Monday, April 15, 2013

Week 2: To test or not to test?



I found chapters 2 and 3 in our textbook pretty interesting this week. My best friend had her son almost 3 years ago and I got to be there from the beginning through the present and it is an amazing process, although scary at times. When you start to think about how much development a child goes through in just a short amount of time, and how long adults go without rapid development, it’s no wonder children need naps all the time! “At 3 years of age, for example, the brain has achieved 80% of it’s ultimate weight. (Kail & Cavanaugh, pg. 96).



It also seemed a bit overwhelming to me how much testing they can do before you even have a child. As someone who would like kids one day, I began wondering if it would be better to know before, or just let nature take it’s course? Personally, I think I would opt out of the testing. It would not change my decision about having my child. What do you guys think?

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