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Birth
At 7:37 AM I was born at Hackley Hospital. -
Sit up without support
At 3 months I began to sit up without support. It showed I was capable of doing things on my own. -
Waves goodbye
I first waved goodbye at 4 months old. (physical) -
Holding a spoon
At 6 months old I held a spoon by myslef. It showed strength and grip that is nessecary in development as a child. (physical) -
Rolling onto my stomach
at 5 months I rolled onto my stomach for the first time (physical). -
Throwing objects
At 8 months i began to throw objects. It was important because of the development in my musle and ones I never used. (physical). -
Build with blocks
At 1 I began to build with blocks. It shows my physical development and how I was able to grasp and stack things by myself. -
First steps
At 13 months I took my first steps. (physical) -
first words
at 15 months i spoke my first words, those words are unknown. However it showed that I was developing and I was using new muscles. (physical). -
Playing games
At 2 years old, I began to play games with other people. (physical) -
At 3 years old i put my hand on the stove
This Cognitive event was significant because once I burned my hand and realized that if you put your hand in the fire then it will burn. It help me become more aware of dangers in the World. -
Daycare
I would attend a daycare. It showed me many things like to share with other kids, make friends and learned right from wrong (social). -
Scarred from fires
When I was 4 I heard on the radio about a girl that burned down her house with her in it and she died. Ever since then I have always had a fear of fires. Whenever I heard a fire alarm go off I would sprint my fastest out of my house to protect myself. (Cognitive). -
Sneaking into the Zoo exhibit
When I was little I tried to climb into an exhibit at the John Ball Zoo. My parents yelled at me and they said I could have got into a big amount of trouble or danger. I was scarred because I didnt want eithe of those, so I became more cautious of what I did. (Cognitive) -
Sports
At 4 I began to play sports outside with my cousins. I began to learn different sports and it helped my body get stronger and develop movements. (physical) -
First Sleepover
At 5 I had my first sleepover. It got me out of my comfort zone and showed that I can stay away from my parents. Gave me independence feeling. (Social) -
Sports Clothes
I would always wear atheletic clothes and sports apparel because my dad wore it. Ever since...I have always worn it and never wore jeans. (social) -
Forming friends
Formed a group of friends that would make me feel more comfortable and make my childhood more enjoyable. (Social) -
Broken Window
I was outisde playing baseball with my sister and i hit the ball right at my window that my dad said specifically to avoid. I was afraid of getting in trouble so I blamed my sister to avoid punishment. (Cognitive). -
Playing baseball
I played baseball my whole life because my dad did it and it was kind of expected from me. It taugh me the values and importance of hardwork and teamwork. (social). -
Grandmas death
I had a close bond with my grandma and she was very important to me. She died when I was 9 years old. It was hard for me but it taught me the importance of enjoying people as they are still are in your life. (Social) -
Obnoxious behavior
I would always get kicked out of my friends houses because I was so loud/wild and obnoxious. I learned that this wasnt right and I couldnt do this because it wasnt the right thing to do. (social) -
Shopipng Cart Incident
My friend and I were In Florida and I was pushing him around in a shopping cart. A cop told us to either put it back or he would send us to jail. I was so scared as a little kid and I didnt want to go to jail that I acted more responsible because of it. (Cognitive) -
Taking care of my cousin Trevor.
I would take care of my little cousin and teach him things such as sports and making friends and helping him with preschool.This was important not only to him but to me also because it showed that i was developing and passing my knowledge on to other people. (Cognitive) -
Running through the snow
Me and my friends ran through the snow with only our baithing suit on. Not only was it cold at the time but we all got sick the next day. We learned that it isnt the best idea to do that. (Cognitive) -
Doing things around the house
At 12 I would start to do things around the house that my parents didnt expect me to do. I would clean my room, do the dishes ect...the reason was because I wanted to be a kiss-up to gain their approval. (Cognitive) -
Holding the door open
When I was at a hotel, it was snowing outside and as I was walking in, I didnt hold the door open for a lady that had her hands full. My dad yelled at me for it and taught me it was right to hold the door open for everyone as they were walking in. (social). -
Controlling emotions
I learned to control my emotions better and to stop crying over everything. (social) -
Letting go of friends
When I got into high school I wanted to cut off all negative things in my life. I let go of all of my friends that were bad influences on me so I could avoid being in trouble. (Cognitive) -
Choices
I would see all of the drama and frustration my friends would get because of their girlfriends. I deciced that I didnt want that in my high school life because it is too big of a distraction. This gave me a self idenetity. (social). -
Coaching Tee Ball
I helped cousins Tee-ball team. It showed that I was becoming more maturing and passing my knowledge to other people. (Cognitive)
