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Aiden Smith passed away Saturday morning, May 11, in Augusta, GA. His wife, Bonnie and 2 children survive him. Cause of death was a heart attack. Aiden was 87 years old. His celebration of life memorial will be held at Platt's Funeral Home located on 635 N Belair Rd. in Evans Georgia at 11 a.m. Donations will be accepted for Doctors Without Borders at his memorial. He and his wife Bonnie were married in Agua Caliente, Mexico on April 3, and were married for 37 years. They have two children and 4 grand-children and 6 great-grandchildren.
he was a member of ASME Foundation for mechanical engineers. He was featured in the award-winning Mechanical Engineering monthly magazine and spent numorous hours volunteering his time in teaching young and upcoming apprentices. After his retirement, he spent considerable amount of time involved in humanitarian efforts within the community and was a philanthrophist for Doctors Without Borders, the International Rescue Committee, and the Fight for Freedom, an organization which combats human trafficking. He was known for his generosity, his love of life and family, and his patriotism to country and passion for freedom for those who live in oppressive conditions. He was a loving father and grandfather and enjoyed taking his grandchildren out on the pontoon on the weekends for deep-sea fishing.

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As Aiden gets older, his relationships with close friends is very important to him and he makes greater efforts to maintain this relationships. He and his wife go out regularly to socialize with friends. His wife just announced that she no longer wants to continue in her current job, but would like to go back to school for massage therapy. This is is going to affect current finances and in order to pay for her school, they will need to take out of savings. As a marketing director, they have had a stable income and have had a comfortable lifestyle. This is causing him some stress, but is trying not to worry because he has a decent retirement stipend each month and has a savings account to fall back on. They have two children who live within a few hours who they see regularly and to enjoy time and interaction with their grandchildren. Aiden is spending more time reviewing his life and reflecting on his choices, his parenting and whether he has contributed to society and is fulfilling his purpose in life. He and his wife Bonnie continue to have a healthy sexual relationship, although he has noticed some erectile dysfunction and sex is happening less. However, sex is more fun now because menopause has passed and no more children are in the house.

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Aiden is now 65. He is developing stiff muscles and minor arthritis. He incorporates yoga into his routine for his stiff joints and increase current flexibility. He finds it harder to go to fall and stay asleep. He is finding it harder to move as easy and he is taking supplements for joint lubrication. He had Lasik surgery done to improve his vision. His immune system is not as healthy and he is noticing that he is getting sick more often than he used to be.

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Aiden is noticing that his memory is not what is used to be. He is forgetting things more easily and finding it more challenging to do mental processes that used to be so easy for him. In order to counteract this aging ability, he has taken up Sudoku and other brain games. After reading that tai chi was associated with better brain functioning, he has incorporated this activity into his exercise routine twice a week. Aiden has noticed that he takes more time making important decisions than he used to when he was younger. After his retirement, he desired to keep learning, so he enrolled in a college class in wood working class and advanced computer skills.

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At this point in his life, Aiden is emotionally invested in a relationship with his long-term girlfriend, Anna, of three years. They have committed to marrying as soon as they both graduate from school and officially begin their careers. They have about 1.5 years left until they graduate. When Anna threw a curveball and announced that she wanted to switch careers and not finish her DDS degree, Aiden is feeling very panicked about their future. They have already talked about moving to another state and buying a house and starting a family within two years. With this new news of carrying the financial burden alone now has left him very stressed and uncertain about their future plans. Aiden feels very strongly that Anna reconsider another career path given their future plans, but also respects that she wants to be happy in her career and find fulfillment. He is left feeling very uneasy during a time in his life where he expected a solid plan and life looking very secure. He is asking his parents for advice and looking for guidance from peers who are already married and are established in their marriage and careers to help him to transition with these new changes.

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Aiden has pursued a carrer in Engineering. He works 40 hours a week. Aiden loves his job but he would rather be in engineering design. He is happy but he would rather be the man in the nice suit controlling the construction site than getting his hands dirty. He also enjoys expanding his knowledge on reading books about computer science.

