During early childhood, children go through many different types of development that fall into three broad categories. Many stages occur during this period, including several physical developments, some cognitive, and some social-emotional developments. This article covers a small number of the countless remarkable improvements my nephew Benjamin Alexander has experienced in just five months. My older sister, only 21 years old, had no plans to conceive a child. Since then, she and our family have found it to be a blessing in disguise. I always considered my sister to be quite mature compared to her peers throughout high school and since going to college and having a child, she has definitely grown tremendously, recognizing the importance and priorities that come with becoming an adult, having a child. , and live alone. I am proud of how she has become a caring and loving mother in such a short time. I am very proud of her resilience to stay in school as a full-time student and graduate next May. She has become something of a role model for me since becoming a parent, proving that nothing can hold you back except the excuses you allow yourself to make. Ultimately, becoming an uncle has brought me closer to my family and made me grow considerably in recent months, to the point of just graduating high school and going to college. While living alone is an accomplishment in itself, seeing and observing your three-year-old older sister become a mother is a radical, life-changing event with some negative but a majority positive effects. In addition to appreciating the reality of having to care for and nurture another human being, I became more aware middle of paper......uncle and learned many things about children before becoming me- same parent. . This experience would prove to have an everlasting impact on my outlook on life and my approach to parenting. In conclusion, based on psychiatrists Alexander Chess and Stella Thomas' three basic temperament types, my sister and I consider Benjamin to be a fairly "easy" child, "who is generally cheerful and adapts fairly easily to new experiences." The manual states that an “easy” child is “generally in a positive mood, quickly establishes regular routines, and is slow to accept change (Santrock, 2013).” Ashleigh says she is "a very proud mother and would do anything for her little boy." I continue to learn from this experience and hope to become the best man, father and husband I can become. Works Cited Santrock, J. W. (2013). Lifespan Development, 14th ed. New York, New York: McGraw Hill