I grew up on a farm with only two close houses nearby. From birth I had my own horse. Both of my parents worked full time. My mom worked nights after we go home from school and my dad would come home about an hour after my mom left. My dad had other things to do when he got home, as well as take care of my other 3 younger siblings. Therefore, I would run over to the neighbor’s house after school every day. Out of my two of my neighbors Only one had a child. Their daughter was 4 years older than I was. Therefore, my parents felt comfortable letting me play with her without as much, if any, adult supervision. There is a public trail in between her house and my parent’s house. We would often take our horses out on the trail until dinner time.
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This theory suggests that each person’s development is influenced by the five different systems. These systems include, the microsystem, mesosystem, exosystem, macrosystem and chronosystem. The microsystem includes the face-to-face interactions the person has with other people. This mainly includes family, teachers and friends. These are the people that will have the most time with the child. The mesosystem is the influence of connecting two separate microsystems. For instance, the influence that the interaction between a child’s friend and parents or parents and a teacher can influence the child’s development. The exosystem are settings that influences the child without having contact with the child. For instance, a war, government policies or parent’s workplaces can influence the child indirectly. The macrosystem includes the cultural norms introduced to the child in their everyday life. An example would be religious traditions or common norms introduced by the family or the society the child is raised in. Last, the chronosystem takes note of the time in which an event takes place in the child’s life. For instance, a child will respond to getting a new sibling, experiencing the death of a family member, or the divorce of their parents differently depending on the age of the …show more content…
For instance, I was able to work on my fine motor skills when griping the reins to order the horse where to go. Also, it took strength to pull the reins, get onto the horse, and strap up the saddle. Finally, it took balance skills to stay on a galloping horse while ducking tree branches and jumping fallen trees and mud puddles.
Horseback riding helped to develop my cognitive skills through executive functioning. I had to be able to focus on the same task for one hour or more at every day. Additionally, while riding I would have to focus on planning where to go next, ordering my horse where to go, being aware of my surroundings and communicating with my friend at the same time. I would also have to plan the tasks of grooming my horse before and after riding and feeding him every night.
Horses greatly influenced my emotional development during my early childhood. Riding horses gave me the feeling of confidence due to the size and strength of the animal I Was able to control. Therefore, in early childhood I had high self-esteem in regards to my ability to safely and without parental guidance travel through the woods on my horse. In my eyes, I felt my friend and I could travel anywhere our horses were able to go.
Middle childhood
This theory suggests that each person’s development is influenced by the five different systems. These systems include, the microsystem, mesosystem, exosystem, macrosystem and chronosystem. The microsystem includes the face-to-face interactions the person has with other people. This mainly includes family, teachers and friends. These are the people that will have the most time with the child. The mesosystem is the influence of connecting two separate microsystems. For instance, the influence that the interaction between a child’s friend and parents or parents and a teacher can influence the child’s development. The exosystem are settings that influences the child without having contact with the child. For instance, a war, government policies or parent’s workplaces can influence the child indirectly. The macrosystem includes the cultural norms introduced to the child in their everyday life. An example would be religious traditions or common norms introduced by the family or the society the child is raised in. Last, the chronosystem takes note of the time in which an event takes place in the child’s life. For instance, a child will respond to getting a new sibling, experiencing the death of a family member, or the divorce of their parents differently depending on the age of the …show more content…
For instance, I was able to work on my fine motor skills when griping the reins to order the horse where to go. Also, it took strength to pull the reins, get onto the horse, and strap up the saddle. Finally, it took balance skills to stay on a galloping horse while ducking tree branches and jumping fallen trees and mud puddles.
Horseback riding helped to develop my cognitive skills through executive functioning. I had to be able to focus on the same task for one hour or more at every day. Additionally, while riding I would have to focus on planning where to go next, ordering my horse where to go, being aware of my surroundings and communicating with my friend at the same time. I would also have to plan the tasks of grooming my horse before and after riding and feeding him every night.
Horses greatly influenced my emotional development during my early childhood. Riding horses gave me the feeling of confidence due to the size and strength of the animal I Was able to control. Therefore, in early childhood I had high self-esteem in regards to my ability to safely and without parental guidance travel through the woods on my horse. In my eyes, I felt my friend and I could travel anywhere our horses were able to go.
Middle childhood