EDUC 121-Child and Adolescent Development MyVirtualChild Report Name__________________________________ Date_______________

MyVirtualChild Report

!Adolescence "12-1# years$

1. Describe any physical or behavioral signs of incipient puberty, including changes in physical appearance, behavior or emotions at ages 12 and 14 years. (2 points) Alice has sho%n increased interest in &oys' (he is also more interested in the articles a&out se) in teen and %omen ma*a+ines' Also Alice has *ained some %ei*ht in the hips and has %ei*ht concerns no%' 2. What activities and experiences at ages 12 and 14 has your teen been involved in that might promote healthy behavioral practices, physical fitness and s ill in sports! (2 points) Alice plays sports a lot, she really en-oys playin* so.t&all' Also she .elt li/e she had a %ei*ht pro&lem so tal/ed a&out eatin* healthier' ". Describe one change in your child#s thin ing (e.g., changes in humor, abstract thin ing, or theory of mind) and discuss ho$ this might be affecting his or her interactions $ith you and your responses and his or her interactions $ith peers. %ite evidence from the course that these inds of changes occur in early adolescence. (4 points) Alice tal/s a lot a&out %hat is 0 .air1 and 0not .air1, and 2 reali+ed she is developin* some moral principles' Alice is concerned more a&out speci.ic thin*s people she /no%s say and do, rather than incidents in the ne% or aspects o. society' 3his may or may not cause tension &et%een .riends %here one says the others are e)cludin* them and ma/es her compare hersel. and %hat she does to %hat everyone else does' 4hen it comes to me 2 decided to *et into more or a moral discussion %ith Alice a&out these speci.ic events, and tal/ to her a&out her opinions' 2 also tried to e)plain to her some similar situations that 2 e)perienced or someone 2 /no% e)perienced and %hat happened to them &ecause o. their actions' 4. &o$ important have your teen#s relationships $ith peers been to his'her social development, emotional $ell(being and school achievement from 14(1) years of age! (2 points) *. &o$ has your teen ad+usted at 14(1) years of age to typical adolescent issues such as ris ( ta ing, drugs, alcohol, and sexual interests, and ho$ have you responded to your teen! (2 points) 5es, Alice tried drin/in* %hen she %as 16' (he called me to come pic/ her up and 2 smelled alcohol on her &reath and 2 than/ed her .or &ein* responsi&le enou*h to call me instead o. ridin* %ith a drun/ driver' 3hen 2 educated her on the conse7uences o. undera*e drin/in* to ma/e sure she understands %hat is involved'

,. -se the .th / 0th grade report cards and your o$n observations to summari1e your child#s academic s ills at this point. What specific activities might promote some of these s ills! What careers or courses of study might be best suited to your teen#s abilities and interests! (2 points) .. 2s the program ends, $hat path$ays does your child appear to be on in terms of physical, cognitive, social, emotional and moral development! %hoose three aspects of your child to discuss. 3o $hat extent could you have predicted these path$ays based on $hat you ne$ of your child4s earlier development! (4 points) Alice did really %ell in her schoolin*, she *ot into several colle*es , this includes a couple o. very selective institutions' 3his had a lot to do %ith her outstandin* scored on her (A3 and in her *rades' (he also *ot a scholarship .rom a presti*ious out-o.-state institution, %hich she ended up acceptin*' 2 &elieve 2 helped in this &y advisin* Alice not to &e too con.ident o. the test %hen she scored %ell on the 8(A3' (o 2 encoura*ed her to still ta/e a prep course even thou*h she did so %ell on the 8(A3' Alice is also very success.ul in her social li.e, she seems to &e one o. the most out*oin* and popular students at the schools' 3hrou*hout her li.e 2 encoura*ed her to &e social and allo%ed her to ma/e her o%n decisions, %hen it came to relationships &ut in the &e*innin* 2 stron*ly advised her in situations a&out her .riends &ut %hen she turned 19 2 let her ma/e her o%n decisions and -ust allo%ed her to tal/ to me and 2 made some su**estions &ut didn:t push her to do anythin* or to ma/e any &i* chan*es' ). Describe one specific $ay in $hich you thin your parenting mattered for your child#s development, based on evidence from the course regarding the contributions of parents to child development. Describe one specific $ay in $hich your child developed that appeared to be influenced by factors outside your control, such as genes, random environmental events or the general influence of contemporary middle(class 2merican culture. (4 points)

MyVirtualChild Report Ru&ric ;-8oint <uestion Responses -= 2-1 > 3otal ____) = ? Responses ans%er all parts o. the 7uestion"s$ thorou*hly %ith supportin* evidence and@or e)amples' 2-8oint <uestion Responses 2 Responses ans%er all parts o. the 7uestion"s$' Responses ans%er some parts o. the 7uestion"s$ and provide partial support' Responses do not ade7uately ans%er or do not ans%er the 7uestion"s$ %ith a&sence o. supportin* evidence or e)amples' > ____) ; ? Responses ans%er some parts o. the 7uestion"s$' Responses do not ade7uately ans%er or do not ans%er the 7uestion"s$' 1 _____) 1? No spellin*, *rammar, and punctuation errors' A .e% spellin*, *rammar, and punctuation errors' Many spellin*, *rammar, and punctuation errors that detract .rom the messa*e'

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