1. Your title is the title of the prompt.

2. Write at least 100 word in at least 6 sentences.  You may write more than one paragraph.  DO NOT USE BULLET POINTS.

REMINDERS:

• SUBMIT your Reflection before the deadline on the Course Calendar.
• See the Rubric in Eagle Online Canvas for the scoring details.
• Remember to write a total of at least 150 words in standard academic English.
• Write in a narrative style using paragraphs (not bullet points).
• Write your reply in the textbox; do not add attachments.
  
• Your work must be originaldo NOT plagiarize the textbook or the researchers. Paraphrase the information in the book, do NOT copy it. You may use no more than one quotation from the textbook in your answer. You are not required to use a quote, but if you use a quote, put it in quotation marks, and put the page number in parentheses at the end of the sentence.
• Please use headings in bold to begin each section.

You can DO this!

#7 When I Was a Preschooler . . .

Its hard for grownups to imagine themselves as little children or what their life was like then (let alone remember). Write an essay titled When I Was a Preschooler…. Listed below are a number of questions to help you recreate your life as a preschooler. You might have to ask a parent or relative for some of the answers. Feel free to include other relevant information or stories about yourself. As you reflect back or find out about your life as a young child, consider how those early days might have influenced your development.

1. Where did your family live when you were a preschooler? Who was living in the house? Did you share a bedroom? With who? Did you have a going to bed routine? Can you describe it?
2. What was your favorite toy? Story? Game?
3. Describe one of your preschool birthdays. Who was there? What presents did you get?
4. Recreate an early Christmas or holiday. Do any of the family traditions still occur today? If you have children, do you carry on these traditions for Christmas or a holiday in similar fashion?
5. Did your mother work? Did you go to preschool or have a babysitter? When did you first write your name? Is there a copy of it somewhere?
6. Do you recall any special event, pleasant or traumatic, that happened to you or in your family between 2 and 6 years of age? How might this have affected your later development?
7. Who was your closest friend? Describe a common activity you played.
8. What was your health like? Any serious illnesses? Did you have any food preferences?
9. Ask someone to describe your personality and some of your typical behaviors.
10. Try to describe your earliest memory.

#8 Parenting in the Early Childhood Years

Reflect on your early childhood years.

• What style of parenting did your parents use?
• Did both parents use the same style or were they different? Explain your answers, using examples.
• How has your parents’ style affected the person you have become?
• How has their style of parenting affected how you plan to discipline your children?