Assignment: Virtual Reaction Paper
In Module 6, you will raise your child to age 18. Please recall that you left off with the child at age 11 years in Module 5. Be sure to include images of your child. In your fifth reaction paper, please respond to the questions below and include the requested information.
1. Describe documented risky behaviors associated with adolescence. How is your child adjusting to challenges associated with adolescence?
2. Using the 7th grade report card and your own observations, summarize your child's academic skills at this point. What specific activities might promote some of these skills?
3. Think about your teen's cognitive strengths and weaknesses and how they are reflected in his or her school grades and activities from 14-16 years of age. What careers or courses of study might be best suited to your teen's abilities and interests?
4. As the program ends, what pathways does your child appear to be on in terms of physical, cognitive, social, emotional and moral development? Describe some specific ways in which you think your parenting mattered for your child's development, based on evidence from the course regarding the contributions of parents to child development.
The response should include a reference list. Double-space, using Times New Roman 12 pnt font, one-inch margins, and APA style of writing and citations.