Emotional Development Reflection

This is the ability to recognize one 's own feelings and the feelings of others, and also how to express these feelings. Empathy is also a part of emotional development. I did not have the best start at healthy emotional development. Although I had my mother and great-grandmother, I needed more support. My father was not present, and I felt a void because my siblings had their father around. This affected me a lot. This situation was even made worse by my siblings who would constantly remind me that I did not have a father and that everything in the house belonged to their father. My mother was also not aware of how her constant bad talk about who my father was affected my feelings. She often said that I was like him whenever I did anything outside of what I was told. I did not have a point of reference because I have never seen my father. Not even

Changes are taking place every day in all four major domains of my life: my physical development, social development, cognitive development, and emotional development. I was physically active in my younger years and this helped with my body weight and bone development. My social development was rich as I had a lot of support, and other children for play and interaction. In the area of cognitive development, my good memory helped with becoming a fast learner. On the other hand, the area of struggle for me was emotional development. I did not have a good start due to an absent biological father. However, my script was changed when I started living on purpose. Journaling and reading helped me to become more emotionally developed. I am also of the view that efforts to secure a healthy development must be holistic because all four domains are interrelated. Good physical health contributes to better cognitive development. Good cognitive development then positively impacts the emotions. Therefore, I will do my best to continue on the right path in all four (4)