Who Is Bowlby's Temperamental Categories Of Childhood?
Thomas and Chess created temperamental categories based off of a study done on a large group of infants. These categories include “easy,” “slow to warm up,” and “difficult” babies. Ronan is very active, but is often fussy and irritable for no apparent reason. He also becomes upset and clings to me while sobbing when in new situations or meets new people. So, in terms of Thomas and Chess’s classical temperamental categories, Ronan is a difficult baby.
At 8 months, Ronan turns to me when he is in distress or needs comforting. Based off of Bowlby’s view, Ronan follows the same characteristics as many other babies because the special relationship is generally formed between the mother and child, which is what Ronan and I have. It is also clear …show more content…
According to Feldman, many babies at the age of 18 months have formed multiple relationships (pg. 182). At first, Ronan did not want to stay with his caregiver when my husband and I dropped him off at daycare. However, by the time he reached 18 months, he was less clingy and wanted to be put down more often to venture about new areas. This new change in Ronan is most likely from my husband and I pushing him to meet one new adult and their child for play dates and get to know them fairly well before introducing another new person to Ronan. Also we take the time to explain why we have to leave him at daycare and that we will be back to pick him up in a few …show more content…
I believe that some of the Ronan’s level of intelligence comes from having two well-educated parents whose genes were passed down to him, so we are able to teach him new ideas and games at a younger age due to the fact he is genetically “made” to be smart. Since he is showing us that he is slightly more advanced in many areas than the other children his age, we can see that this theory has been guiding us in our parenting practices. Another theory that is guiding us in our parenting practices is the classic learning theory. For example when we read a children’s book to Ronan before bed, that book is now associated with bedtime and going to sleep. The same goes for singing a bedtime song as he is lying down. I believe that if you associate one thing with another enough times, when they see or hear their stimulus, the response will follow almost every
At 8 months, Ronan turns to me when he is in distress or needs comforting. Based off of Bowlby’s view, Ronan follows the same characteristics as many other babies because the special relationship is generally formed between the mother and child, which is what Ronan and I have. It is also clear …show more content…
According to Feldman, many babies at the age of 18 months have formed multiple relationships (pg. 182). At first, Ronan did not want to stay with his caregiver when my husband and I dropped him off at daycare. However, by the time he reached 18 months, he was less clingy and wanted to be put down more often to venture about new areas. This new change in Ronan is most likely from my husband and I pushing him to meet one new adult and their child for play dates and get to know them fairly well before introducing another new person to Ronan. Also we take the time to explain why we have to leave him at daycare and that we will be back to pick him up in a few …show more content…
I believe that some of the Ronan’s level of intelligence comes from having two well-educated parents whose genes were passed down to him, so we are able to teach him new ideas and games at a younger age due to the fact he is genetically “made” to be smart. Since he is showing us that he is slightly more advanced in many areas than the other children his age, we can see that this theory has been guiding us in our parenting practices. Another theory that is guiding us in our parenting practices is the classic learning theory. For example when we read a children’s book to Ronan before bed, that book is now associated with bedtime and going to sleep. The same goes for singing a bedtime song as he is lying down. I believe that if you associate one thing with another enough times, when they see or hear their stimulus, the response will follow almost every