Lifespan Development

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    Timeline

  • First 2 years- Psychosocial

    Formed attachment to parents. Especially to mother through breastfeeding
  • First 2 years- Cognitive

    Babbling at parents. First word was "dada"
  • First 2 years- Biosocial

    Took first steps at 10 months
  • Early childhood (2-6)- Biosocial

    I was more independent. I dressed myself for school and played games with friends and family outside.
  • Early childhood (2-6)- Cognitive

    Started Kindergarten at age 5
  • Early childhood (2-6)- Psychosocial

    Last child in our family was born. My little sister Taylor. My parents decided not to expand the family more
  • Middle childhood (6-11)- Cognitive

    Focused on school. I was on Honor Roll throughout elementary
  • Middle childhood (6-11)- Biosocial

    Started to develop more. Bought my first bra at age 10
  • Middle childhood (6-11)- Psychosocial

    Started to want to hang out with friends more than family. Especially at age 11 during Boys and Girls Club
  • Adolescence (11-18)- Cognitive

    Skipped 7th grade math and started 8th grade pre-algebra
  • Adolescence (11-18)- Biosocial

    Started Menstruating at age 12
  • Emerging Adulthood (18-25)- Cognitive

    Enrolled at University of Michigan in Ann Arbor
  • Adolescence (11-18)- Psychosocial

    First "Real" Boyfriend. Learned that not everyone is always honest about their feelings
  • Emerging Adulthood (18-25)- Biosocial

    Started to struggle with mild depression after finding out I was pregnant
  • Emerging Adulthood (18-25)- Psychosocial

    Had my first son. Parents seperated soon after. Moved in with my dad and little sister
  • Adulthood (18-25) Psychosocial

    Got married at 27 years old. Had my second child at age 29
  • Adulthood (25-40)- Biosocial

    After being extremely thin for most of my life, I started gaining a lot of weight as I got older. I started taking better care of my health by exercising and eating healthier
  • Adulthood (25-40)- Cognitive

    Gained expertise as a social worker
  • Late adulthood (biosocial)

    I turned 65 and was loving life. After some scary news from the doctor at age 50, I changed my eating and exercise habits and did not yet feel "old"
  • Late adulthood (cognitive)-

    I was 70 years old and although I had gathered a lot of wisdom in my years, it was getting much harder to remember names and faces that I hadn't seen in a while. Keeping up with the latest technology was something I had given up long ago. I was content doing what I was comfortable and used to
  • Late adulthood (psychosocial)

    Celebrated my 50th anniversary with my husband. I am 77 and he is 74. Although we were no longer as sexually active as before, our companionship and intimacy grew through the ages because we complimented each other well
  • Death

    After my husband died at age 78, my health began to decline. I passed away on March 8th 2074 at the age of 84 leaving behind 2 kids and 7 grandchildren and 1 great grandchild