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Aiden is 27 years old and reached his physical developmental peak. Aiden leads a fairly healthy lifestyle. Growing up he was introduced to a variety of foods to maximize optimal health, although he's does splurge on the occasional cheeseburger and other comfort foods. He remained physically active during college participating in seasonal sports (football, soccer, baseball). Aiden has talked about experimenting with alcohol and admits to having a hangover once or twice, but concluded that drinking was not something he cared to do. Aiden is very open to talk about the horror stories he's heard about with other students and drugs, so he has maintained distance to drugs, and those who partook in those activities. Aiden has a fiancé that he meet while attending graduate school, and they are preparing to move in together before the wedding. We have been very open about preparing Aiden for when he decided to engage in sexual relationships. He has been warned about focusing on school, and NOT BRINGING HOME BABIES; so he has always practiced safe sex (Aiden remained a virgin until after completing his undergraduate degree).

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We have noticed a decrease in Aiden's self-esteem lately, as he is more critical of his appearance and his abilities. He spends more time in the mirror and expresses desires to go to the mall, buy hair products and get his hair cut at a "real" salon. His peers are extremely important to him, but we strive to maintain positive engagement with him and involved with his activities and learning while giving him more autonomy and independence. He is expressing considerable interest in girls and has a particular girl he talks and texts frequently. We are trying to provide a supportive and accepting environment by opening our home to his friends to hang out or have study groups here. Because social networking is so important to him at this age and we don't want to encourage endless hours of screen time, we keep him involved in service opportunities within the community so he can see what the real world is like and that basic needs are not being met by so many people. This is done with the intention and hope that he will be aware of others needs, look outward and focus less on himself.

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Because the prefrontal cortex is not fully developed but the amygdala is developing at a rapid rate, Aiden is now having to make decisions that never affected him before or weren't important. Emotions and sensations are a driving force behind decisions due to the amygdala. Already, in an outing to the mall, Aiden and his friends engaged in some minor shoplifting just because "it seemed exciting". In decisions such as these, the logic behind poor decisions takes the back seat to pleasure and thrill.
Getting good grades are very important to Aiden and he spends a great deal of time studying, even when a favorite show is on or his favorite team is playing, he will prioritize more important tasks. We are very proud of him for exhibiting this control. If something is important to him, he will see it through to the end and exercise self-discipline to do well at that particular task.

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Aiden is now 12 years old, weights 90 pounds and he is 4"8. He is healthy and he is involved in football. He is engaged in music and has begun trumpet lessons. As he is going into puberty he is growing under arm and pubic hair. Developing acne. He is now asking when he will have to change his sheets because of wet dreams, demonstrating that he is developing sexually. He shows excitement that his voice will deepen and that he will gain muscle.

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Aidan's learning and development is based from an authoritative parenting style perspective. Rules and expectations are clearly outlined, with reasoning behind the rules explained to him. He is asked for his opinions and input regarding chores around the house and allowance for chores. Relationships with friends is very important to him and is seen in the time he wants to spend with them and the influence they have on him. His understanding of social norms is developing and he is more cognizant of his actions in public and what he sees as appropriate. He is expressing an interest in prayer and curious about how people have relationships with God. He attends church weekly and is taught about Jesus and the importance of showing love to everyone just as Jesus did. His actions and decisions are driven primarily by consequences to actions and what actions produce a positive response in others, mainly his mothers.

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Because the prefrontal cortex of his brain is developing at a rapid rate his reading level is at a 6th grade reading level as he loves to read and visits the library every Tuesday to check out new books. His favorite series is Percy Jackson and the Olympians. Twice a week he attends a co-op where he learns Spanish. Aiden spends more time on his own in independent learning and trying to figure things out on his own, rather than the constant barrage of questions manifested earlier in his childhood. He is asking less for personal instruction and help and completing more tasks on his own. His mothers are seeing more competence and confidence develop as he matures and expresses desires to develop talents and skills. He has expressed a desire to play a musical instrument, so we will find him a piano teacher in the next few months.

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Aiden's physical development

Aiden is now 9 years old, weighs 65 pounds and is 4'2". He is in 4th grade and is involved in extracurricular football for the local rec department. During the summer he swims on a neighborhood swim league. His gross motor skills are much more coordinated and he is able to do things now that he could not do in the past. Fine motor skills enables him to put together model trains and planes which he really enjoys as well as painting them in detail.

