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To my partner in life Caiden I cannot believe the time has come where you are no longer with me. It seems like just yesterday we were getting married and going on countless adventures without a care in the world. I will always remember our kayaking weekends, going to games with you, family game nights and what a wonderful husband, father, and grandfather you were. You have made me the happiest woman alive and I wouldn't have wanted to go through life with anybody else. I am not mourning but celebrating your beautiful life and continuing to do all the things we used to do together in memory of you. Te amo infinitament, tienes mi corazon para siempre, siempre estoy pensado en ti. ( I love you infinitely you have my heart forever, I am always thinking of you)

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Caiden Josh Merts was born on January 18th, 2019 in beautiful Destin Florida. He was laid to rest with his beloved parents Christine, Christina, Diamond, Winnequa, and Lianna. Merts worked as a successful engineer for 32 years before retiring and volunteering for the church as a deacon. He is survived by his wife Sabrina and their beautiful child Selena and granddaughter Rose. Caiden and Sabrina first met in the summer of 2041 on the beach and have been together ever since.His favorite past times include watching baseball, driving his motorcycle, kayaking, and having tea parties with his granddaughter. He was a caring man who loved to do as much as he could for others. Anyone who knew him would leave feeling joy and experiencing laughter. He will truly be missed by his family, friends, and community. His memory will live on forever.

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Caiden had a good personality as an elderly man he was very engaged with his family . Also, never showed signs of bad cognitive skills. He just had lack of hearing so he wore a hearing aid.

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Overall good physical skills. had to walk with a cane. Had trouble sleeping through the  night.  Though he would nap sometimes through the day.

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Caiden maried his second wife, Sabrina, at 29. At the age of 31 they had their daughter , Selena.

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Caiden retired at age 65 he worked as an engineer for 42 years. After retirement he continued to volunteer at the church and kayaking with his wife Sabrina.

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The donations from his death are going to the church in memory of Caiden. There is a flower on a foyer in the of the lobby of the church in memory of him.

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Caiden was a healthy man. He enjoyed the company of his family and his church friends. He was cremated and turned into a firework.

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Caiden died on March 25, 2106. He was 87. He died of an heart attack and it happen in the middle of him cooking.

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Was to get a career and remarry and have children. Also, becoming a grandparent meant a lot to him and he is a fun-seeking style grandparent to his grandchild.

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Caiden parents pass away at the age of 89. He was 60 years old.

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Stress mainly comes from his career so to bring his mind to ease, he volunteers at his local church. Also he takes his wife kayaking on weekends so they can have alone time.

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Skin begins to wrinkle, hair starts to turn grey, and begins to gain some weight.

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good health consistently works out and maintain a steady diet

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Brain is fully developed and engage in less sexual intercourse than in early adulthood

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Caiden bought a motor cycle during his mid life crisis

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Generativity VS Stagnation
Caiden is now in the Generativity stage of his life according to Erikson. He is closer to his spirituality, so he shows his Generativity by becoming a deacon in church to help change the youth. (Santrock 486)

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Intimacy vs Isolation
_ Caiden chose the intimacy part of Erickson stage. He met a girl, got married at 23 and got divorced at 25.

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Caiden bought a house at 26!

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In high school still was popular among his peers as well as was captain of the baseball team.

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Final Height : 6'3
Maintained Weight: 180 Ibs.
Language Changes: Fully Developed and proper

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Has a great use of strategy to apply or obtain knowledge. Has an increase in capacity of information processing. Ability to construct new combinations of knowledge.

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Caiden graduated from Georgia Tech at 22 years old and started his career in Engineering at 23 years old.

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Overall makes wise decisions. Doesn't do any types of drugs or drink alcohol. Though he admits to having sexual relations with his girlfriend. Doesn't really fall into peer pressure and do risk taking actions.

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He is very confident in adapting in situations. Has very good control attention and doesn't get distracted easily.

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Intimacy V.S Isolation: Caiden is now 20 years old and has ended his relationship with his girlfriend with his high school sweetheart.

There are adults who desire to be in long-term relationships but have never been in one. Part of this could be due to lack of clarity when it comes to possible spousal partners, there is a psychological presence but no physical presence. This missing spouse can cause ambivalence depending on the developmental timing of singlehood (Jackson).

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Caiden graduated highschool and got accepted into college!

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Fibers connect the brains left and right hemisphere, thickens. Advances in the prefrontal cortex involves reasoning, decision making, and self-control. Also, develop strong emotions and motivations towards his goals.

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At 16 Caiden got his driver licenses and we bought him his first car. Then once he got his car he got his first job at 16. Then at 17 he got his first girlfriend.

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Caiden begins puberty at age 12. His voice begins to crack. Also, begins to get mood swings and emotional changes at 13. Then at age 14 he hit a growth spurts and was 5ft and 7 inches.

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Caiden is taught to read using the phonics approach (using sounds). Then writing he can make full sentences and can apply grammar rules. Also he can read Spanish but has difficulty writing it

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Caiden has authoritative parents, so their ways reflect on him. He is able to associate with anyone, is easy to get along with, and knows how to control his emotions.

