Please respond to the following:

1. If it were possible, would you want to return to this period of your life? Yes or No. (Please note the exact period for which you are referring.) Then, offer an explanation of why or why not. Be sure to provide examples and rationale where necessary

Please complete the following activities after you’ve done your reading for the week:

Please identify and discuss the physical, cognitive, and social changes that take place during middle childhood. How are they different from the physical, cognitive, and social changes that take place during adolescence? Can you think of some specific changes that you’ve gone through? Provide some details here!

What is the controversy surrounding diagnosing children? What are the advantages of early diagnosis and what are the disadvantages?

Given what you know about development during this time period, what do you recommend parents do to promote their adolescents’ positive adjustment? Please explain your answer.

In

what ways was your experience as an adolescent different from your

parents’ experience of being an adolescent? How do you think adolescence

may be different 20 years from now? Please explain your answer.

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Please respond to the following:

1. If it were possible, would you want to return to this period of your life? Yes or No. (Please note the exact period for which you are referring.) Then, explain why or why not. Be sure to provide examples and rationale where necessary

Yes, I would want to return to my middle childhood. The reason is that during this development period, I enjoyed my social life because I spent most of my free time with two close friends. Due to our bond, we would visit each other’s homes and even have sleepovers during the weekend. My parents trusted me, and this enhanced my independence. When compared with the adolescence period, I did not…

 

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