Learning Plan 11, 12, & 13 Reflective Blog: Early Adulthood to Middle Adulthood

Where to begin? The last four chapters were filled with information, I found quite interesting. I could relate to almost everything. In chapters 11 and 12, we learned about Early Adulthood (late teens-thirties). In chapters 13 and 14, we learned about development of Middle Adulthood (40-65 years of age). For example, the section in chapter 11 about the Impact of Work, was interesting to me because I have recently made the decision to cut my hours at work for school in the fall. I had to weigh a lot on this decision and I am still not positive I made the right one. I learn a lot from my job, yet I need to focus on my schooling now. I will be quite amazed if everything falls into place. I also enjoyed the article on the Triarchic Theory of Love and the small section in the book that covers it. I never thought about there being so many types of love and how each is made up of different aspects of intimacy, commitment, and passion. These learning plans also gave us the opportunity to dig deeper into the world of adolescents while working on the group project, "Adolescents Are". As the mother of a teenager, I enjoyed learning how I can be a better parent for him. It is funny to me that when I was his age, I thought my parents were so dense for not being able to understand me. Now that I am the parent, I try to think of that when I am trying to figure him out.
Overall, I found these chapters and learning plans a nice balance of knowledge to learn. Not only was there a lot of information packed into these sections, but there was also a lot of fascinating information to keep your focus.