Middle Childhood Through Adolescence: Bryce Fuentes

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Middle Childhood through Adolescence During middle childhood and adolescence, Bryce Fuentes was very smart, carefree, and obeyed orders from his parents and peers. Some people would consider him as easy or normal child. He makes good grades at school, and has talent in baseball and football. If he has a question relating to baseball or football he goes to his father for advice and improvement in those areas to better himself as a player. Because of his interest in these sports his attachment with his father has grew dramatically along with his grandfather. His grandfather comes to support him through competitions and games. His mother continues to have the strongest attachment with Bryce and Lucy, since she spends more time with them. Lynette's …show more content…

He plays baseball and football on the varsity high school teams; Bryce is a catcher and a running back for the Panthers. Sports are a passion and legacy for him and his family. His metabolism is high so he eats frequently, and occasionally not all that healthy. His meals range from fruits and protein to french fries and a burger. Everytime he gets a physical examination or check up done he is always good. With being on the high school varsity teams, Bryce has many friends. They consider him a social butterfly. He is easy to communicate and have fun with. He has friends from school and church. Some of his friends are in the both groups. At school, Bryce is considered to be in the "popular" group where the athletes and "good looking" teens are included. Sometimes being in a crowd that is judgemental about other individuals in the same age range can cause people to act out the same way. Lynette noticed Bryce having the attitude that he was better than everyone else and judging other fellow classmates by appearance. Lynette told him he needed to straighten up or there was gonna be consequences for his actions. Bryce also has a girlfriend that is the same age as him. His parents do not have a problem with Bryce dating in high school as long as he knows the limitations. They want him to follow the rules and respect them. Once Tony came home from his long shifts of working off at a location, Tony and Lynette told Bryce they needed to meet his girlfriend, …show more content…

Inferiority stage in middle childhood. Bryce began feeling encouraged and reinforced for his initiative, and getting a sense of industrious and confidence of his ability to achieve goals through sports and school work. He also went through the stage of identity vs. Role confusion. Bryce started to learn independence and responsibility, while learning more about himself. He is broadening his view and thinking about what he wants for his future in terms of career, relationships, families, and etc. According to the Social Learning Theory, Bryce is observation learning. He is surrounded by many influential models, such as parents within the family, friends within their group, and teachers/coaches at school. He is paying attention to their behavior and sometimes imitating it such as having sex or giving attitude like his

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