressing on typical toddler issues% such as learning household rules% learning to follow routines% listening to you% de!eloping self.control% and learning to get along with other children* +2 points, My child is doing well with typical toddler issues. "e is usually really good at following rules and routines and listening to me, he also gets along well with other children most of the time. Aiden does have his occasional upsets though, li e when playing with other children and shouting .mine/ instead of simply sharing the toy. /. Analy1e your own parenting philosophy and practices. -hat principles fro# learning or social learning theory% 0owlby% Ainsworth% 2iaget% 4ygots&y% infor#ation processing theory% neuroscience and other theories do yo appear to ha!e relied on in #a&ing your parenting choices or interpreting your child)s beha!ior* $nclude three principles and identify one or #ore theorists who espoused these principles in your answer. +3 points, *ne theory that % really lied was #owlby's theory of attachment. After reading through the chapter his theory ma es a lot of sense. "is theory is that children who form an attachment are morel li ely to survive, than those who don't. %t seems to be rather harsh, but after reading about the developmental delays in orphans of soldiers illed in 0ar 0orld %% it ma es sense . % thin % am using this theory the most because Aiden has a very strong attachment to me, which according to #owlby's theory is a good thing. Another theory % really li ed was Ainsworth's theory. "er theory also had to do with attachment. 1he believed children had four type of attachment relationships, some being good, some being not so good. According to Ainsworth's theory Aiden had a secure attachment, meaning that he does cry when % leave but stops crying when % return. % thin % also favor 'iaget's congnitive theory. % really li e his theory because it involves the child being more independent and discovering things on their own. 2ight now Aiden is in the sensorimotor stage of cognitive development. &his means his nowledge of the world %s based on his senses and motor s ills.

EDUC 121-Child and Adolescent Development MyVirtualChild Report Name_____Danielle Rogers _________ Date___11(1)(12____________

MyVirtualChild- Report 2-Early Childhood A&e *-+$

%eneral &uidelines' Answer to the questions below for your report. Describe the child s beha!ior and pro!ide 1 or 2 supporting e"a#ples. $n addition% where!er possible% you should relate your descriptions and e"planations of the child s beha!ior to the concepts% theories and research co!ered in class or in the boo&. 'ry to base your argu#ents on research studies and conclusions% or a theory that see#s well supported by the research in the field. 'he questions are below with scoring criteria following the questions. 1. -hat acti!ities and e"periences ha!e you and your child engaged in that #ight be pro#oting healthy beha!ioral practices and an interest in physical acti!ity* Refer to the boo& and lecture where needed. +2 points, % encourage my child to play outside. 0e use balls to ic or throw around our yard. % thin this will encourage my child to continue these healthy behaviors in the future. % also li e to eat healthy and encourage healthy eating habits in my child. 2. Describe the de!elop#ent of your child s language and cogniti!e s&ills and discuss how these #ight be affecting his or her interactions with you ; your responses. Refer to the te"t or lecture for descriptions and e"planations of each area of s&ill. +2 points, My child3s language and cognitive s ills greatly affect his interactions with me. "e is now better able to communicate with me and my husband. "e is also getting to the point where he can play with me and my husband. 3. (ow well is your child adapting to social situations in the ho#e and outside the ho#e* Does your child ha!e any beha!ior or e#otional proble#s at this point* -hy do you thin& these proble#s are occurring and what are you doing about the#* Refer to the te"t or lecture as needed. +2 points, % thin my child has some trouble adapting to social situations outside of the home. "owever, % am not too worried about it yet because my child is still young. 4or e+ample, when he goes to pre-school his teachers say he is slow to warm up to other ids. % thin this could $ust be because he is shy. % am trying to help Aiden with these problems by setting up play dates with other ids his age.

