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This stage is the stage in which children need to be supported to have basic trust in their caregivers, or risk not trusting or feeling safe with any of the supporting adults in their life. In my instance, my family was very supportive and secure, with my mother regularly making dinner every night. This care led me to trust my parents to take care of my basic needs and to trust their assistance.

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In this stage, a child learns how to make independent choices for themselves to become fully realized individual, without always relying on their caregiver. At this age, I began to communicate different foods I liked or disliked, or even had the ability to pick an item like an American cheese slice out of the fridge as a snack if I chose. Additionally, I was able to choose what toys I wanted to play with and get them out myself. These decisions let me become more independent and sure of myself as an individual.

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This is the stage in which children come to start leading and working with others, understanding how to share or work as a group. For myself, at this age I was being started to be given tasks by my parents such as being sent to wake up my brother in the mornings. When I went to get him, I was able to wake him up at my request. This made me feel as if I had some kind of responsibility of leadership, and such allowed me to feel more confident in making decisions.

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In this stage, children need to feel as if their actions are able to achieve something, and they should be properly praised for their success. Otherwise, they may begin to experience inferiority. I was involved in a handful of sports at this age such as baseball or soccer, and my father would always praise me appropriately for going out and playing well. This made me feel as if I was achieving something and that I had a certain sense of pride over my own skills.

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This is the stage, usually occurring from early teens to early adulthood in which people come to have a stronger sense of identity over themselves as well as developing more concrete beliefs and desires regarding the world around them. I am still currently in this stage but even just a few years ago, I struggled a lot with my identity when it came to things such as where I consider myself to be "from" because even though I was born in America, after returning from Europe after nearly 9 years, I still feel culturally out of place. While I am struggling with this, I feel as if at some point I will garner a stronger sense of identity over time.

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In this stage, people need to learn to make what would be considered lifelong friends in which they feel as if they are a part of a larger community of people. Some people may look at this just in terms of romantic relationships, however, I see myself more likely to find connection in the family I already have and have strong connections to, with perhaps the people my siblings may marry in the future.

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This phased is marked by feelings of wanting to pass on and feel like their work has benefited the people who will come after them as well as feel as guide them towards better decisions, otherwise risking feeling as if their life up until this point hasn't mattered. I am not at this stage yet, but as a music education major, I feel as if I will be able to see that

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In this stage, one has to accept that they made correct choice in life and are ok with how they lived it, or otherwise risk being unhappy with their life, wishing to relieve it. Personally, I try to not live with a lot of regrets, so I think once I reach this stage I can feel comfortable with my life and feel as if I lived it in a meaningful way.