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Stage 1: Trust vs Mistrust (Birth-18 Months)

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Stage 1: Trust vs Mistrust (Birth-18 Months)

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In this stage, my child was born. He wasn't asked to be brought into this world. I have got to teach him that he can trust me by nurturing him, feeding him and showing him the attention that he deserves. He will require a lot of it at this time. You can expect an infant to take care of themselves. A baby needs to learn to trust their parents and surroundings at this stage. " The trusting infant expects the world to be good and gratifying, so he feels confident about venturing out to explore it" (Laura Berk).

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	Stage 2: Autonomy vs. Shame (2-3 Years)

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	Stage 2: Autonomy vs. Shame (2-3 Years)

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In this stage children are learning to do things, potty training, putting away their own toys and things, and learning to eat with utensils other than their fingers. They are wanting to learn their independence. My son went through this stage. I really liked it, I felt like in this stage he watched what I did a lot with eating and going to the bathroom. I set his potty seat in the bathroom and when I would go, I would take him with me. He learned to use forks and spoons as well. "In sum, basic trust and autonomy grow out of warm, sensitive parenting and reasonable expectations for impulse control starting in the second year"(Berk)

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Stage 3: Initiative vs. Guilt (3-5 Years)

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Stage 3: Initiative vs. Guilt (3-5 Years)

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In this stage, I feel like children are interacting with each other. They are starting to play together, learn and start asking a lot of questions. In my mind this is a great for a learning experience for a child my daughter went through this stage for what I feel like forever. She loved to asked questions, several questions. You can either answer the questions, or you can make the child field guilty and know them down. Some people get frustrated and annoyed with children at this age. "Toddlers show shame and embarrassment by lowering their eyes, hanging their head, and hiding their face with their hands"(Berk). You just have to encourage children to learn and explore.

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Stage 4: Industry vs. Inferiority (6-11 Years)

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Stage 4: Industry vs. Inferiority (6-11 Years)

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In this stage, education becomes an important role in a child's life. Children are learning new skills to read and write. This is the time when children start to develop into things they like: sports, arts, and social skills. Children may start comparing themselves to other children if they are better at them about certain things. I have a daughter in elementary school right now. She is also a competitive cheerleader; we are constantly dealing with the drama of other kids picking on her because she is too tiny in their eyes. Shes also learning new skills in math at the moment, so she is depending on her teacher to guide her in a positive direction. "Positive outcomes include persistence, task mastery, academic achievement, cooperation, moral maturity (such as concern about wrongdoing and willingness to apologize), and social behaviors of cooperation, sharing, and helpfulness"(Berk).

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Stage 5: Identity vs Confusion (12 to 18 years)

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Stage 5: Identity vs Confusion (12 to 18 years)

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In this stage, is mostly the teenage years. They form their identity by They form their identity by examining their beliefs, goals, and values. If you get through this stage this is usually the kids that grow up with strong morals, job ethics. My child is going through this stage right now. She is trying to find her identity. She is learning about herself, and what she wants to do with her life.

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Stage 6: Intimacy vs. Isolation (19 to 40 years)

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Stage 6: Intimacy vs. Isolation (19 to 40 years)

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In this stage, it's the young adulthood stage. In this stage I think you are trying to get your career in line, your relationships together, maybe even starting a family. Most of the time you have had lasting friendships and you are starting to settle down in life. This is the part of the stage of life I'm at now. I'm 31, married with 3 kids. I'm figuring my life out. I have a career in the medical field but I'm going back to start to start a new one.

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Stage 7: Generativity vs. Stagnation (40 to 65 years)

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Stage 7: Generativity vs. Stagnation (40 to 65 years)

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In this stage, in my opinion should be the settled down. You are finishing raising your children. Most people in this stage are working until retirement age. You are caring for others. My husband is hit this stage in his life. We have children of all ages in our home. We are settling down; he has a full-time career and we are raising our children.

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Stage 8: Integrity vs. Despair (65 to death)

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Stage 8: Integrity vs. Despair (65 to death)

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In this stage, we are looking at late adulthood. Possibly even retirement years. This is the time in life when everything starts to slow down. Sometimes this is the stage when people often look back on their life, they can be happy and regretful. My grandma is going through this stage right now, she just retired, and has several grandkids.