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I was conceived
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The Germinal Period
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Embryonic Period
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The Fetal Period
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My Birth
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The First Two Years
Ages 0-2 -
Recognized mother and father
Cognitive development -
Helped dress myself
Biosocial development: Puts arms in sleeves, raises arms to remove, takes off socks -
I started picking up and handling objects
Biosocial development -
My first words
Cognitive development: Ma Ma, and Ba Ba were my forst words, followed by Da Da a month later. -
I started crawling
Biosocial development -
I started walking
Biosocial development -
I could hold a spoon on my own
Biosocial development -
Became aware of strangers
Psychosocial development: I was wary of strangers and often hid behind my mom. -
Started drawing and coloring
Biosocial development -
I developed understanding of the words "No" and "Hot"
Cognitive development -
Shows imagination
Cognitive development: Takes care of a baby doll and models Play Doh into objects. -
Shows inventive tendencies
Cognitive development: Models blocks into presents and houses. Builds things with Legos. -
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The Play Years
Ages 2-6 -
I learned how to read
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Responds adversely to punishment
Psychosocial development: Gets mad, stomps feet, runs to room, then emerges about 5 minutes later to say "I'm sorry". -
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Middle Childhood
Ages 6-11 -
Drove a snowmobile
Biosocial development: I took a 100 mile trip on a snowmobile and my dad let me drive (with help). -
I met my best friend
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Learned to write in cursive
Cognitive development -
I learned how to sew
Biosocial development: My grandma taught me how to sew while I was visiting her in Kentucky. -
Started playing the violin
Biosocial and cognitive development -
I joined the orchestra
Psychosocial development -
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Adolescence
Ages 11-18 -
I found a love for swimming
Biosocial development -
I started menstruation
Biosocial development -
I got my license
Cognitive development -
I started dating my future husband
Psychosocial development -
I took my ACT test
Cognitive development: I got a score of 25 -
I got my first car
Psychosocial development -
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Emerging Adulthood
Ages 18-25 -
I graduated from high school
Cognitive development -
I started going to Planet Fitness to work out
Biosocial development -
I got my Associate's Degree
Cognitive development -
Got my first apartment with my boyfriend
Psychosocial development -
I became a Registered Nurse
Cognitive development -
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Adulthood
Ages 25-65 -
I got my Master's Degree
Cognitive development: I became a Nurse Anesthetist -
Got married
Psychosocial development -
Had twins!
Biosocial development: I might possibly have my first child at this time, or with any luck, twins! -
I get my dream job
Psychosocial development -
Parents move in
Biosocial, Cognitive, and Psychosocial development: My parents will need a caregiver and I will move them in and take care of them. -
Empty Nest Syndrome
Cognitive development: My twins will have moved out to start their own lives. -
Menopause
Biosocial development -
Development of heart disease
Biosocial development: Heart disease runs in my family so I predict that at age 60, I will develop heart disease. -
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Late Adulthood
Age 65 - Death -
My retirement
Psychosocial development: I predict that I will retire at around 65 years of age. -
Continuing my education
Cognitive development: After I retire and my family is all out on their own, I predict that at 70 years old, I may want to go back to school to learn a new language. I will never want to stop learning. -
Travel to Peru and France
Psychosocial development: I decide to travel to Peru and France to expand my horizons and cultural knowledge at age 75. I predict that I will still be feisty and energetic even at that age. (I can be optimistic) -
My death
Biosocial development: I will die at the age of 85.