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Aiden gets 11 to 13 hours of undisturbed sleep. His language development is growing rapidly as he is understanding syntax, morphology and putting other grammatical rules to use as he attempts to more clearly express himself. We read him books everyday to increase his vocabulary and improve his literacy. Piaget's theory of preoperational stage is evident as Aiden exhibits egocentrism as well as animism as he believes that inanimate objects are alive and capable of action. Aiden asks lots of questions showing that he is starting to intuitively think and develop ideas about the world around him. We observe him frequently engaging in private talk during pretend play, during bath time, when playing toys, or when driving in the car and looking out the window. Because social interaction is so important to construction of knowledge at this age, (Vygotsky) Aiden is involved in play dates, a pre-k program, and lots of interaction from his mothers as we are hands on parents.

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Aiden gets 11 to 13 hours of undisturbed sleep. His language development is growing rapidly as he is understanding syntax, morphology and putting other grammatical rules to use as he attempts to more clearly express himself. We read him books everyday to increase his vocabulary and improve his literacy. Piaget's theory of preoperational stage is evident as Aiden exhibits egocentrism as well as animism as he believes that inanimate objects are alive and capable of action. Aiden asks lots of questions showing that he is starting to intuitively think and develop ideas about the world around him. We observe him frequently engaging in private talk during pretend play, during bath time, when playing toys, or when driving in the car and looking out the window. Because social interaction is so important to construction of knowledge at this age, (Vygotsky) Aiden is involved in play dates, a pre-k program, and lots of interaction from his mothers as we are hands on parents.

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Aiden's physical development has slowed down.
Age: 4 years old
Weight: 45 pounds
Height: 40 inches
Gross motor skills have clearly progressed as he now hops, skips, jumps, and runs with confidence and purpose. He is now enrolled in a half day gymnastics program as part of his pre-k and developing gross and fine motor skills. He is now speaking in full sentences and learning his alphabet. He is able to more clearly communicate with us and his pre-k teacher. He is taking less naps and sleeping more hours at night.

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Aiden is fortunate to have stay at home parental units, so he does not attend daycare. To ensure his development is on track and get an academic head start Aiden goes to "school" everyday in our homemade classroom. To keep him socially well rounded Aiden participates in play dates with other stay at home mommies and toddlers. Aiden is very attached to his mothers as he demonstrates his sense of trust and associates his primary caregivers with security. This sense of trust is his foundation that the world will be a good and safe place to live.

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Aiden is sleeping through the night.
He is speaking multiple words and beginning to speak short sentences. He is understanding more vocabulary every day. He enjoys holding hardback picture books and stares intently at the pictures while pointing at and repeating the names which mommy is speaking.
Aiden is able to pick up and stack blocks and work with age appropriate manipulatives to stimulate thinking skills as he problem solves.

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Age: 2 1/2 years
Weight: 35 pounds
Height: 35 inches tall
Aiden is very active and is walking/running with the occasional tumble. Once a week we take Aiden to the children's gym to help work on his gross motor skills. He loves to play with his shape sorting toy. It helps to tune his fine motors skills, and it pays off by him being able to feed himself while holding a spoon.

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Aiden is now a toddler and his growth and development is skyrocketing!!!

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Aiden is growing big everyday. He is now 10 months old, sitting up and holding up his own bottle and eating infant cereal. He is crawling like a champion.
Weight: 22 pounds 4ozs
31" long

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Aiden is sleeping sufficiently and demonstrates the rooting reflex with his mouth as he searches for mommy's breast and when cheek is touched. Sucking reflex at the breast is normal and strong. When startled, Aiden throws out his arms and legs and arches his back indicative of the Moro reflex. When his palms are touched, Aiden will grasp tightly to the object. No gross or fine motor skills possessed at this stage in life.

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Nothing observed due to baby's age. Aiden was told he was loved, that his family was so happy he was here, and that he would be taken care of.

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No deformities, healthy appearance and normal coloring. Fine red hair and blue eyes.

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Aiden received a total score of 9.
Received a 2 in heart rate which indicates that his heart beats at 100-140 beats per minute.
2 in Respiratory effort which indicates that he is breathing with normal cycling and without strain or abnormal effort.
2 in muscle tone which indicates that he has strong active motion in his body.
Score of 1 in body color. Body is pink but his extremities are blue.
Score of 2 in reflex irritability with normal coughing, sneezing and crying.

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Born: March 20th, 2018
time: 12:15 pm
10 pounds 0 oz
Sex: male
Length: 21"