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I had high effortful control and negative effect, but moderate surgency. My temperament matched my parents goodness of fit.
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My first word was dada.
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To increase my vocabulary my mom used flash cards with the word and picture on it. It was simple things like apple, garden, and etc. We played matching games and I had to say the word. Ex: a picture of a banana, I had to say banana.
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My parents were the type to act then talk about both of our actions later. When I did something bad, I would get a whopping then later on my parents would talk to me about why they whopped me and try and figure out why I did what I did. My parents were emotion coaching.
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I was 5 years old, and my family took a trip to Gatlinberg, Tennessee. We went to the taffy shop, and I watched them make taffy from the window.
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I experienced loss in the fifth grade when I was about 10. My grandmother died and to this day I still don't know why. I feel like my development was compromised because I was constantly trying to figure out why. That really took a toll on me. I remember that I became very closed off because I didn't know how to cope.
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I hit puberty early. I had positive peer relationships, but I experienced low self esteem.
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Slang: fleek, beat, periodt, snatch -Your hair is on fleek! ie. Your hai is really nice.
-Your face is beat! ie. Your makeup is blended perfectly.
-Girl you're snatched! ie. Your body has a slim waist and wide hips.
-Periodt! ie. That's the end of the conversation, I'm serious,
Agreeing. All of these terms would be when you're talking to your friends or when you want to give someone a compliment. -
I had a decline in my sight in first grade. I also noticed a decline in my senses towards my senior year of high school. This was because my sinuses started "deteriorating" because of my new found allergies.
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Stress coping mechanisms
Infancy- suck my tongue, cried
Early childhood- suck my tongue, cry, seek out my mom
Middle to late childhood- fighting, throwing tantrums, crying, and sucking my tongue
Adolescent- suck my tongue and rub a cold, sleep, rant, eat
Early adulthood- suck my tongue, sleep, eat, rant, listen to music -
How many hours I typically slept
Infancy: 17
Early childhood: 12
Middle and late childhood:10
Adolescent: 8
Early adulthood: 7-6 -
Attachment to primary caregiver
Throughout all of my developmental periods, I have always been securely attached to my mom. My attachment to my mom affected my development positively. I have always been able to go and do things without my mom, and not experience separation anxiety.
