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  Reflection Paper 2: InfancyReflect on the birth of a child you know in their family context. Look at how this birth impacted family members, changed the course of development for adults (e.g., caring for an infant with Down syndrome or physical disability), and/or was impacted by or impacted larger contexts as well (for instance, someone lost a job, birth required parents to get to know deaf culture, an adoption). OR a lternatively, you may observe or interact with an infant and reflect on what you noticed about infant development and parent or caregiver-infant interaction.
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  Reflection Paper 2: Early ChildhoodFor this paper, you should take some time to observe a small child or children (18 months to 5 years), or to interact with one you know. Write a reflection paper on what aspects of development you noticed, including communication, frustration tolerance, emotion expressed, word usage, cognitive development, body coordination, and so on. Possible places to observe, in addition to homes: with family or friends, at grocery store, Saturday Farmer’s Market, library, neighborhood, religious service, outdoor space). ORIn family life, a young child is both impacting and being impacted by the family into which they are born. How we were experienced by our parents and family members as babies and small children may become part of the family narrative, with implications for attachment, temperament and goodness of fit, family dynamics, and larger family and cultural ideas and myths. You may write about how you were experienced as a young child. Or you may write more generally about family dynamics in your early years

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Personal reflection on adolescent

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Personal reflection on adolescent

Adolescence is a stage in everybody’s life; it’s a stage where a person experiences some changes in their body, emotionally and physically. This development from childhood to adulthood is a must in everybody’s life. During this period, a lot changes like biological growth, emotional changes, relationship with our parents, and our decisions making towards different aspects of life. Having a reflection on this stage, this was my experience during my adolescent development.

Biological growth is a must in every adolescent’s development. When I started experiencing this growth it seemed so shameful. I could no longer go out and play with my peers freely as before. I felt a feeling of uncertainty and guilt. I could hide my enlarging breast by wearing baggy clothes. These changes were so difficult to adjust to, I become distant and felt lonely. It was so irritating to know that I was no longer a child, I couldn’t play some games nor do things like before. Being a daddy’s girl, this growth created a rift between us and I become more close to my mother. The relationship between my mom and I grew since she understood the changes better and made me understand what I was experiencing.

Back in my adolescent period, emotional changes were the most difficult changes to deal with especially during the menstrual period. During my menstrual period, I could feel a lot of anger on the slightest provocation. I lost control of my emotions; it was so difficult to cope up with these changes. All I needed was someone to help me through this confusing stage of my life and all I could get was that it’s normal to feel that way. So during my tough emotional changes, I could prefer being alone to avoid being judged. This had an impact on my relationship with my friends especially the male friends. I learned how to deal with people going through emotional changes since I had gone through the same. And with time I embraced those changes because they were now part of me and worked on the ways to manage them so as not to hurt people.

This stage changed my perception of a lot of things, and when it came to making decisions I wasn’t the same person I used to be. I could now reason more maturely and I saw life from a different aspect. Most of my decision included a lot of thinking and considerations unlike before. I made more meaningful decisions that were positive and for this adolescence had put a positive impact on my life. I could now understand my parents better: for example during their financial problems. I felt like an adult and my thinking too changed. I longed to understand people better especially my parents and friends. The relationship between my parents and me become tighter since I could now share a lot with them and help in the reasoning. I placed myself in people’s shoes before deciding on something that will affect them. I now had answers to some questions and could freely come up with a decision in case need be.

Adolescence helped strengthen the relationship between my parents and me especially my mother. I was curious to learn more things that come with the changes. My mother was a great help during this period since she was there for me every step of the way and this made me learn new things that I didn’t know. She helped me understand myself better as a woman and how to handle myself. I was no longer a child and the support I got from my family members and friends was of great help which moulded me into the woman I am today.

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My father was born in 1965 to share a cropper during the Jomo Kenyatta times, my grandfather was among the serious farmer of the time who had a large number of livestock you could not count. My father was one of the 9 children and my grandparents help raise family members that weren’t his children my grandmother was jovial and every smile could be seen on her face during my childhood and she was quite pleasant. My grandmother was a business lady. My grandfather suffered from a massive stroke and was bedridden for a year before dying when I was just in elementary school. My father would always go down the country as we called it which was only 32miles away from where we lived. My father would go to help his brothers and sisters care for my grandfather.

