Tuesday, October 28, 2008

Assignment 9

1. Describe any physical or behavioral signs of incipient puberty.

There are some very obvious signs of physical changes with Sky concerning her puberty stage.  For one she isn’t really the taller lengthy girl anymore and is starting to fill out more in the hips and also in other places that I would rather not mention.  Other signs of Sky hitting that incipient stage of puberty is her general mood swings, sometimes for no apparent reason Sky is cranky and moody, another tall tale sign is her new found interest in boys and the comment “I’m too fat” which tells me that her body is simply changing and she doesn’t want to feel as if she is not attractive.  Sky seems to be having the normal signs of the inevitable puberty stage,

 

2. How would you characterize your child at this point in terms of the under-controlled, over-controlled or resilient categories? Have there been any changes since the preschool period and why might they have occurred?

Sky is still a very resilient child, she is coping very well with all the new changes that she is going through at this stage in her life.  She is for the most part able to bounce back from every change that I make her go through, her mother makes her go through, school, and the general stage of puberty.  The only thing that she is having a hard time adjusting too right now is her feelings towards my girlfriend, and her mothers boyfriend.  I believe this to be a very typical emotion for a child her age and will just wait to see how she grows out of it.  For the most part though Sky is a very strong willed child and has been able adjust too anything that is put in front of her and that’s why I placed my child under the resilient categories.  There really hasn’t been any changes that come to mind since Sky’s preschool age.

 

3. Using the 7th grade report card and your own observations, summarize your child’s academic skills at this point. What specific activities might promote some of these skills? 

Well this report card was good and bad, Sky once again received good grades in English, Social Studies, Spanish, Reading, Spelling, and Writing skills.  Sky has always been strong in the above categories but it seems we have back tracked a little in regards to Sky’s math skills.  I truly believe part of the problem with Sky’s math skills is that she always has a bad attitude towards it.  Her last report card showed improvement but then I got this one and am a little disappointed.  Sky received a “C” in math class and we are definitely going to work on her attitude when it comes to math and I already made the decision to enroll her in after school tutoring.  Sky got a “B” in science but Sky enjoys science and I think with a little bit of support she can bring that back up to an “A”.  The only activity I can think of that will help Sky with her math is playing a game like monopoly and teaching her about financing and the aspect of money.  Ultimately she will need more than this to improve her math skills but it’s a start.

1 comment:

Amy Hiett said...

IT'S ALWAYS HARD ADJUSTING TO THE NEW PEOPLE...HOPEFULLY IT PASSES. OUR SON SEEMS TO HAVE GOTTEN OVER THE ADJUSTMENT PERIOD AND IS NOW REALLY EXCELLING. I AM GLAD TO HEAR THAT YOU ARE GETTING A MATH TUTOR...WHAT I WOULDNT GIVE FOR MY PARENTS TO HAVE DONE THAT FOR ME:)