Hattie's Microsystem

The Microsystem is the innermost level of the environment; it consists of activities and interaction patterns in the child's immediate surroundings. This system is all about Hattie and who affects her in a positive way, such as her immediate family, child-care center or school, and her neighborhood play area. With Hattie herself, she needs a lot of support and encouragement, and she has individuals who do that for her. While looking at the microsystem first, we can see that she has a lot of relationships with different people. For instance, her mother and father, her grandparents, her family from both her mom's and dad's side, her baby doctor, her daycare and music teacher, and friends she plays with that is close to her age. All of these individuals play a significant part in Hattie's daily life, and she has many people she can count on even
His mom was a significant part of his life because she raised him and gave him the loved he needed, although, they did not have much with, to begin with. Growing up all he had was his mom, siblings, and maybe even that other mom who was in the movie. Also, it was heartbreaking to see that he did not have a father figure in his life. “Within the family, children learn the language, skills, and social and moral values of their culture” (Berk, pg. 68). As we see throughout the whole movie, the family was a big part in Ponijao life because of where they lived in Namibia, and all they had was the hut they lived in and the animals that lived around them. I loved that his mom was always by his side and guiding him the best way she could, and I love that his older siblings guided him along as well because they knew his mom could not do it all by herself. So, we can thank his mom for teaching him about their culture, and show him how to survive in their world through his physical and cognitive