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In trying to find a client for my Growth and Development paper, I found myself at P.B. Day Care Center; the day care I went to as a child. PBDCC is a public day care for children ages 3-5. While most children who attend do speak English as their primary language, some children speak Spanish only. The staff is bilingual, and teach both English as well as Spanish. There are approximately 50-75 students total. I decided to go upstairs "where the bigger kids are". I observed all the children for a while before zeroing in on a little boy named J.T. J.T. was the youngest of the "bigger kids". He had just turned 4 the day before classes started. One teacher suggested that he may be interesting to observe since he was new to "upstairs" and was still trying to adjust. J.T. lives at home with his mother (a banker), his father (a fireman), and his older brother (9yrs. old). Theoretically, according to Erikson, J.T. is in the "Initiative vs. Guilt" stage. He will develop initiative if he is made to feel positive about an activity.
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