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Running head: CHAPTER 2 GROUP DISCUSSION
Chapter 2 Group Discussion
Name of the student
University
Date of submission
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CHAPTER 2 GROUP DISCUSSION
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What are the main topics that relate to childhood and adolescence class? Do they have any
relation to my personal experiences? What are my personal experiences in relation to the
topics? There are eight main topics which relate to childhood and adolescence class and are
mainly; Infancy, Early childhood, Preschool years, typology of parenting styles, Impact of
parenting styles on childhood development, middle childhood, Ego defence mechanisms and
finally adolescence. All these topics have various relations with my personal experiences
whereby first; In relation to Infancy one is supposed to have trust in oneself and also other
people around him or her. I vividly remember my experiences as if it were yesterday, I had
trust that I was very safe in my mother’s arms as she breastfed me with breastmilk which was
as sweet as honey. I also felt that she loved me very much since she never allowed me to cry
on my own without soothing me to be silent. This has made me grow loving her too since my
infancy for being a good and caring mum. Since my infancy I have kept mistrusts far away
from destroying the trust I have towards my mother.
Most notably, in early childhood, one undergoes the Erikson’s core struggle for autonomy
versus shame and doubt. In this stage one is supposed to start focussing on autonomy, to learn
to be interdependent and to find out the need for having emotional competence. In my early
childhood, my parents and my teachers at school made me realize that I had control over myself
and over all the choices that I made. This made me have a feeling of control over certain aspects
of my life and was also able to achieve self-esteem in all the activities that I engaged such as
running competitions which I always emerged as being the winner. Finally, I was also able to
achieve cognitive growth whereby I was in a position to solve personal problems. For example,
there is the time when I was always scolded for refusing to eat m...