PEPSI Screening 1

PEPSI Screening

Estefani Serrano

Edu 220 - 20001

College of Southern Nevada

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The Individual that I have chosen for the Pepsi screening is my step-sister Marcela

Corona. She is a twelve-year- old girl who was born and raised in Las Vegas, Nevada at the

Sunrise hospital. She is an Mexican -American girl , who knows a bit of Spanish but still

struggles with the language. Marcela lived with her biological mother for the first seven years of

her life, she then came into our family life when she was seven in half years old. My stepdad and

mom adopted her by the age of eight and has been with us since then. She was very shy and also

very timid when talking with others.

Before coming to live with us we would have days where we would get to be with her.

We would pick her up from her school it was called Eva M Wolfe Elementary School, she had

always attended a public school. She is in lower-class income but that didn’t stop her from

getting fantastic grades. While living with her biological mother, stepdad, her older sister who

was fourteen, and a younger brother who was ten. Usually, when you are the middle child you

are often overshadowed by their more known siblings. The older sibling has a strong personality,

while the younger sibling is treated as the baby of the family, leaving the middle child in the

middle of both of these personalities. The middle child usually wants to be acknowledged for

something as well.

She was very capable of her own academics than her other two siblings, she was always a

big fan of going to school getting good grades. We would often praise her and give her rewards

for doing such a good job. She would constantly show improvement, but when she was

struggling she wouldn’t speak up about it and continue to have problems with some subject like

math. But she excelled with her reading and writing subjects that were certainly something she

had more of a passion for.

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Physical Development

Marcela is a twelve-year-old by the age of eleven years old she was already showing

pubertal development she was getting her menstrual cycle and also other physical traits that

come to become a woman. (McDevitt & Ormrod, 2010) Marcela is about 92 pounds for about

her age that is usually what twelve years old girls weigh. According to Healthline “ a 12-year-old

girl’s weight is usually between 68 and 135 pounds, and the 50th percentile weight for girls is 92

pounds.” The 50th percentile is described as 92 pounds.

Also, Marcela is about the average high of a twelve-year-old, according to the “Average

Height to Weight Chart: Babies to Teenagers” it shows the weight and height of what a twelve-

year-old should be. The average age of puberty for girls is eleven years old. Every day, a child

gets closer to being a full-fledged adolescent during the tween years. Fortunately, all of the

changes that come with puberty are optimistic. Typical 12-year-olds have moments where they

behave like the kind kid you've always known but yet abruptly transforming into a little adult

right in front of your eyes. The age of 11 falls right in the middle of the teenage years for

children when they start to notice changes to themself.

As one sees that they are going through such changes with themselves they sometimes

can feel self-conscious of themselves. I was also reading on Kidcenteral where it said “ During

this stage, girls will start menstruating. They will also start developing physical features earlier

than boys do. They will grow pubic hair and breasts, and they will see changes in the way their

bodies distribute fat.” it’s something that it’s normal that everyone young adolescent will have to

go through.

The graph that is shown below is the height growth of girls, according to Halls.md Moose & Doc

according to this website it’s says “The red lines show "percentiles". The thick red line in the
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middle is the 50th percentile, which indicates that 50% of the population of Girls has Height (or

stature) taller than the line, and 50% are shorter. Similarly, the lowest red line, the 5th percentile

line, indicates the Height where only 5% of the population of Girls is shorter.” You are able to

see how much the growth of Mexican-American girls is.

Emotional Development

At this age, children have reached a highly emotional realm. They're just trying to

contend with hormone swings. They're also approaching a period in their lives when their friends

would have the most impact on them. They strive to be poised and self-controlled, but they are

sloppy and vulnerable to confrontation. Marcela sometimes struggles to control her anger, she
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sometimes can be set off when our nephew who is seven years old calls her name or when she

loses a game can cause her to sometimes have an outburst. By reading Empowering Parents.com

I was able to read and it’s said “ Everyone gets angry at times—children and adults alike. Anger

is an emotion that can range from slightly irritated, to moderately angry, to full-blown rage. And

it can happen quickly. A child’s anger naturally makes us feel uncomfortable. As a result, we

may try to appease our child, give in to their demands, or avoid certain situations so that their

anger goes away.” They are able to give you advice on how to handle when your child could

have an anger outburst. The first is not to control their emotions by emotions are something that

many struggle to communicate when that adult is yelling at you to calm down which is causes

them to be stressed out. The second is having them control their emotion, give them a few

minutes to collect themselves. The third is don’t makes the situation too big because them to

freak out even more. The fourth is to have them notice when their anger is bullying up too much

and just need to take a breather.

