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Infancy (ages 0-2) Biosocial
When I was born I was 6 pounds 8 ounces and I was a very healthy baby/infant. My parents have told me that when I was little I was very picky when it came to food. I didn't like sweets, I was a fruit and veggy child! Still to this day I am not much of a sweet person and I love fruits. I was up and walking when I was eight months old, and I was running and nine months. I was always running around wanting to play! -
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Infancy (ages 0-2) Cognitive
Obviously when you're a baby/infant you don't have any knowledge and you have no idea what's going on. Babies do eventually begin to babble and start to say basic words, such as, mama, dada, and no. Those are the three main words you first learn to say and you do start recognize who your parents are. When you're and infant, you can pick out and identify who your mom and dad are so you do have some sort of knowledge, but I would say that's really the only knowledge we have at that age. -
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Infancy (ages 0-2) Psychosocial
Just like any other infant, I could only say very few and basic words. We had family friends who had children that were the same age as me and I also have a cousin who is six months younger than I am so I loved to be around other infants. My parents said when I was with my cousin or family friends I was the happiest and I just loved playing with them. Even when I wasn't with them I loved playing with my parents and grandparents. I was a very happy baby. -
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Early Childhood (ages 2-6) Biosocial
You would think from the ages two to six, especially, kids would love when they get to eat candy and really anything that is unhealthy, but I still didn't. I was that one kid that hated Halloween, which I still do, because I just didn't like candy. I loved to snack on fruit, milk, crackers, and vegetables. I never liked cake and I never ate chocolate when I was younger. -
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Early Childhood (ages 2-6) Cognitive
Around this age in a child's life is the ages where you attend pre-school and then you begin kindergarten, and first grade. At these ages in school, you learn simple things like colors, letters, numbers, and learn to read and write basic words. It was very strange because it was so early on in my life but I actually struggled with school, even at this age. My attention span just wasn't there, I could never understand what was going on. I especially had difficulty when it came to counting. -
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Early Childhood (ages 2-6) Psychosocial
From the time I was two years old until I turned six years old, I had gained three more siblings. So I was very social and active because I always had someone to play with. My sisters and I are all two years apart, so in this stage of my life I had three best friends that I was always playing with. My parents were very busy with us and always had their hands full so we didn't really have time to ever have "playdates" with anyone we went school with, which wasn't a problem. -
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Middle Childhood (ages 6-11) Biosocial
When I was six years old I weighed 35 pounds and was 41 inches tall. When I was eleven years old I weighed 62 pounds and was 52 inches tall. That is not too bad of a growth spurt in a five year time span. When I was eight years old I was doing both gymnastics and all star cheerleading so at that time in my life I was learing how to tumble and do cartwheels and backhandsprings (basic skills). I was a flyer in cheerleading so I was starting to learn how to balance and control my body. -
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Middle Childhood (ages 6-11) Cognitive
During this time period we were learning how to study and use test strategies in school. These ages especially, I was having a very difficult time in school. No matter how hard I tried or studied, I never did well. I had to take my tests in a different room than everyone else and I had to stay inside and retake tests and assignments during recess. My ability to learn was a struggle. I was also very quite so I didn't have many friends. -
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Middle Childhood (ages 6-11) Psychosocial
I was heavily involved in cheerleading so most of my friends were my cheer friends. I didnt't really put myself out there or try to make friends at school because my cheerleading friends were the ones that I could relate to and that I had something in common with. I didn't like school because I wasn't good at it so to me I didn't bother making friends there because the only reason I was even at school was because I had to go. My social skills were not the best. I was very quite and not outgoing. -
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Adolescence (ages 11-18) Biosocial
I was always extremely small in both my height and weight when I was growing up. I was always below the average percentile when I went to the doctors for checkups. My younger sister, Olivia, who was two years younger than me, had been taller and bigger than me ever since I was about 7 years old. Her body just grew a lot faster than mine did. Plus, gymanstics and all star cheerleading had stunted my growth. I stopped growing when I was 15 years old, I was 5'1'' then and I'm still 5'1" now. -
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Adolescence (ages 11-18) Psychosocial
