Over the past eight weeks, this course has not only met my core requirements, but has also given me a better understanding of the complexity of child development. the child and how I can become a better person as a future parent. and educator. Since I major in education, the four topics that would benefit me in the future are Erikson's Stages, Induction, Self-Realizing Educational Philosophy, and Adolescence. I plan to succeed in my career and use what I have learned in the field of child development to prepare the future leaders of tomorrow. Initially, Erikson's stages described a child's developmental growth during each period. As I learned about Erikson and the limitations of each period, I realized that you have to treat different children differently at each stage. Erikson also explains that each stage can affect a child negatively or positively depending on the caregiver and other people around the child. Of course, Erikson also says that not everything we do can be perfect. Learning the complexity of each stage a child enters affects the next. Therefore, raising a child is extremely difficult because you have to adapt to their needs before your own. This made me realize that raising a child according to Erikson is not an easy task; even a single mistake can have consequences. For example, during identity and role confusion, an adolescent begins to question who he or she is as a person and how to fit into society. If a child comes out of this stage knowing his or her identity, then becoming an adult will not be difficult at all. On the other hand, if adolescents do not know their identity, they will enter adulthood with some confusion about themselves. This confusion between identity and role taught me to better appreciate and understand adolescents... middle of paper ...... I learned to be a good parent adapted to the future. As I learned about Erikson and the limitations of each period, I realized that you have to treat different children differently at each stage. Second, I learned that a teacher cannot automatically jump to conclusions when a student has learning difficulties, thereby labeling that child as having a condition like ADHD, dyslexia, etc. Finally, as with adolescence, each adolescent is different. There is no single recipe for raising a perfect child; they are going to make mistakes, like it or not. It's inevitable. When it comes to these types of situations (e.g. drugs, alcohol and sex); the only thing we can do is try to be the best parent. Prevention is key, so talking about these topics is the best way to avoid these kinds of circumstances rather than ignoring them and pretending it might not happen..