3. (ow would you characteri1e your parenting style +e.g.% authoritati!e% authoritarian% per#issi!e% or !ariations or co#binations of these styles,* Refer to the boo& or lecture descriptions to <ustify your classification. (ow ha!e your specific parenting techniques changed since infancy* +2 points, % thin my parenting style is authoritative. % thin % am an authoritative parent because % set rules for my child and e+plain to him why % have these rules. % also thin % am an authoritative parent because % am very nurturing with my child. 7. Describe three specific e"a#ples of changes in your child s beha!ior at age 3 that see# to ste# fro# growth in cogniti!e and language ability since the period of infancy +e.g.% i#pro!e#ents in sy#bolic thin&ing% reasoning% &nowledge of the world% theory of #ind,. Refer to the boo& or lecture. +3 points, My child is now very interested in the world around him, for e+ample when we go on wal s he wants to now about everything that he sees. "e also now understands that people are different, and we aren3t all the same. "is symbolic thin ing has also changed, for e+ample he is now very interesting in fantasy play and has an imaginary friend. 8. (ow would you characteri1e your child s personality* -ould you say that your child is pri#arily o!er controlled% under controlled or resilient* =upport your argu#ent. Recall that the 4irtual 5hild s beha!ior at age 3 and 3 is designed to rese#ble one of three personality types. 'he personality types co#bine so#e of the te#pera#ental traits with which you are already fa#iliar. 'he o!er controlled category refers to a child who is cooperati!e and follows the rules% but is shy in social situations and an"ious and clingy under pressure. 'he under controlled category refers to a child who is uncooperati!e or e!en aggressi!e% does not follow the rules% #ay or #ay not be shy in social situations% and has a tendency to beco#e distracted and o!erly e#otional% particularly when under stress. 'he resilient category refers to a child who is cooperati!e and follows the rules% is friendly% non.aggressi!e and outgoing% able to focus on tas&s without being too distracted% has good regulation of his or her e#otions% and is adaptable to new situations. Refer to the course reader and lecture. +2 points, % thin my child would be over controlled. % thin he is over controlled because he is cooperative and follows the rules most of the time. % also thin this because he is shy in new social situations and is sometimes an+ious under pressure. "e shows that he is an+ious by loo ing at me for support. :. >oo& for e!idence of continuity as well as discontinuity in your child s beha!ior fro# infancy through early childhood. ?i!e an e"a#ple of an aspect of ability or personality that has re#ained fairly stable. ?i!e an e"a#ple of an aspect of ability or personality that has been unstable. -hy do you thin& change occurred in one area and not the other* Refer to the boo& or lecture with regard to reasons for continuity or discontinuity. +3 points, My child has had a fairly stable personality. "e has also been shy and nervous when put in new social situations. % don3t thin anything with him has really changed,

e+cept for maybe activity level. % thin this has to do with growing up, as we grow we change. /. @our 4irtual child is growing up basically in an a!erage A#erican cultural setting. 0ased on what you ha!e learned fro# the course% how specifically #ight your child s beha!ior be different if she was raised in a different culture* Alternati!ely% if you are fa#iliar with a different culture +e.g.% you or your parents were raised in a country outside A#erica with a !ery different culture,% you can describe how your parenting% or your child s beha!ior #ight be different within that cultural setting. As a third option% describe and gi!e e"a#ples of how your parenting style% or any other aspect of your parenting% has been influenced by your cultural bac&ground or other e"periences. Describe the rationale for your clai#% and the source of your infor#ation +boo& or lecture% or your own e"perience growing up at least partially within a particular culture,. +3 points, 0ell, from the boo % have learned that child in different cultures grow up differently. *ne culture that is different from ours is the Asian culture. %n the Asian culture parents focus a lot more on schooling than American parents. &hey are very hard on their ids, to have great achievement in school. % thin this is a good thing. % thin % will actually be li e this with my child, because % believe education is very important.

EDUC 121-Child and Adolescent Development MyVirtualChild Report Name____Danielle Rogers ____________ Date______11/17/12_________

MyVirtualChild-Middle Childhood A&e ,-11$-Report *

%eneral &uidelines' Answer to the questions below for your report. Describe the child s beha!ior and pro!ide 1 or 2 supporting e"a#ples. $n addition% where!er possible% you should relate your descriptions and e"planations of the child s beha!ior to the concepts% theories and research co!ered in class or in the boo&. 'ry to base your argu#ents on research studies and conclusions% or a theory that see#s well supported by the research in the field. 'he questions are below with scoring criteria following the questions. 1. 0ased on the e!idence fro# age 8 and / years% how well is your child adapting to the school social en!iron#ent and to the peer group* 'o what e"tent does this adaptation see# to depend on personality characteristics that are fairly stable in your child% and to what e"tent does your child see# to be de!eloping no!el beha!ior to cope with these new situations* Refer to the te"tboo& for particular points about the responses of children in this age group to the peer group and the school en!iron#ent. +2 points, My child is still slow to warm up to the other children, but he has gotten a lot better since pre-school. % thin this is because he is shy, and always has been. % thin he is doing a lot better with it now, and % thin this is because he is growing up. 2. (ow s#art is your child% and in what areas* Refer to the su##ary of #ultiple intelligences that appeared at age 8 and to sections of your te"tboo& and the course reader article on #ultiple intelligences. Aind specific e!idence regarding your child)s !erbal% logical #athe#atical% spatial% #usical and bodily.&inesthetic intelligence fro# your obser!ations of your own child as well as the psychologist)s report at age / years% 11 #onths and e"plain how it ties in to the your course reading #aterial. +2 points, % thin my child is very smart. % thin he is smart in a variety of intelligences including, logical mathematical and spatial. "e is not so great at bodily- inesthetic intelligence though. % thin this ties into when he was a baby, because when he was a baby he wasn3t a very active. 3. Describe so#e e"a#ples of your child)s beha!ior or thin&ing that you thin& are due to typical A#erican gender role sociali1ation and e"plain why you thin& so% referring to the te"t and lectures regarding gender roles and se" differences in beha!ior. =e!eral e"a#ples can be found in the 4irtual 5hild progra# at ages 8 and /. (ow closely does your attitude toward gender roles correspond to typical A#erican attitudes% and if there is a discrepancy% to what do you attribute this +e.g.% cultural bac&ground% attitudes of your own parents% etc.,* +2 points,

