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Cecelia Was Born
Cecelia was born May 20th, 2000. She was four and a half pounds and four weeks premature. Even though she was premature, she seemed healthy. She needed neonatal care to make sure she was able to regulate her body temperature at the time. After five days in the hospital she was able to go home. Cecelia had a low birth weight when they are born is less than 2,500 (about 5.5 pounds). It is a high rick of death for low birth weight babies expecially during their first year of life. (p.101-102) -
Cecelia's First word
At 12 months old she understands alot of words. She pronounced her first clear word while pointing at an object. It was the name of my parent's dog. By the end of thier first year they are able to understand more words then they speak. At around their first birthday they are able to speak one to two words. (pg. 157) -
Potty Trained
Cecelia is potty trained and rarely has accidents now. During the toddler years is when most children learn how to control thier urination and defecation. Cecelia had some trouble at times when she had accidents but finally got it down. By 18 months, 25% of toddlers were toliet trained and about 60% by their third birthday. (p. 183) -
Skateboard Accident
At the age of 10 years Cecilia got into a skateboard accident. The doctor said that she has a sustained injury in the left hemisphere of her head and is expected to have learning and concentration problems. The left side of the human brain is the Wernicke's Area. That area is responsible for language comprehension. (p. 650) So Cecilia may have problems learning and understanding words. -
Slightly Slurring Speech
It has been 2 years since Cecilia got into a skateboard accident where she injured the left side of her head. The doctor had first said that she may have trouble with learning and concentrating because the Wernicke's Area may have been effected but she has been slurring speech. She has probably damaged her Broca's Area too because that is on the left lobe of the brain too and it is responsible for speech production. (p. 642) Once her Broca's Area fully recovers, she will be speaking normal. -
First Boyfriend
Cecelia has been dating someone for 2 months. She says she's in love. My partner and I are worried that she may be having sex. It's every parents fear for thier child emerging to adulthood. They become sexually active. Its normal for every teen but it also can cause a problem if your not protected. Emerging adulthood is the peak period for STIs. It can occur at the ages of 15-24. During this stage they have se with numerous partners or hooking up is common. (p. 440-441) -
First Drunk Experience
When Cecelia was 16 years old she went to a party with some friends on a friday night. She calls me to come pick her up at midnight. Her breath smelled like alcohol. The next day she had a headache and feeling doozy.Underage drinking is dangerous. The consequences are fatal car crashes, pregnancy, crime activities and also physical fights can occur. At any age this can happen to anyone. (p.413) -
Leaving To College
At the end of high school Cecelia got into several colleges. She is assigned on-campus housing. It was already early in the summer and her and I are getting her ready for her big move. At around age 18 the most common reasons for leaving home is because emerging adults goes to college. When emerging adults move out they tend to have a better relationship with their parents than remaining at home. (p. 434)