There was a time when Marcela had a really bad anger outburst, she was throwing things

and hitting whatever ever should get her hands on. I was shocked to see that happen, out over

nowhere she freaked out and I tried to calm her down and it takes a couple of minutes but she

was able to calm down, we talked and then handled that situation.

Philosophical Development

According to “ The Seattle Times” it has an article where is talks about at what age do

kids know right and wrong. It says “ The juvenile justice system was set up under the premise

that juveniles are not as mature and cannot be held to the same standards as adults. Generally,

those under 12 have not been charged with crimes, because it has been presumed they cannot be

expected to know right from wrong, or appreciate the consequences of their actions.” that goes
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for what according what the law might say. Now there are many parents from a young age teach

their kids what is right and what is wrong its say that in “ First 5 La ” “ Ages 4-5: Rather than

just being directed by adults, preschoolers begin to develop their own ideas of right and wrong

based on what they learn in their families. With increasing sociability and a growing

understanding of the feelings and rights of other people, “moral intelligence” develops as well.

While they still need lots of guidance and reminding, children now begin to develop a strong

sense of justice and awareness of acceptable behavior.” Parents can help children build their

right and wrong by the situations they could be in and learning about emotions to develop

empathy and compassion. Parents can help younger kids clarify beliefs and develop ethical

habits for life by providing constructive reinforcement and establishing specific limits, goals, and

implications for their better behavior. Marcela is able to know her right and wrong, for example,

I notice when in classes some student was picking on other she asked the students not to do that

to the other students.

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Social Development

Marcela is really comfortable with her class, she able to make jokes and share stories or

her interest she might have. When you first get to know Marcela she is very shy and timid you

have to get to know her to be able to see how she truly acts. Once she gets to become familiar

with you she a whole different person, don’t let her looks fool you. She is a very loud girl and

she loves to talk and talk sometimes sit could be a little much but she has such a bubbly

personality that you can’t help but simile when you are listening to her stories or new hacks she

might see.

According to “Health Families BC” its says “ Adolescence is a time of big social and

emotional development for your child. It helps to know what to expect and how to support your

child through the changes.” which is true and also noticing that your child is valuing their

friendships and it becomes more important than ever. This can cause your 12-year-old values of

belonging, which also entails gaining freedom from parents and other family members, but this

comes with the possibility of peer pressure.

I have noticed that Marcela would try to talk about topics where she is able to get the

attention of lots of her classmates or vice versa. Thye is just looking for ways they are able to

connect with one another, sometimes she even has debate in class which can be quick funny to

see how fast they able to counter what one’s student says to another. She really likes to have long

concertation with her friend sometimes they talk about things that every I have a hard time

understand or maybe they will even talk about boys they like. It’s great to see her interact with

others and be able to have a fun time.

Intellectual Development
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According to “ Health Encyclopedia” it says “ Cognitive development means the growth

of a child’s ability to think and reason. This growth happens differently from ages 6 to 12, and

from ages 12 to 18. Children ages 6 to 12 years old develop the ability to think in concrete ways.

These are called concrete operations. These things are called concrete because they’re done

around objects and events. This includes knowing how to:” Marcela is someone that had always

struggled with math its something that she really dislikes but sometimes when I was observing

her she would get excited when she would go well in a math test and she would always tell me

about.

Marcela sometimes always comes to me for help when she really is just having a hard

time understanding what she is supposed to do. She talks to me about wanting to improve her

math skills and that amazing because is taking action to help better herself. I sometimes use

things she likes to help motivate hearself. Say if she is having a test on Friday I will tell if she

studies for a certain amount of time ill will take her out to get an award on when she does well in

the test she will also get another awkward for doing so well on the test.

According to “ Health Encyclopedia” it says “ Begins to form and speak his or her own

thoughts and views on many topics. You may hear your child talk about which sports or groups

he or she prefers, what kinds of personal appearance is attractive, and what parental rules should

be changed.” Marcela is ways try to better improve herself and to better her studies and with the

amount of time she puts into it, she will most definitely see a difference.

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