Chapter 2

The reading for this week was all very interesting, especially when considering all of my own views and which theories they fit into. It's nearly impossible to say "I believe in (insert theory name) exclusively" because every theory has great points. What caught my attention the most for some reason was the picture on page 42 of the little girl imitating her mother feeding her baby brother (or at least I think it's a boy). I have an 18 month old little girl and in December we will be adding a little boy to our family and all I kept picturing was her doing the same exact thing. It's very interesting for me to compare some of the theories explained to my daughter and the way that she learns new things. The social learning theory speaks of how people learn through modeling. While obviously my 18 month old does not understand why my belly is continuously getting bigger and that she is going to be a big sister, she does see and understand that the change seems to be important. She watches me rub my belly and at first she seemed so confused. However, now she just walks up to me and starts rubbing my belly and giving it kisses out of no where. The only part I don't quite understand is that she always lifts my shirt up to rub it first, which I never do. I really look forward to seeing what other topics we come across that I can really relate to in my own life situation.