My father would tell us stories about how they walked also everywhere they went or rode on the back of my grandfather’s wagon since the invention of vehicles and other modern modes of transport had not come. It was interesting listening to what he always told us that he wanted more for his children to finish school, go to college, and have their things not having to wait to be given anything. Even though we didn’t do like he wanted but we accomplished the goals he set for us. I could not imagine having to live in a world where I had to pick firewood, fetch water for people, or couldn’t do what I wanted. My uncles and aunties were the cutest and sweetest people you could meet also by telling jokes and making you laugh. They were experienced and had been schooled in the higher schools which were available during that time. My father’s family all lived close to each other within walking distance and this promoted cohesion and unity among the family members at large.

It was fun to visit them over the weekends because there were a lot of cousins down in the country. I liked going for walks with them and in fact, I can remember very well the day we went to watch a football tournament just a few miles. I’m sure living in the sixties had its share of ups and downs for a black family, but my grandfather was a true provider to care for his wife, children, and other family members. The farm produce he could sell and feed his family and besides, the livestock he owned played an important role in our life and his generation as we were able to be schooled through them and even provision of basic needs after his demise. His home made me want to have a home with big porch, big rooms, a high ceiling and always having a family to share your time with especially on the weekends.

I believe to this day that’s why I loved old big houses with porches because that what I encountered from my father’s family and now as an adult, I have an old big house that I’m fixing up so it will look like the one my grandfather had. I have been triggered by his character of being hardworking and caring for my family as he did. I have managed to marry a beautiful hardworking wife and we have sired beautiful children. Otherwise if it were not for the life I saw from my father’s family I think things could have been that hard for me because I could not have experience of the hard life. I thank my father and his family at large for the experience I garnered during my lifetime.

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Personal Reflection Paper

Lou Sorrells

February 28,2021

I was born in 1990 in Los Angeles, to share a cropper during the winter season, my father being a serious farmer of the time, he possessed large livestock that one could not estimate. My mother was a business lady who knew every corner of the Market opportunity that stimulated her effort. She could do anything within her effort to ensure that we got everything that we wanted from food to clothing. My mother was a God-fearing lady and I can remember before her death in the early years, we could attend church services. Besides, her sisters whom I call my mom, had been caring during that whole time of sorrow and treated us like one of their own with a warm reception, and total care for us. I was the second child among our siblings, and my father help raise family members that weren’t even his children. Also, my father being the oldest in his family, his parents had natured him in the best way possible and thereby could not relent to the same to us too. I managed to acquire his character in solving problems, behavior, actions, and everything about him.

During our early life as siblings, we attended the same school, though far, we managed to do it until standard eight, and everybody could easily notice us because of similarity we had in our facial appearance. (Stout, 2020). I joined a high school where I did my best and secured a chance at Harvard University where I graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Medicine. We lived in a family full of unity and friendship that promoted cohesion due to the closeness. The religion was not left aside as we used to attend church services as a family, and my parents being in the choir and us in the youth team, we enjoyed it as we knew what God played in our life. My aunt’s uncles were the cutest and sweetest to have in addition to other family members who could tell jokes and make you laugh.

I liked going for walks with my friends and as I can remember very well the day we went for a hike several miles away from home, it was fun and we enjoyed it all together. Being one of the elder siblings, taking care of my younger ones had become a challenge, we severally crossed each other’s line but due to the family tie, we could solve everything out and be good. I’m sure living in the nineties came up with several challenges for a black family in the United States, but my father with his hard work, was able to provide for every one of the family. Availability for the farm produce and livestock he owned, facilitated our education and in the provision of basic needs in addition to paying for our school fees despite our number in the family. His big home with high ceiling, big rooms, and his act of spending time with the family during weekends and holidays, made me admire him and even wanted to be like him in my life.

Several cultural practices, celebrations, and other norms made us realize some important aspects of life. (Simatele, 2018). Furthermore, due to the experience I got from my father and my family as a whole, I was able to apply this in my daily life and has helped me go through my daily life. After attaining my degree, I got a well-paying job in line with my Medicine career, which has helped me deal with my basic needs. Besides, I got married to my beautiful wife who is God-fearing and respectful, together we have been able to sire two children. With the character of hard work, I got from my father, have been triggered and currently working on my big house with big rooms. I would like to give thanks to my family, especially my father for his hard work and perseverance that has enabled me to face life with a lot of courage.

Reference

Simatele, M. (2018). A cross-cultural experience of microaggression in academia: A personal reflection. Education as Change, 22(3), 1-23.

Stout, D. E. (2020). On the Value of Reading and Reading More: A Personal Reflection and Educational Resource. The Accounting Educators’ Journal, 30.

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