Since school was such a struggle for me, it definitely destroyed my confidence and self-esteem for a while. I think I just felt so defeated that I became more social to distract myself and get my mind away from school. I never had a lot of friends, but at this point in my life I forced myself to be more social and outgoing. I made a lot of friends and memories, but after high school ended I didn't remain friends with many of them. -
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Adolescence (ages 11-18) Cognitive
This entire time from the end of middle school all the way through the end of highschool, I just struggled in school. I don't know why but learning just never came easy to me. I tried my hardest, but that still was never enough. I had to retake multiple classes throughout high school. It was definitely embarrassing and I didn't tell any of my friends because I didn't want any one to think different of me so to this day, I've just kept it to myself. -
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Emerging Adulthood (ages 18-25) Biosocial
I am 19 years old right now and still to this day I am a very healthy eater. I do crossfit twice a week and I also workout at home twice week when I can. I am still 5'1'' and I currently weigh 109 pounds. I have three younger sisters who are all taller than me and a boyfriend who is 6'7''! I am just a very petite person and am smaller than everyone in my family, which is okay I just look out of place in some of the family pictures! -
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Emerging Adulthood (ages 18-25) Psychosocial
I graduated high school with two wonderful best friends and the most amazing boyfriend who I am still dating today. Next fall when I move to Grand Rapids, I will actually be living with one of my best friends and another good friend of mine. It's probably going to take another five years of school for me before I get my degree so I'll be studying and working hard until then. Hopefully I will be engaged by the time I graduate and still have a close relationship with my friends. -
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Emerging Adulthood (ages 18-25) Cognitive
I'm currently attending Schoolcraft right now, and next fall I will be transferring to Grand Valley State University. I'm a sophomore and I've already had to retake three classes, two of them being math classes. Ever since I was five or six, my mom knew I had trouble learning but we just never got tested for it. It is something I will always have to deal with and something I know I will always struggle with. I retake what I need to retake and it hasn't stopped me because I still try my best. -
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Adulthood (ages 25-65) Biosocial
Even though I do not do a sport anymore, I am still very active. I hope that at age 25 my body will still be in great shape. Eating healthy and exercising has always been important to me so I know that age age 25 I will still be eating right and exercising whenever I can. Fitness has always been a big part of my life. It's hard to say what my body will be like when I am 65, so I hope that for my age I look decent, physically. -
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Adulthood (ages 25-65) Psychosocial
Right now I am only 19 years old so by the time I am 25 I hope to be married with a good job. Besides my family, I have two best friends and the most amazing boyfriend. I hope at age 25 I have made great friends at work and become more social and open to people around me and people that I work with because right now I am very standoffish and quiet. -
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Adulthood (ages 25-65) Cognitive
At the age of 25, I would hope to have graduated and finished college. That may not be the case because school has always been a struggle for me. I had a lot of trouble getting through high school and I've already had to retake a couple classes at Schoolcraft. Even if it takes me longer to finish school, I will do it. I hope that when I do get a job, I work really hard and am able to retire before I'm 65. -
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Late Adulthood (65-100) Biosocial
One of the tests I took during this course predicted that my death will be some time in my early 90s, but I am going to do everything I can to remain as healthy as possible and at least try to make it to live to 100 years old. Hopefully when I'm sixty five I will still be in decent shape and can go on walks with my husband to at least keep my body exercised and in good shape. I already know I will still be a healthy eater because I am very cautious when it comes to food. -
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Late Adulthood (ages 65-100) Cognitive
It is very hard to tell what my cognitive status will be at this point and age in my life. Both of my grandmas have Alzheimer's and my mom is slowly starting to forget things already. I really hope I don't end up with Alzheimer's but if I do that could determine how long I live because eventually my mind will forget how to eat and from there your body just slowly starts to die. Eating healthy and taking the right vitamins can help your memory so I've been watching that very carefully. -
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Late Adulthood (ages 65-100) Psychosocial
I hope at this age I live in a nice home with my husband and my children will children. I would love to live as long as possible so I can watch my kids and my grandkids grow and see all of their accomplishments. I know that I want my parents and my grandparents to live as long as possible because I don't want them to miss out on anything in my life. I want to have lived a good, happy life with a big family.