Kevin Jr Personality Characteristics

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It has ben a tremendous journey raising Kevin Jr throughout these years. From the moment he was conceived I knew that he would be a special boy. We were there to hear him say his first words, then eventually taking his first steps. We were also there when he began his educational journey throughout school. We watched as he developed physically, cognitively, socially and emotionally throughout the years. With the addition of another child, April, we thought we were going to be a very happy family however, that wasn’t the case as my partner and I split up. Even through the hard times Kevin Jr was as resilient as can be and still managed to be the special boy that we always knew he would be. ENDURING AND SURPRISING CHARACTERISTICS: The most enduring characteristic that Kevin Jr showed was his shyness among the peers around, around …show more content…

Kevin Jr showed 2 kinds of factors throughout his development that my partner and I weren’t able to control. One was the behavioral change that happens among teens throughout this American Culture. Every teen hits that point where they are seeking autonomy in order to become much more independent from their parents. No matter how hard you try you can’t really control that it’s going to happen. At some point your child will challenge your authority from time to time. The other factor was Kevin Jr’s shyness, which he probably got from me. No matter how hard my partner and I tried we couldn’t change that aspect of Kevin Jr’s life. Now that isn’t as hardcore as the other factors could be but I still wanted Kevin Jr to be much more social than what he was. These factors don’t help the parents in real life because they can’t do much to control them which in turn must be much more stressful. I know that for a fact from my own experience my mother had to deal with the same issues when sister was a teen and when I was a teen in the search for

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