I was born and started uttering my first words when I was one year old. I started to walk when I was 10 months old; I gained independence. At the age of 4, I joined kindergarten, where I learned how to interact with other kids and started the basic skills such as reading and counting.

It was during that period that, according to Erikson-Trust vs. Mistrust-an infant-, I came to trust my caregivers and later in life, as a toddler, was more independent with the actions of walking and talking-Autonomy vs. Shame/Doubt-. I was a part of what Piaget describes as the Sensorimotor Stage wherein children explore the world with their senses. As Kohlberg would say, I was in the Preconventional Morality stage, where I understood simple rules, such as not touching something hot because it could hurt me.

0-5 Years Old

5-10 Years Old

I learned to read when I was 5 years old, which was an important step in my learning. At 7, I finished kindergarten and entered school, where I began to explore more subjects and meet new friends. Around the same age, I started training in taekwondo after school, which taught me discipline and focus.

It is at this time, Erikson would say that I was in the stage of Initiative vs. Guilt where I began to take on new challenges such as learning and engaging in activities like taekwondo. Piaget places me in the Preoperational Stage where imagination is extended, and the thinking of the world has become more symbolic. As Kohlberg had explained, I was at the Preconventional Morality stage, maintaining rules to avoid punishments, such as listening to and respecting teachers and training routines.