LcroteauMVC1
Laura Croteau
March 6, 15
My Virtual Child Assignment #1
1. One of the most important interactions you can have with your child early on in life is to read, talk, or sing to them. Every chance I was given I chose to talk to Pearson rather than giving him a new toy. Pearson has liked to use private speech during play since he was 18 months. According to Vygotsky’s theories this encourages thought development and helps with social interactions. By age 2, he was talking in 3-4 word sentences. He used that language in preschool to talk mostly about himself and things he was doing. During the preoperational period, young children are egocentric, so it was understandable for his thinking to be very self-centered. When Pearson entered kindergarten, he was able to learn the letter sounds early on and began to read simple books. He worked hard in math as well as reading and now exceeds in almost every academic area. However, when new information was too far out of the proximal development zone, Pearson got upset and frustrated.
2. It seems very clear to me that at 8 months old, Pearson had a slow to warm up temperament. He would cry when I would take him to daycare, but would get over the sadness relatively quickly after having a chance to adjust to the new situation. Another example of this temperament is how he would cling to me when around strangers, and would interact with them cautiously. I didn’t want to push Pearson be someone he wasn’t, so I always chose to introduce him to novel situations slowly. Now that he is 10, I would say his personality is undercontrolled. Pearson is slightly aggressive, such as yelling at my partner or me and overreaching to minor disagreements in kindergarten. This behavior made it difficult for him to make friends, so I tried to help him get more experience in social settings by inviting other children over to play. The aggression has lessened some, but he still needs to work on impulse regulation.
3. Pearson has shown to
March 6, 15
My Virtual Child Assignment #1
1. One of the most important interactions you can have with your child early on in life is to read, talk, or sing to them. Every chance I was given I chose to talk to Pearson rather than giving him a new toy. Pearson has liked to use private speech during play since he was 18 months. According to Vygotsky’s theories this encourages thought development and helps with social interactions. By age 2, he was talking in 3-4 word sentences. He used that language in preschool to talk mostly about himself and things he was doing. During the preoperational period, young children are egocentric, so it was understandable for his thinking to be very self-centered. When Pearson entered kindergarten, he was able to learn the letter sounds early on and began to read simple books. He worked hard in math as well as reading and now exceeds in almost every academic area. However, when new information was too far out of the proximal development zone, Pearson got upset and frustrated.
2. It seems very clear to me that at 8 months old, Pearson had a slow to warm up temperament. He would cry when I would take him to daycare, but would get over the sadness relatively quickly after having a chance to adjust to the new situation. Another example of this temperament is how he would cling to me when around strangers, and would interact with them cautiously. I didn’t want to push Pearson be someone he wasn’t, so I always chose to introduce him to novel situations slowly. Now that he is 10, I would say his personality is undercontrolled. Pearson is slightly aggressive, such as yelling at my partner or me and overreaching to minor disagreements in kindergarten. This behavior made it difficult for him to make friends, so I tried to help him get more experience in social settings by inviting other children over to play. The aggression has lessened some, but he still needs to work on impulse regulation.
3. Pearson has shown to