My child is now noticing gender roles in society. "e says things li e, being a cop in a boy $ob, or coo ing is a girl $ob. % try to e+plain to my child that both boys and girls can do these $obs. % also try to use e+amples from the real world, li e e+plaining that the cop that pulled me over was a woman. 3. Describe changes in your child s acade#ic s&ills between ages 8 and 19 and assess how well these s&ills are de!eloping. $f your child has any proble#s that affect school wor&% such as dysle"ia% AD(D% or low le!els of !erbal% #athe#atical/scientific or spatial ability. Describe these proble#s and e"plain what you and the teachers are doing about the#. 'he 7th grade report card will be useful for this but you should also incorporate your own obser!ations. $f your child doesn t ha!e any acade#ic difficulties% describe what you are doing any way to help your child do well in #ath/science and literacy +reading% writing and co##unicating,. +3 points, My child is having some trouble in math. My husband, myself and his teacher are wor ing together to give Aiden e+tra help in this area. % thin this could be because % was never really good at math, so % am trying e+tra hard to ma e sure he doesn3t struggle as much as % did. 7. (ow well is your child adapting to social situations in the ho#e and outside the ho#e* Does your child ha!e any beha!ior or e#otional proble#s that ha!e beco#e apparent between 8 and 19 years of age* +so#e possibilities include internali1ing and e"ternali1ing proble#s% AD(D% and obesity,. -hy do you thin& these proble#s are occurring and what are you doing about the#* +2 points, "e is still shy and % thin this is because of his temperament. My husband and % are trying to ma e him less shy by encouraging his friends to come over, or have play dates with other ids at their house. 8. (as your parenting changed since the preschool period and if so% why do you thin& it has changed and what effect #ight this ha!e on your child* Refer to your te"tboo& or lecture notes for e!idence on typical changes in parenting that occur in #iddle childhood. +2 points, % don3t thin my parenting style has really changed other than % am a little bit stricter on him. % thin this has to do with my child growing up. % want to teach my child responsibly. :. (as your child s personality type changed since age 3* Are there any personality traits and abilities on which your child closely rese#bles you* Describe two of the#. Do you thin& this co#es about because of a BgeneticC rese#blance +i.e.% your questionnaire responses, or so#e consistent practices you !e followed in your parenting* Aor e"a#ple% if you and your child are both highly open to e"perience% and you too& e!ery a!ailable opportunity to e"plore new things with your child% is it possible you !e taught your child to be open to e"perience* +3 points,

My child3s personality has pretty much remained the same since age 5. "e is shy, which closely resembles me, and he isn3t very active which also closely resembles me. % thin he might have learned these things from me, by watching what % do. /. $n what ways ha!e factors fro# Dicrosyste#s outside the fa#ily% fro# the #esosyste#% and the e"osyste# possibly influenced your child s de!elop#ent at ages 8% / and 19* Aind four e"a#ples of such influences and #a&e clear why you belie!e they should be categori1ed at the particular le!el you chose within 0ronfenbrenner s #odel. Aor e"a#ple% you could choose two #icrosyste#s +e.g.% classroo# and peer group,% one #esosyste# +parent.peer relations or parent teacher relations, and one e"osyste# +so#ething affecting the parent directly but the child only indirectly% through the parent. +3 points, % thin factors form the microsystems influences my child3s development. % thin he learned to be more cooperative by being in a classroom and having to listen to his teacher. % thin he also learned to be more understanding because of his friends. % thin factors from the mesosystem also influenced my child. % thin he learned that by my husband and % getting along with his teacher, he could do it too. % thin the e+osystem also had some influence on my child3s development. % thin he learned from the love my husband and % share to be a more loving person.

