After reading the first and second chapters you can begin to see the number of broad influences that shape development for any individual child.  For this assignment discuss each of your main areas of development (physical, social/ emotional, and cognitive/ academic) and identify the factors/ people/ situations that seem to have influenced you most in each of those domains (positive and/ or negative)  How were you shaped into the person you are today by these factors? 

Type your response into a one page response.  If you don't respond fully to the prompt, you won't receive the extra credit.