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My Life and the people around me experiencing Erikson's stages
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Clingy baby (Trust VS Mistrust)
In April my daughter was born. She was naturally a clingy baby to me or her father. After some time her father was no longer around and she became extremely clingy and would only let me hold her. She would cry whenever I tried to hand her off to someone else. I was her only caregiver she would trust. She would not let me put her down in her crib for any length of time either. She had learned to mistrust the environment. This extended into later stages of life for her also. -
(I will get there too but not yet) Ego Integrity
My husband and I were having a conversation with his parents the other day and his mom was looking back over her life feeling like she had finally arrived. Her last son graduated high school and all her kids were now grown and happy. She is 67 and says they are going to enjoy the motorcycle traveling and their retirement. She retired in December. Also she said if anything happens she is ready to meet Jesus. -
"No, I will do it myself!" Autonomy Vs Shame and doubt
I think every parent has heard the wonderful words of "No, I will do it myself". It is a struggle for me daily with my two children between runny late, knowing I can speed things up but wanted my children to be independent. My son moves like a snail. The more I try to hurry him up the slower he moves. Like tying his shoes and buckling himself in the car. He wants to be independent but I also want to not be late. I try to plan for more time but it never fails that I am rushing them to hurry!