EDUC 121-Child and Adolescent Development MyVirtualChild Report Name__Danielle Rogers _________ Date______12/8/12________

MyVirtualChild Report + -Adolescence 12-1. years$

1. Describe any physical or beha!ioral signs of incipient puberty% including changes in physical appearance% beha!ior or e#otions at ages 12 and 13 years. +2 points, Aiden has become more interested in girls now, whereas before he referred to them as .yuc y/. "e is growing some facial hair 6more li e peach fu778 and wants to start shaving so we allow him to. "e has also found adult videos 6porn8 online. My partner and % feel this is a good time to tal about se+, 1&93s, and contraception. 2. -hat acti!ities and e"periences at ages 12 and 13 has your teen been in!ol!ed in that #ight pro#ote healthy beha!ioral practices% physical fitness and s&ill in sports* +2 points, Aiden played baseball, which encouraged him to be active and develop athletic s ills. "e also too a gym class his first two years of high school. "e en$oys riding his bi e still, and rides around the neighborhood fre)uently. 3. Describe one change in your child s thin&ing +e.g.% changes in hu#or% abstract thin&ing% or theory of #ind, and discuss how this #ight be affecting his or her interactions with you and your responses and his or her interactions with peers. 5ite e!idence fro# the course that these &inds of changes occur in early adolescence. +3 points, My child now has a change in humor. %t helps him get along better with his peers, which is very good. "owever, sometimes he li es to ma e $o es about mista es % have made in parenting. % punish Aiden for this, because even though it may be funny he needs to now that he needs to respect his authority. % thin this goes along with Aiden growing up and going through puberty. 3. (ow i#portant ha!e your teen s relationships with peers been to his/her social de!elop#ent% e#otional well.being and school achie!e#ent fro# 13.1/ years of age* +2 points, &hey have been e+tremely important. Aiden was once so shy, he had barely any interactions with his peers. :ow he is very well li ed by his peers, and is the leader of his group of friends. % thin this is positive for his emotional well-being and definitely social development. "is social interactions do not seem to be interfering with his school achievement because he continues to get e+cellent grades.

7. (ow has your teen ad<usted at 13.1/ years of age to typical adolescent issues such as ris&. ta&ing% drugs% alcohol% and se"ual interests% and how ha!e you responded to your teen* +2 points, Aiden is a typical teenage boy. "e discovered adult videos 6porn8 on his computer when he was (5. My partner and % responded to this by tal ing to him about se+, 1&93s, and contraception. 0e also discussed with him to wait to have se+. "e did have a couple of incidents with alcohol. *ne time he called us, around midnight and as ed for us to pic him up. 0e did, and he had the smell of alcohol of his breath, and the ne+t morning had )uite a headache. My partner and % waited until his hangover was gone to punish him. 0e too away his driving privileges for 2 wee s, and also e+plained the harm alcohol can do and the effects of under-age drin ing. 8. Ese the :th ; 9th grade report cards and your own obser!ations to su##ari1e your child s acade#ic s&ills at this point. -hat specific acti!ities #ight pro#ote so#e of these s&ills* -hat careers or courses of study #ight be best suited to your teen s abilities and interests* +2 points, My child does very well in school. "e receives mostly A3s and #3s on all of his report cards. % thin this is because we promote good grades, and encourage Aiden to participate in educational games and programs. "e is very interested in science, and is really good at math. % thin Aiden might ma e a good scientist one day or a teacher because he e+cels in all areas of school. :. As the progra# ends% what pathways does your child appear to be on in ter#s of physical% cogniti!e% social% e#otional and #oral de!elop#ent* 5hoose three aspects of your child to discuss. 'o what e"tent could you ha!e predicted these pathways based on what you &new of your child)s earlier de!elop#ent* +3 points, My child seems to have very good cognitive development. "e got very good grades throughout school. % could have very easily predicted Aiden would have good cognitive s ills, even from when he was a toddler because he li ed learning new things, and li ed learning by himself. "is social development is also very good, that is something % would not have been able to predict from his early childhood. 0hen he was little, he was very shy and had little interaction with his peers, and if he did he was very slow to warm up to them. :ow, Aiden has lots of friends, and is the leader of his group of friends. "is physical development was also not very surprising. "e did have very good physical development in his early teens, by playing on a baseball team. % thin his physical development declined when he tried out for the high school baseball team and didn3t ma e it. "owever, he still en$oys riding his bi e, so % would say his physical development is good. /. Describe one specific way in which you thin& your parenting #attered for your child s de!elop#ent% based on e!idence fro# the course regarding the contributions of parents to child de!elop#ent. Describe one specific way in which your child de!eloped that appeared to be influenced by factors outside your control% such as genes% rando# en!iron#ental e!ents or the general influence of conte#porary #iddle.class A#erican culture. +3 points,

% thin my parenting style affect how my child3s development a lot. "e new we had rules and boundaries, and why we set these rules and boundaries. 0e were loving and supportive, but also had rules Aiden needed to follow. % also thin Aiden was influenced by contemporary middle-class American culture, % say this because he was very interested in doing whatever his dad did, which was typical stereotypical roles of a middle-class American father, such as building and fi+ing things. % thin if he had grown up in a different culture or bac ground, he may not have been as interested in his father3s wor .