1. How Does/Do Your Parent (S) Describe Your Prenatal Development
1. How does/do your parent(s) describe your prenatal development? What was your mother's pregnancy like?
- My mother’s pregnancy was very sickly, she was constantly throwing up, and had excessive salvation.
2. Describe yourself at birth (weight, length, hair, anything else you can find out about your appearance at birth). Also: medical interventions, any complications, where you were born, who was there, what your birth was like.
- My birth took place in Washington D.C, at Washington Hospital Center with my father and Grandmother in attendance. There were no complications so I had a natural birth, and entered the world weighing 6 pounds 13 ounces, with little hair on the top of my head.
3. Did your mother use drugs to relieve labor pain …show more content…
A lot of my siblings attended this daycare so by the time I got there the instructor and her family were already considered close friends/family to us. The daycare was at the lady’s house, and she had less than ten other children to take care of as well. If my memory serves me correctly the environment was fun and loving but strict when need be, leaving to attend regular schooling had proved to be a difficult adjustment.
3. Describe your language development. What were your first words? Was you language development delayed, advanced?
- My language development was on time neither delayed nor advanced, and my first words were standard first words like dada and Ma. I started dragging out the word Ma mimicking the way my brother said it.
4. Discuss your development of attachment using the four attachment patterns (secure, avoidant, etc) (pp. 182-185).
- As an infant out of the four attachment patterns I showed patterns representing the secure infant attachment. I felt like my parents could meet my needs, if I was in distress I would seek them out, when upset my parents were the ones to comfort, and calm me.
5. Describe your temperament (pp.
- My mother’s pregnancy was very sickly, she was constantly throwing up, and had excessive salvation.
2. Describe yourself at birth (weight, length, hair, anything else you can find out about your appearance at birth). Also: medical interventions, any complications, where you were born, who was there, what your birth was like.
- My birth took place in Washington D.C, at Washington Hospital Center with my father and Grandmother in attendance. There were no complications so I had a natural birth, and entered the world weighing 6 pounds 13 ounces, with little hair on the top of my head.
3. Did your mother use drugs to relieve labor pain …show more content…
A lot of my siblings attended this daycare so by the time I got there the instructor and her family were already considered close friends/family to us. The daycare was at the lady’s house, and she had less than ten other children to take care of as well. If my memory serves me correctly the environment was fun and loving but strict when need be, leaving to attend regular schooling had proved to be a difficult adjustment.
3. Describe your language development. What were your first words? Was you language development delayed, advanced?
- My language development was on time neither delayed nor advanced, and my first words were standard first words like dada and Ma. I started dragging out the word Ma mimicking the way my brother said it.
4. Discuss your development of attachment using the four attachment patterns (secure, avoidant, etc) (pp. 182-185).
- As an infant out of the four attachment patterns I showed patterns representing the secure infant attachment. I felt like my parents could meet my needs, if I was in distress I would seek them out, when upset my parents were the ones to comfort, and calm me.
5. Describe your temperament (pp.