Week 2: BLOG #1 Self-Image in Childhood

TRIANGLE
In the video, Identity Crisis: Self-Image in Childhood, there were many aspects that were explored during the childhood of a child. Identity, Confidence and learning were the main focus on the video. A child begins to develop their identity when they are growing up. This has an impact on who they will later become. Many of the children could differentiate on the races of some of the children in the pictures that were shown to them. They had the task to differentiate on which child was mean and which child was nice. It was interesting that many had a stereotypical approach to some of the children in these pictures. Most likely they picked children of their same color, thinking that they were nice. Many of the children also believed that when they grew up they would be the opposite race. It was interesting how identity changes for a child when they see a male with a dress. At this age children are still exploring the world around them. Confidence was a major characteristic within a child, this builds confidence with whom they are, but sometimes it changes when a mother has a different approach to confidence herself. For instance, in this particular documentary, a five year old would not eat as much because her mother was always talking on how important her weight is as well as low portions of food. This could harm a child negatively because a child is growing up in an environment that is teaching her not to have self confidence in herself. Learning is a very important stage in a child’s life. It changes the way in which they think and expect things to be. A child is in a learning process and they need to have care and love. Children learn at a very young age the economic differences. Many children that are living a difficult time at home can engage in criminal activity as they are growing up. Especially, if they are not getting the attention and love that they need at home. Not being stable can cause emotional stress for a child and this could be when the problems begin.

SQUARE
Many times we do not notice, but when a child begins to grow up they understand the social economic differences. As this video progressed it showed examples of different children, giving their point of view of two houses. One house was big and the other small, each believed that the child in the big house was going to be happier than a child in the smaller house. At their young age they had expectations on who was living in that particular household and even had a future for the children of that house. Children grow up wondering what the world around them will be like and they already know the societies expectations within it.

CIRCLE
Changes in the environment sometimes shape identity and the future of a child. Many times when a child is in an environment full of violence they want to understand what is going on around them. Many times they will see that whatever is going on is not good and they try to do better. But, sometimes it is difficult to know what will really happen to a child within years to come. Many times the environment changes a child in a negative way. But, does this really means that a child will have the same values based on the environment in which they live in?