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This is the first stage in Erikson's Development Theory. This stage starts at birth and last until around 18 months. According to Erikson, this is the most important stage in a human's life. This is when a child learns to trust their caregivers. When I talked to my mother about this assignment, she told me that when I was a baby I would cry quite a bit. She would pick me up and rock me in a rocking chair and that would sooth me back to sleep. I learned that I could trust my mom to calm me when I was upset.

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This is the second stage of Erikson's Development Theory. This stage begins at 18 months and ends around 2-3 years old. This is the stage where children want to do things for themselves. Children this age want to start to become more independent. An example of this is when a child decides they want to be potty trained. I learned that I wanted to be independent at a pretty early age . I wanted to have a cup instead of a bottle at the age of 9 months. I walked before my first birthday, and I was completely potty trained by the age of 2. I wanted to be independent like my older brother.

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This is the third stage of Erikson's Development Theory. This stage happens between the ages of 3-5. This is the preschool age for most children. This is the stage where children learn limits, learn how to receive instruction, and learn what they can control in the world. Children are also learning in this stage what actions give them positive results and what actions give them negative results. This is also the stage where children can invent imaginary friends. Parents should help the children learn limits and teach them problem solve. Parent should also gently point out mistakes children are making. I remember this stage vaguely. I remember, and my mom has also told me. this was a pretty rough stage for me. I was always pushing my limits. I had a younger brother at this time, and I was always picking on him. My parents had to sit me down and remind me what my limits were and how not to be mean to others.

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This is the forth stage in Erikson's Development Theory. This stage happens between the ages of 6-11. This is the elementary school age. I feel that the most important event in this stage is going to school. A child's social life expands. No longer are they just at home playing with siblings and close family friends. They are at school meeting all different kinds of new people. Children start to develop a sense of pride in what they do. Children are also able to develop a strong form of self-concept during this stage. Some examples of what children can be proud of during this stage is learning to tie their shoe, learning to write, and getting good grades. An example of this in my life is when I was in about 3rd grade, I won an award at school for most improved grades. I tried really hard to improve my grades and when I won that award, I was really proud of myself.

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This is the forth stage of Erikson's Development Theory. This stage happens between the ages of 12-18. This is the adolescent stage. The term identity crisis comes from this stage. This is because this is the stage where you are achieving a sense of identity. During this stage, you are trying to figure out who you are, and what you are going to do with your life. This is the stage where you form peer bondings. This is the stage where if you feel overwhelmed with what your expectations are, you will be confused about where your place in the world is. I have examples from this stage both positive and negative. An example of this is this is the stage where I met and bonded with my peers. I am still friends with these people 10-12 years later.

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This is the sixth stage of Erikson's Development Theory. This stage starts at age 19 and goes until the age of 40. This is the young adulthood in your life. This is the stage where you start to have feelings of intimacy. If someone does not have intimacy with another, you will suffer feelings of being alone. This is the stage where most people find their mate. An example from my life is that this is the age that I fell in love for the first time. When we broke up, I did feel alone and isolated.

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This is the seventh stage of Erikson's Development Theory. This stage starts at the age of 40 and goes to the age of 65. This is also known as the middle adulthood stage. When you are in this stage you feel the need to take care of others. You are always looking out for the people that are close to you. You feel the need to pass on what you have learned throughout the years to the younger generations. If you do not meet the need to take care of others, you may have feelings of bitterness and unhappiness. I have not lived through this stage, but I have watch my mother. She treats everyone with kindness and does whatever she can for others.

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This is the eighth and final stage of Erikson's Development Theory. This stage happens between the ages of 65 until the death of the person. This stage is also known as late adulthood. This is the stage where you look back on your life and decide if you are happy with what you have done, or if you are not. If you are happy with your past....you age gracefully and live out the rest of your life in happiness. If you are not happy with what you have done, you will be very depressed and start thinking about all of your regrets. I have not went through this stage in my life yet so I do not have an example from my life. My grandma seems to live a happy life, so I hope she looks back on your past life and is happy and has no regrets.