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Birth
Even though I was born in July of 1985, I wasn't actually adopted until October, 1985 from Calcutta, India. -
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Infancy - Birth to 24 months
Humans are extremely dependent on adults
Language, symbolic, sensorimotor.coordination and social learning -
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Early Childhood - Infancy to age 5 or 6
These are the preschool years
Kids become more self-sufficient and to care for themselves
Learn how to play with others, identify shapes and letters and follow instructions
Early Childhood ends at 1st grade -
Infancy - Cognitive Changes
Finally learning to speak. My development was slow and my parents weren't sure if it was because I was born premature or if It had to due with a low birth weight. -
Infancy -Biological changes
Learning to crawl on our kitchen floor -
Infancy - Socio-emotional changes
Playing soccer outside with my Dad, I wasn't very close to him when I was little because I was wanting to be comforted by my mom. This is one of the few pictures I have with him from when I was under 2. -
Early Childhood - Infancy to age 5 or 6 - Biological changes
Playing with my sister at around age 2.5 - she was helping me because I tended to be a bit clumsy with the horse because it was heavy. Soon after, I was able to hold it up myself. -
Early Childhood - Infancy to age 5 or 6 - Socio-emotional changes.
My sister was adopted and I finally had someone to play with - I was so excited! -
Early Childhood - Infancy to ages 5 or 6 - Cognitive Changes
I was enrolled at an early education class through Community education - this was similar to a pre-k -
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Middle and Late Childhood - Ages 6 to 11
Elementary school ages
Learning reading, writing and math
Learning about life outside of our family and cultures around us
Achievement is important as well as self-control -
Middle and Late Childhood - ages 6 to 11 - Socio-emotional Changes
My hair was always long so it was hard to see but I had ears that stuck out - similar to dumbo, which was the nickname that was given to me by many on my bus. My parents finally allowed me to have my ear pinned back - as you can see, I was incredibly excited to look "normal". -
Middle and Late Childhood - Ages 6 to 11 - Biological Changes
I remember this as one of the pictures I finally noticed I was taller than some of the other Indian Kids I've grown up with. I also started asking questions about my adoption - realizing that I was different than my parents. -
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Adolescence - Childhood to Early Adulthood Ages 10-12 ending around 18-22
Physical Changes both with puberty and development of sexual characteristics
Pursuit of Independence
Thought Processes are more logical, abstract and idealistic -
Middle and Late Childhood - Ages 6 to 11 - Cognitive Changes
I started to play the trombone at age 10. Learning to read music solely in the bass clef was a change but I loved playing in the Jazz band. -
Adolescence - Childhood to Early Adulthood Ages 10-12 ending around 18-22 - Biological Changes
I had my first boyfriend at age 13 but in middle school, dates were just group get togethers with friends. -
Adolescence - Childhood to Early Adulthood Ages 10-12 ending around 18-22 - Socio-Emotional Changes
We had the opportunity to go and help others doing mission work the summer before my freshman year of high school. This greatly changed my views on not only how others live but what I can do to help others with philanthropy - something, I have continued through my life. -
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Early Adulthood - Late Teens or Early Twenties to Early Thirties
This is the time that is used for establishing personal and financial independence.
We choose a career and hopefully excel at it
Choose a mate, start a family and raise children -
Adolescence - Childhood to Early Adulthood Ages 10-12 ending around 18-22 - Cognitive Changes
In August of 2003 I moved to Ecuador, South America. By the time this picture was taken, my brothers were here to visit and I was finally fluent in Spanish - a language I hadn't studied. We are mountain biking down the biggest volcano near Quito. -
Early Adulthood - Late Teens or Early Twenties to Early Thirties - Biological Changes
I became pregnant with my daughter at the age of 24 and gave birth on February 12th, 2010. This photo was taken a week before she was born and I felt like I was pregnant with triplets. -
Early Adulthood - Late Teens or Early Twenties to Early Thirties - Cognitive Changes
I was so proud this day, I had worked so hard to be able to have a job that not only offered me benefits and support but gave me a purpose. I didn't realize that I would be able to understand how to help others with their finances but I was really good at it for the three years that I worked here. -
Early Adulthood - Late Teens or Early Twenties to Early Thirties - Socio-Emotional Changes
Raising my daughter as a single parent has been one of the hardest things I have ever come up against in my life. From January of 2011, Leena and I have gone through a rollercoaster of emotions from her Dad deciding to no longer be in her life over 3 years ago. We are much stronger as a duo but we have both changed since everything has happened. We have both become more reserved and cautious. -
Late Adulthood - Sixties or Seventies until Death - Biological Changes
I'm not at this point in my life yet but would like to think that I would be aware of not only my physical changes but would try to stay active in my life as much as possible. Hopefully being prepared for what is to come health wise -
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Late Adulthood - Sixties or Seventies until Death
Life review
Adjust to retirement
Adjust to new social roles
Decreasing strength and health -
Late Adulthood - Sixties or Seventies until Death - Cognitive Changes
Dementia or Alzheimers is something that scares me with cognitive changes. I have zero knowledge of my own health history from being adopted so I am unaware of whether or not this is something that is genetic for me. -
Late Adulthood - Sixties or Seventies until Death - Socio-Emotional Changes
Enjoying retirement hopefully with my life partner or husband (I don't have either yet) is how I'd like to see my days spent. Enjoying time with my family, hopefully grandchildren, and be able to give back with philanthropy as well as try new things that I've been meaning to in my life.