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Advances in the prefrontal cortex are linked to the improvement of attention span, reasoning, and cognitive control.(Markant & Thomas 2013 p.268)

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Caiden is in the stage of autonomous morality. He is aware that rules and laws are created by people and that one should consider intentions when judging an action as well as the consequences. He shows integrity, generosity, kindness, and honesty.
Santrock, John, W. page 239

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He begins to think in a more logic way. Kohlberg's stage 3 is the stage Caiden is in. He has begun to value trust, caring, and loyalty to others as a basis of moral judgement. (Santrock, John W. 2015)

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Jackson, B. Jeffrey. (2018), The Ambiguous Loss of Singlehood: Conceptualizing and Treating Singlehood Ambiguous Loss Among Never-Married Adults. F. E. Peacock Publishers

McCormick, A. Coyle.M, Gibbs-Nicholls.S(2018, December), Sharing Good Practice in Sports and Exercise psychology. Sports & Exercises Psychology review.47-64.

Santrock, J. W., (2015). Lifespan Development. NY: McGraw Hill

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Caiden's self esteem is high because he can talk to his parents about anything. Since he plays sports, it builds his self esteem as well.

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Caiden begin to play baseball. Which can improves his motor skills of being able to run, catch, and throw a ball. Also, this can improve their mental state of being able to process new skills. McCormick and Coyle believes, by being able to understand the mental part about how to develop and understand different techniques will allow them to be ahead of their competition.( McCormick and Coyle 2018).

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Authoritative- We are well rounded parents! Caiden takes after his mommies! We encourage Caiden to be independent but he has his limits for what he can and cannot do.  (Santrock, John W., pg.245)

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Caiden is an Average child. He has friends and enemies. (Santrock, John W., pg.323)

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Age:9
Height: 4'4
Weight: 62 lbs

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Caiden's Birthday is today! He is now 9 years old.

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Caiden also has developed self understanding as far as he knows he is a boy and he has an understanding of himself as if he was to look in a mirror.

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Left Handed
Learned how to tie his shoes
Perfect in using the bathroom
Begin to color and use imagines, words, and drawings to represent the world.

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Caiden is more adventurous and loves to play on the jungle gyms. He is still enjoying jumping and running around the place. He has better control over his arms, legs, and body.

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We were promoted to Pre-K! While in there we got our first pink eye!

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Caiden still has sleeping problems.
Daytime Sleep: No naps
Bedtime Sleep: 8pm - 7am
(He wakes up around 2am to use the bathroom)

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Caiden becomes more intuitive and starts asking more questions. Caiden loves to start games and he likes to play tag. He recognizes other emotions and his favorite question is why?

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Begin to reason  and form stable concepts.
Gives inanimate objects lifelike qualities
Wants to know the reason for all sorts of questions(favorite thing to say or ask is why ).

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Age: 4
Height: 3'4
Weight: 42 Ibs

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Caiden's Birthday is today! He is now 4 years old.

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The children need both social and cultural activities . Children will learn how to adapt to their society and make the changes needed. Children need a more knowledgeable other such as a parent to enhance their development of the mind.

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6 months- Caiden is sitting independently
9 months- He is able to pull himself up
10 months- He’s able to stand alone
12 months- Caiden starts walking!
15 months- Caiden is climbing stuff and running around

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Children develop their mental structures by actively moving and using their brain to fit the pieces of the puzzle. The child uses accommodation and assimilation to attain equilibrium. Children organize their experiences. Caiden does all of the above.

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The older babies get the more the language develops. I have mastered the pointer finger and have even surprised mom with a few words at this point. Favorites are milk, car, bye-bye. Once I have these mastered I will move on to two word combinations.

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As a baby communication is very limited, all they can do is cry. As time passes babies begin noticing sounds and cooing to communicate. After they master the cooing they begin to babble sounds and this is the time parents are usually ecstatic because the baby babbled "da-da". The pointing, waving, and noding or some of the next stages of language development.

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Caiden has a secure attachment to his mommy. When he gets dropped off at daycare he throws a tantrum. When he gets picked up he's happy to see mommy because of his secure attachment.

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The prices of Day Care are expensive. Also there are many germs that get passed around. Then he can develop bad behavior he sees from other children.

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Develop social skills. Good preparation for pre-k and creates a smoother transition into kindergarten.

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At 2 years old we place Caiden into Day care

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Substage:6~ Internalization of Schemes

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Substage:2-4~ First Habits

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Age: 1-10 months
Height: 27 inches
Weight: 19 lbs & 12oz
Sleep Patterns: wakes up every 3 hours during the night.
Eating Patterns: 6 months: Baby food~ Favorite: Squash
First word: Bye Bye

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Age: 2 1/2 years
Height: 33 inches
Weight: 26 lbs
Sleep Patterns: 6 to 8 hrs
Eating Patterns: Favorite snack: Cheetos
Language: English (dominant) and Spanish

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Caiden's temperament is difficult. A lot of times he has mixed emotions. It can be overwhelming at times, but once he gets attended to he calms down (Santrock 2015).

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Here's a couple of changes that has happened from infancy to becoming a toddler.
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A: Appearance
P: Pulse
G: Grimace
A: Activity
R: Respiratory

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A- 2
P- 2
G- 2
A- 2
R- 2

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Caiden Josh Merts

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January 18,2019

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Is It a boy or a girl?

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A- 1
P- 1
G- 1
A- 2
R- 1

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Caiden is full of energy which allows him to forget failures and move on to a new area that seems sparks his interest, no matter if it’s dangerous. He has a better since of direction and is moving out into a bigger social world. His conscious rewards him but sometimes makes him feel guilty.