I am currently writing blog number four while watching 7 children while their parents are in California. All 7 kids have the same parents and are in the same family. I met this family last year and it has been so much fun being in all the kids lives. The ages range from 2-17. Having spent a lot of time with this family I believe a child acquire a sense of self through their families and their surroundings. The kids dad was a college baseball player years ago. There are five boys and every single boy is obsessed and loves the game of baseball. The kids mother is the kindest, most hilarious person I have ever met and her children all have her sense of humor. My experience with children and gender has been relatively simple. The youngest kid who is 2 (this is baby Beau, the baby from my blog number 3.) is currently being potty trained. Beau understands that he is a boy because he has a penis and his sisters don't. When I asked Beau why I was a girl he said "cause hair". Overall, children are the most pure people in this world. Children can make us laugh and smile even if we are crying on the inside. Children are very smart and keep getting smarter.
In chapter 6, our book tells us that a child's cognitive and emotional development paves the way for greater self-awareness in all aspects of development. Young children are influenced by social interactions and come to recognize that qualities they notice in others reflect aspects of themselves when it comes to identifying their gender. Play is defined in our book as an activity that children engage in because they enjoy it for their own sake. Play helps children learn about objects in their world and how they work. Social skills are learned through play. A child can experience creative interactions without worrying about failure. Major stressors are health and nutrition. When I was in first grade I had to eat fruit everyday in class signed by a doctor because I was so behind on gaining weight for my age. I also had to eat liver to gain more iron. Child abuse is a huge childhood stressor.
Hello Terese!!!!
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed your reflection and came across some points that stand out to me. I think is awesome how you are able to share with a big family of 7 little people. Taking into consideration your reflection I can easily realize that you are learning a lot by working with this family. You stated that children acquire a sense of self through their family and I completely agree with you. As you may already know I myself have 5 little ones at home between 1and 10 and I have also come to realize the truthfulness of how a child is able to acquire a sense of self by what he/ she is been exposed through the family.I would also have to agree with you on the idea that children learn to play. There can be other ways a child can learn besides the act of playing but I brlieve the most effective is paly itself. Children learn and absorb the most when they are enjoying what they are doing. Early childhood focuses it's learning through play because of it's effectiveness. Having knowledge in early childhood has helped me a lot to understand the importance of play as it is interrelated too leaning on young ones.